Those pesky beds in the back or where did I put my glasses?
Calling all Bambi owners and others with the bed jammed in the back.
Has anyone added a shelf for a little night time storage for glasses, water glass/bottle/magazine/book/etc. on the walls around the bed? I am looking for ideas. A small hammock (like in a tent for storage), one of those suction cup wire shower holder thingys??
The egress window should not be obstructed. It can't stick out so a head is banged.
Even though we don't have a Bambi, I built a small folding shelf to hold an alarm clock and a pair of glasses for the bed area of our trailer. It's about 6 inches (out from the wall) by 12 inches. You could add a piece of trim around the edge to keep things from rolling off it and smacking you in the head in the middle of the night. The shelf folds down out of the way when not needed. When folded down, it sticks out about an inch or so.
I made a small removable shelf that hangs from two small hooks that I put in the bottom of the cabinet above. I'll try to post a picture in the next day or two if I can get out to the trailer.
Ooh, pictures would be delicious. I was thinking about purchasing a small square or rectangular container of some sort (wire mesh maybe) and attaching velcro to it and the wall.
Did either of you, Overlander 63 or Johnco attach to an aluminum wall? I have an International and would like a little shelf on the bath side and the wall (aluminum) on the other side.
We are in a rear-sleeper Interstate, which contained no magazine or other racks of any kind. In order to match our interior, we had a carpenter make two magazine racks with a small attached shelf to mount at the foot of the bed. (head being the rear door) Look great, were exactly what we needed.
Ooh, pictures would be delicious. I was thinking about purchasing a small square or rectangular container of some sort (wire mesh maybe) and attaching velcro to it and the wall.
Did either of you, Overlander 63 or Johnco attach to an aluminum wall? I have an International and would like a little shelf on the bath side and the wall (aluminum) on the other side.
thanks,
Caryl
I attached ours to the ersatz wood wall, but there is no reason you can't put it on the aluminum wall. Do I understand you correctly, that you want to put a shelf on the wall in the bedroom, and use the same mounting holes for a shelf in the bathroom? I don't see why it wouldn't work, you'd just have to be careful of your measurements, so the holes would line up.
Sorry it took so long, but here are a couple of pictures showing the shelf itself and how it looks installed. The hooks make it easy to take down for when the trailer in motion. It's big enough to hold a water bottle, flashlight and my reading glasses, yet small enough to stay out of the way.
You mentioned a small hammock gizzy...you might find this in a boat shop. We had these in our small sail boat some time back...However that shelf posted with the two pictures is pretty spiffy...CreekPeople
Our International has a stock magazine rack, we had it moved up 6 inches as to not hit your elbow on it. We tend to put our glasses on the mirror shelf that is across from the closet, again stock, we reinforce that unit with mirror clips and short stainless screws . We have our clock affixed to the aluminum wall by velcro and it has yet to fall off, we have logged many miles and some not to friendly ones as well. Lots of options for you to look into, the stock ones would be available at your dealer, if your unit doesn't have them.
These are great ideas. Thanks so much. Johnco, the shelf you made is really great. Since I have a glass/cup of water at night, I need something with 4 sides in case we are slightly off level. Cold water on my head in the middle of the night would truly be shocking.
I looked at the wire shelving gizmos for home shower use at Bed Bath and Beyond. They are designed to hold shampoo bottles and the like. I found one that was inexpensive with two powerful suction cups on the back. I bought it and used it on our trip last weekend. Very successful. The suction held even while traveling. It can be positioned anywhere and that feature is useful since the unit is about 4 inches deep. It is made of wire which looks good with the aluminum walls, but the wire spacing is wide leaving large gaps. It is not a perfect solution, but it did hold a glass, my glasses case and the tv remote. I will be searching for the ideal solution, but this worked well enough. I still think there is a better solution out there, so I will keep looking.
I don't have the building skills of Johnco, so I will be looking at purchased solutions that can be modified by Velcro.
Thanks so much for the ideas. I am exploring all of them.
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