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Old 08-16-2006, 02:57 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by malconium
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5.) Queen bed crosswise at one side with walk around.

This is similar to the way our unit was orignially but the orignal bed was more like a full rather than a queen. We would only have about 12" of clearance at the foot of the bed which might be a bit tight. We could adjust the clearance at the sides as much as we want but would probably settle on about 16" or so.
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Malcolm,

#5 is my choice. I'm putting a 78"x54" foam mattress on the street side. It fits nicely between the rear bathroom wall and aft end of the bedroom. It'll have a bit of a curve in the far corner, but my Caravel is the same way with an even narrower mattess and it works fine for two 5'9" adults. Across from the bed on the curb side wall I'll have some limited storage and a translating desk that will allow you to sit on the bed and pull the desktop over to you (as already installed in my Overlander--love it!).

Putting a bed against the wall does make it a pain to make, but trying to allow room to "walk" around the bed just doesn't work for me--the alleys are way too narrow, so you sort of "scoot" around, trying not to hyper-extend some knee or hip joint against the bed frame.

Let us know what you decide, then post photos! Here's the start of my bedroom.

http://www.airforums.com/forum...dux-23481.html
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