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03-07-2022, 01:55 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1993 29' Excella
LANGLEY
, BC
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 5
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Airstreamer
Hello from the great white north, looking to learn how to convert my rear queen bed to twins, then hit the road, 93 Excella 29'
Cheers
Brian
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03-09-2022, 08:01 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,453
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Hello from Colorado: The Excella name has been around since the early 1970s. You have a nice Airstream. I'm with you, twins make more sense as they are easier to make up and the like. We have a 86 Limited 34' with rear twin beds.
So I would start by sketching your design for the rear twins. Then removing the existing furniture carefully. It will come out the entry door. Now built the new twin bed framework. Airstream uses plywood as a mattress support, and the plywood lifts up to access under bed storage. You can order foam on line and cut it to fit the curvatures of the rear of the trailer. I like to have the headboards and reading light toward the bulkhead walls where the mattresses are wider, and my feet toward the rear window where the mattresses are narrower. Here is a photo of the Limited rear twins with no mattresses.
David
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03-10-2022, 05:07 AM
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Rivet Master
2020 23' Flying Cloud
2019 22' Sport
Sebastian
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,275
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Brian,
Good luck with your conversion, and many happy travels to you!
Someday we are gonna make it back up there.
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(That man in that tiny can)
(Same man, Bigger can)
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03-10-2022, 09:42 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1993 29' Excella
LANGLEY
, BC
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 5
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Hi David
Thx for the info and the pic, thats exactly want I'm going for, looks great, did you use 1/2, 5/8, or 3/4 plywood?
Cheers
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03-10-2022, 11:50 AM
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Rivet Puller
2003 28' Safari S/O
Atlanta Burbs
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,047
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Voila
Quote:
Originally Posted by Excella29
... looking to learn how to convert my rear queen bed to twins, Cheers
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Brian, welcome to the site! Look for the "Search" selection in the blue bar above. Enter whatever 'terms' describe what you want to find and your reveal will follow. A sample:
https://www.google.com/search?q=quee...=airforums.com
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03-10-2022, 07:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,453
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I use 1/2" sanded both sides plywood for the mattress support. I applied polyurathane to both side of the plywood. There are "slats" to support the plywood about every 3' under the plywood. These are hinged so the bed can be lifted and gain access to under the bed storage. There is a prop rod to hold the bed up. I used 3/4x1 1/2 red oak dimensional wood for slats as it is very strong. I made my twins bigger like 32" wide instead of the Airstream 28" wide. The photo is the twin beds I made for my Overlander. It is a twin bed, rear bath layout. Completely different than your Excella.
David
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03-11-2022, 09:57 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1993 29' Excella
LANGLEY
, BC
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 5
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Well thats a great staring point, thx for the info! If your in my area pop over for a beer!
Cheers
Brian
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03-11-2022, 07:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,453
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You're most welcome. These Forums have helped me in so many ways over the last 10 years. I enjoy working on these old, dirty, smelly, rusty, broken Airstreams and making them comfortable and reliable travel trailers again. And I like making them suit our needs. You want rear twin beds, you can build them.
David
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KnowledgeBase trailer renovation threads: 69 Globetrotter, 76 Sovereign, 75 Overlander, 66 Trade Wind Such fun !
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