Twin vs Queen

[stef0597]

Has anyone had a twin and went to Queen or vice versa? My husband and I have 2 English bulldogs who love to sleep with us but also think the middle aisle might be better for them. Any advice or thoughts welcome. Tia

[Fair_Enough]

I converted a 23FB IS from queen to twins. The queen looks good on paper but functionally it didn’t work for us. It is not a walk around contrary to what the floor plan would lead you to believe. Overhead cupboard is at the properly level to knock one silly. With the twins we get more storage, a far better space to get dressed and getting in and out of bed without disturbing the partner is a big PRO Each person ends up with about 5” more width, as well . As for the dog(s) sleeping arrangements , I can’t address, but the aisle is very usable . Forgot to mention an awesome nightstand with huge top, drawers and power outlets. TV viewing from bed is better too.
WW

[NoResults]

I second what Wolfwhistle said. I also went from front bedroom to twin for all the same reasons. Again, no dog but think it would work better for the dog.


Dave

[DaveP]

We converted our 27 foot queen to a twin after the first season. Works better for us and for our dog, who likes to sleep with us. Now she has a choice!

[Caffeinated]

I have a 27 queen and wish I’d gotten the twin, for the space of the center isle when getting dressed. My wife, however, loves having her own nightstand for her iPad and other stuff. So...

Mike

[uncle_bob]

Hi

When we went looking, we had two Neuf's and a Lab. None of them exactly what you might call small dogs. With the queen layout we simply could not see how they would "fit". After a couple years dealing with them packing the aisle (*everybody* wants to sleep close to mom and dad ...) ....yikes ... Getting to the bathroom / kitchen / door at night was barely do-able *with* the twin. With the queen ... not so much.

There's also the ... errr ... minor issue of security with the queen .....

Bob

[stef0597]

Security issue?

[StevieB]

After 5 vintage trailers, we can say with confidence that twins are the way to go. We have a king at home but perfer twins on the road for reasons mentioned previously. On the other hand if you have a concern beyond your dog that you did not mentioned, we play a game called "Red Rover, Red Rover, Come On Over."

[stef0597]

Haha. That’s awesome. Thank you so much for your help!!!!

[stef0597]

What about leaving the pups in the AS when you are gone. Leaving the AC on? What if you are boondock if?

[Wayne&Sam]

Went to twins and never looked back.

[trumpetguy]

We had a Queen in the International and sold it in favor of a Classic 31 with twins. So happy with the comfort and extra room.

[moosetags]

We had a 2005 25FB Queen that we spent 1,500 nights in over ten years. We enjoyed it thoroughly, and the Queen worked well for us. We replaced the 2005 with a 2015 25FB Twin about five years ago. we are up to almost 600 nights in the new Airstream. We have also enjoy the twin configuration.

As far as the bed itself, we probably prefer the Queen for sleeping, but there are other reasons that we prefer the Twin. There is a place to dress and undress between the beds in the Twin. With the Queen we had to use the living room to get dressed. The other, and probably more important feature of the Twin, is the outside storage arrangement. The 25FB Twin has three separate outside storage compartments that are very functional. The Queen has only one that is not nearly as useful.

Accordingly, we would have to vote for the Twin.

Brian

[uncle_bob]

Originally Posted by stef0597

Security issue?

Hi

If you are small, you can crawl in through the back hatch and push up the queen bed on some models. Most of the ones that have queen / twin as an option fall into this category. Since the lock on the hatch is a common item to a lot of AS trailers .....

Bob

[Renascence]

Originally Posted by uncle_bob

Hi

When we went looking, we had two Neuf's and a Lab. None of them exactly what you might call small dogs. With the queen layout we simply could not see how they would "fit". After a couple years dealing with them packing the aisle (*everybody* wants to sleep close to mom and dad ...) ....yikes ... Getting to the bathroom / kitchen / door at night was barely do-able *with* the twin. With the queen ... not so much.

There's also the ... errr ... minor issue of security with the queen .....

Bob

Hi,


Did you go with queen or twin in your Classic? Not clear to me - I'm just slow on the uptake I guess.

We also read in another thread about different model preferences that you started looking at Flying Cloud and ended up with Classic due to seating preferences and other features. We have moved away from FC somewhat.

We started looking at gueen bed and are now in the 'twin bed mode' as well.

Thanks for all your posts and input, they are very helpful.
Jeff and Kathy -Renascence

[Mollysdad]

When I bought mine, I didn't even consider the twins. I came from a MH with a queen and loved it!
BUT...with the Airstream, there's other factors. The queen is sideways and changing sheets is a circus act. One of the overhead cabinets is totally inaccessible unless you crawl on the bed. AND..the twin gives you more aisle space and two more outside storage cabinets. In my case, I could use one side of the twins and let the pooch have the other. Now, her bed is under the table and it kills the foot room.
On my last trip, I wondered if the cold metal is a problem with the twins.
I decided I'd probably get the queen again, but I'd take a really close look at the twins.

[uncle_bob]

Originally Posted by Renascence

Hi,


Did you go with queen or twin in your Classic? Not clear to me - I'm just slow on the uptake I guess.

We also read in another thread about different model preferences that you started looking at Flying Cloud and ended up with Classic due to seating preferences and other features. We have moved away from FC somewhat.

We started looking at gueen bed and are now in the 'twin bed mode' as well.

Thanks for all your posts and input, they are very helpful.
Jeff and Kathy -Renascence

Hi

We went with the twins and are very happy with that decision. The outside storage works *much* better for us on the twin. The access to the beds (with or without dogs involved) also works much better.

Bob

[Knotflying]

Hello all - we've had our 2019 TB FB27 four months now. 3 trips in and decided to convert to the twin setup along with some other mods. For all the aforementioned reasons. Sending off for customization December after our last trip. Ultimate Airtstream is where the work is being performed.

[RJObregon]

Originally Posted by stef0597

Has anyone had a twin and went to Queen or vice versa? My husband and I have 2 English bulldogs who love to sleep with us but also think the middle aisle might be better for them. Any advice or thoughts welcome. Tia

We have a 2019 International 25 FB twin. Love the twins but it’s very inconvenient when the dogs tag along because they all want to be with Mommy and Daddy. We didn’t want to alter the trailer at all and we wanted the option of easily going between the twin and king set up so here’s what we came up with. We used a 54” long x 37 1/2” wide maple 5/8” plywood to close the gap between the twins. Maple is very strong and there is no bend in it even when my 235 ibs lays on it. This leaves 2” of overlap with each twin plywood topper. I installed 2 pieces of 1” x 1” wood (about 5” long) on each side to prevent the plywood from shifting side to side and 1 piece of 1” x 3” board where the plywood meets the center chest of drawers and lined this with felt padding (the kind you use for table and chair feet on wood floors) to prevent damaging the center drawers. This leaves just enough room to put a baby crib mattress in between the existing twin mattresses. Wall-to-wall bed when the dogs come with us and it’s easy to remove and store the middle board since it’s not screwed in to go back to the twin bed configuration.

Here’s some pictures.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Hi, the King and Queen still like each other, so we have a Queen bed in our trailer and have loved it since September 2004.