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25/9/2006 at 7:29am
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Hi Everyone
Has anyone got any ideas as to how to stop the kids falling off the top bunk (apart from leaving them at home) ? We have an old Avondale Pearle which has a slide in wooden guard, only about 6" high, which usually ends up on the floor within an hour of them getting into bed !
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25/9/2006 at 7:41am
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We abandoned bunks because our three were just so excited by being on holiday that it was nigh on impossible to get them to settle. None of them actually liked being in the top bunk and would wriggle and kick and it drove us mad. We ended up getting an awning bed extension and left them in the caravan to sleep in the doubles or on the floor, whatever. Left the van door half open. We actually enjoyed the privacy of the awning and found the air mattress more comfortable. Also liked the being in a tent again feel. Kids loved feeling free of moaning adults. -------------
25/9/2006 at 9:37am
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I would use a bed guard, just the normal ones you use at home.
25/9/2006 at 2:20pm
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Thanks for the replies - unfortunately the design of the top bunk means a normal bed guard won't work as there is no mattress to slide it under !
Sleeping in the annex sounds fine in the summer but not too sure about the winter !! Our three fight over who gets the top bunk as they all want it ???
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26/9/2006 at 7:18am
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My brother in law fixed a net for his young son. Permantly attached to the bunk,( it held the bed guard in) with clips that fixed to the roof and side. I guess something like that would depend on the construction of your van.-------------
26/9/2006 at 2:26pm
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Thanks all
I get nervous when I'm drilling holes into the van !
Like the duck tape idea but maybe just a couple of cheap airbeds as a soft landing zone would suffice !
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26/9/2006 at 4:34pm
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check the guard fixings they should not come out easily, or devise a mechanism to clamp it in place.
26/9/2006 at 4:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by wondermummy on 25/9/2006
I would use a bed guard, just the normal ones you use at home.
that's what we use------------- "You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'" [Tommy Cooper]
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Hi we have a board that goes right around the bed fixes on the same way as the small 1 does-------------
27/9/2006 at 5:41am
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Thanks everyone
looks like michaels suggestion might work - I'd never seen anything like this before
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