wildwood32
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If you have followed my "help,rv show" thread you know that I have an ich.Went last night and found only a Jayco Pinacle that my wife and I liked only not in my specs for truck and pocketbook.Thought I was out of the woods until looking again on the internet tonight and found a 35rlts that is very close to the pinacle we saw at the show.Problem is it fits in pocketbook and truck specs.Now for the real question,how many families have a rear living room and kids.I currently have a bunkhouse for the kids,8,10,12 years old.I was wondering if I replaced the 2 recliners with a couch/bed and the other couch would I be able to sleep the kids or how much of a hassle is it to sleep them in the livingroom?I know how it all would work,just wondering how many do it in a rear livingroom and do they wish the kids had thier own room as in my current setup.
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laknox
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First problem I see is that if you replace the recliners with a sofa bed, you won't be able to extend the sofa bed in the slide out; they'll hit each other. May be better off with a free-standing dinette that you can move around and stack the chairs, then put a blow-up mattress on the floor. The other alternative would be if you could swap places with the dinette and the sofa bed, but you might extend too far into the kitchen area. Oh, here's another one. Might get a daybed style sofa to replace the recliners.
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Old-Biscuit
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The problem I see is with recliners in rear area you have to turn them sideways in order to close slide(s).....sofa bed probably will not fit and have enough clearance for slide(s)
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wildwood32
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laknox wrote:First problem I see is that if you replace the recliners with a sofa bed, you won't be able to extend the sofa bed in the slide out; they'll hit each other. May be better off with a free-standing dinette that you can move around and stack the chairs, then put a blow-up mattress on the floor. The other alternative would be if you could swap places with the dinette and the sofa bed, but you might extend too far into the kitchen area. Oh, here's another one. Might get a daybed style sofa to replace the recliners.
Lyle I checked into the 2 sofa's opposite sides,they don't go further than half way width ways,so in theory 2 sofa/beds opposite each other should fit just fine.I won't go back to a dinette again so that is out.Wife and I love the free standing table and chairs.They give a camper a homey fell and we just love that.
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wildwood32
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Old-Biscuit wrote:The problem I see is with recliners in rear area you have to turn them sideways in order to close slide(s).....sofa bed probably will not fit and have enough clearance for slide(s) If you look at the floorplan it will make sense.I may not be able to go with a full couch but a love seat type of couch will work.The floorplan has a L shape couch with a blow up bed and 2 recliner on the opposite slide,next to the table and chairs.Does that make sense?
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Old-Biscuit
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wildwood32 wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:The problem I see is with recliners in rear area you have to turn them sideways in order to close slide(s).....sofa bed probably will not fit and have enough clearance for slide(s) If you look at the floorplan it will make sense.I may not be able to go with a full couch but a love seat type of couch will work.The floorplan has a L shape couch with a blow up bed and 2 recliner on the opposite slide,next to the table and chairs.Does that make sense?
OK finally found a 35rlts and see that recliners are on side next to table.....small love seat sofa bed would probably work.
Question......what time is bed time? Cause when kids have to go to sleep living room is unusable and tippy toeing in kitchen.
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robsouth
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Stay with the bunkhouse arrangement.
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4toads
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We had bunkhouse fivers and as the boys got bigger also thought this was the way to go. But, the room seemed to always be too hot and they both needed fans on top of AC unit. We looked at the Rear Living room by accident and we were all instantly hooked. The boys have the hide-a-bed and we can get in/out of camper without waking them. If they bring friends along, they all have sleeping bags on the floor. We have had this set up for four years now and absolutely love it. Just remember, go with what works best for you cause it is all about being together as a family and enjoying the great outdoors.
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wildwood32
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Wife and I talked about this,just like when searching for our current 5ver just 2 years ago.We are leaning toward staying with our bunkhouse,just wish it had a bigger living room.
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We took the recliners out of our Jayco Pinnacle 35LKTS and gave them to our Daughter and SIL and put a Theater Seat where the sofa was and moved the sofa to the rear.
To travel, we remove the cushions from the sleeper sofa in the rear and stand it on its back, tie it down to the recliner tie down in the floor, slides close just fine.
Just have to be creative.
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