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Quote:Specifically how comfortable is the sofa bed for sleeping and how aggravating is it to make up day after day and where do you store all that bedding. thanks.
The Roadtrek electric sofa bed is reasonably comfortable, although it takes a little getting used to. However, they also have a twin bed (move a few cushions for king bed) configuration that also gives you a bit more under bed storage. I would have gone with that, but it wasn't in stock & I got a pretty good deal on the RT with the sofa.
You don't actually have to make the bed every day, especially those days when you're more living out of it than in it. I have the RV Super Bag, so when I do straighten things up, it's just a matter of folding it up & stuffing it in the matching decorative bag. The bag just goes in a corner of the sofa area. When in transit, I leave the sofa down so I can see out the back.
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AsheGuy
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big whitey wrote:I would appreciate a bit of feedback from those who have spent long trips on their B's. Specifically how comfortable is the sofa bed for sleeping and how aggravating is it to make up day after day and where do you store all that bedding. thanks.
There are many Class B configurations and many personal preferences involved in answering your questions.
We have made quite a few 6-week trips in our LTV and don't find a problem with setup/takedown of the bed and our LTV has plenty of storage for the bedding. And, although it is far from a "real" bed, we find we sleep fine on our electric sofa in its folded down position.
But again, everyone has their own expectations. We are quite happy with ours.
David & Margaret - 2005 LTV 210B 3S
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401nailhead
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Not sure if this is on target, but it may help. We have a 1996 Coachmen, rear dinette model. Small dinette in back converts to a single bed. Mid-vehicle there is a side sofa that converts to a small double bed. We realized we really did not need an inside dinette, especially a small one, so we will start leaving that as a bed. The mid-vehicle sofa is a pain to convert each night, and is not especially comfortable, so we got a memory foam mattress topper, and we love it. But that is bulky. We store that and other bedding either on the rear single bed during the daytime, OR in the overhead overcab space. That makes the conversion easier. In this particular model, we also discovered that a couple jackstands under the fold out sofa helps present bed-sag. Newer models of the various brands probably don't have that trouble.
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gkim
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Take a look at the Sportmobile. They are in Fresno, CA and have TX and I think Indiana. http://sportsmobile.com/ will get you started.
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studio_driver
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PleasureWay Excel TS beds in twin bed configuration are OK even on longer trips (over one month). They have built-in memory foam that helps.
As for the bedding, we sleep in Travasaks that we roll-up in the morning and use as bolsters during the day (we leave the factory supplied bolster at home). We store 2 pillows in one overhead cabinet.
With the electric folding bed, it takes one minute max. to make the bed at night or store it in the morning. Each one can store/make his/her own bed while the other brushes his/her teeth.
No problem.
We previously tried bed sheets, blankets, etc. Too much trouble.
Travasaks are convenient and rather expensive but you can use rectangular sleeping bags.
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BillJ999
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big whitey,
Are you dead set on a model with a sofa in back? There are plenty of models with a dinette that can convert to a bed, and depending on the cushions, can be very comfortable. Many dinette models have more storage than the sofa models, so that can take care of storage.
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big whitey
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midnightsadie wrote:step up to a small C ,you won,t regret it.
No can do for a whole host of reasons not the least of which is the HOA. Plus for me to have an RV without filon is priceless and far outways any benefits associated with fiberglass RV's.
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midnightsadie
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step up to a small C ,you won,t regret it.
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tjfogelberg
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We had An Itasca Phaser ('89) with a dinnette that folded down into our bed. It was our 1st RV! Not very comfortable and a big pain every day to make everything up. We have a small CL C now with a made up bed and much prefer it!
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rjf7g
Virginia
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We took our table out and just leave the twin beds set up all of the time. We have a small folding table to can use in a pinch but we spend most of our time outside. The comfort is so-so. We tote a lot of stuff with us to make our outdoor space as comfortable as possible - ![[image]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1658/25044536425_e591c42097_b.jpg)
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