Int'l 27-twin bed vs queen; convert to queen

[Soul Food II]

I am considering the purchase of a 2009 27 Int'l with twin beds. What are pros and cons of twin vs queen, and how difficult is it to convert from twin to queen? What is involved in the conversion?

[AlumFalcon]

For our second AS we set out to get a twin for a few reasons. Just my opinion and what works for us.

pros: We find the trailer queen to be too small and my tossing and turning drove my wife to sleep on the dinette. It's easier to get into the overhead cabinets with a twins. You have more changing room with a single wide aisle vs two aisles on the side. We liked the look of the long aisle down the middle of the trailer. During the day, a queen bed is always a bedroom whereas a twin can be two couches during the day. When we have guests we can have people hanging out in both areas. Twins give you more options when camping with a non-relationship guest. I can read or work on my laptop all night and not bother my wife. The outside and inside storage on our floor-plan was much better with twins.

Cons: Everyone thinks we have marriage problems My wife like the bedroom look of a queen vs twins. When it's cold my wife misses snuggling. Although, snuggling in a twin in fun too and is plenty big for two people. Buying two of everything for bedding is a pain.

We would never go back to non-twin. Hope this helps.

[Tbiomomaz]

We love the twins in our 2022 30 Classic. When our grandson joins us he goes there in the morning when we want to make the dinette. He likes to hang out there other times with lots of pillows like a fort, he's 9. We also like them cause of the additional room to change clothes and move around, plus it makes the AS feel longer. Sometimes either of us will go back to one of the beds just to have some quiet time. The head elevates, so it makes a great place to do some reading. And, I get up every night to pee, this way Im not climbing over him.

[Hans627]

Another plus for the twin beds is more outside storage with a bin on each side.

[LAWBC]

I'd share all of the pros mentioned for twin beds over a queen. Wish we had bought a twin. That's s all folks

[Gibson3798]

I like the twins we have for several reasons, one being the extra 3-4' of trailer you have available. Another is the way the twins sleep, they wrap you in a cocoon. My wife is a restless sleeper. She tells me her twin keeps her "swaddled" and she does not flip, twist and turn, thereby sleeping more soundly.
We don't use a topper of any kind, the mattresses are super comfortable.
One requirement I find is that when I get up for any reason, I use my knee to push the mattress back against the wall and forward, toward the head, as they do tend to move a bit when getting up.
We would never be satisfied with a queen, which we did have for a short time in another trailer.

[Silver Nugget]

We have a 27FBQ and bought it new. I thought the queen bed was the way to go because we prefer to share a bed. Well, 5 years later we are doing a twin conversion! The queen RV bed is pretty small if you sleep in a regular queen or king bed at home. Walking around the queen to access night stands, the tote storage area, and the overhead lockers is a pain. The twin will give us an aisle and better storage. I think the twin will feel larger without a big bed in the middle of the space. You really can’t go wrong with either layout though! Good luck and enjoy the road!

[Popsx4]

Originally Posted by Silver Nugget

We have a 27FBQ and bought it new. I thought the queen bed was the way to go because we prefer to share a bed. Well, 5 years later we are doing a twin conversion! The queen RV bed is pretty small if you sleep in a regular queen or king bed at home. Walking around the queen to access night stands, the tote storage area, and the overhead lockers is a pain. The twin will give us an aisle and better storage. I think the twin will feel larger without a big bed in the middle of the space. You really can’t go wrong with either layout though! Good luck and enjoy the road!

Who is doing your conversion?

[Ron Glow]

Originally Posted by Soul Food II

I am considering the purchase of a 2009 27 Int'l with twin beds. What are pros and cons of twin vs queen, and how difficult is it to convert from twin to queen? What is involved in the conversion?

I don’t see any responses explaining how to convert from twin to queen. I think it would be more work than going from queen to twins. My wife and I started out with a queen in our 2018 FC and after about 3 years I ripped it all out and built our current twin beds. We have been very happy with the greatly improved functionality.

Ron

[SlowPokePete]

Despite the many benefits I see to twin beds, I love sleeping with my wife and will never give that up.

SPP

[Texas Gal 61]

Originally Posted by Ron Glow

I don’t see any responses explaining how to convert from twin to queen. I think it would be more work than going from queen to twins. My wife and I started out with a queen in our 2018 FC and after about 3 years I ripped it all out and built our current twin beds. We have been very happy with the greatly improved functionality.

Ron

We have a 25’rear bed. Looking for direction on converting to twins. I’d like to use current supports and cabinets where possible. Where did you get in for on foundation. I’d like all storage to be drawers that pull out

[Ron Glow]

Originally Posted by Texas Gal 61

We have a 25’rear bed. Looking for direction on converting to twins. I’d like to use current supports and cabinets where possible. Where did you get in for on foundation. I’d like all storage to be drawers that pull out

Hi Texas Gal 61,

I used the radius corners of our original queen bed, sides and also the drop down door at the foot of the bed for nightstand door which connects to outside front storage compartment. It’s a great spot for shoes and boots. I used poplar boards and pocket screw construction methods. I did not attach to the walls, thinking the floor was enough, and it has worked well for 3 years now. I also made 2 drawers for each bed using birch smooth sanded plywood and ball bearing drawer slides. Brenda has a huge clothes hamper at the foot of her bed. I made a sliding door at the foot of my bed which replaces the curtain. Our beds are 2 different sizes which gives us no intrusion into the hallway as Airstream standard twins do. I took my time and enjoyed the project. Here’s a few pictures.

Good luck!
Ron

[MBray]

Originally Posted by Ron Glow

I made a sliding door at the foot of my bed which replaces the curtain. Our beds are 2 different sizes which gives us no intrusion into the hallway as Airstream standard twins do.

Hi Ron,
Great Job and Thanks for the pictures.

Did you build your own Sliding Door Hardware or was it a kit?
And, Can you tell me if you had your mattresses custom made? If so, where can I find someone to do that?

Thanks,
Mitch

[SallyForth]

A twin bed layout is more space efficient in a 27FB trailer. Here is the math.

The Queen is 75" L x 60" W and runs north / south through the center.

Each Twin is 80" L x 34" W and abuts each sidewall.

The trailer interior width is 97".

The Queen width requires 60" leaving a corridor 18.5” on each side and requiring foot corridor at the foot of the bed.

Each Twin width is 34" leaving a central corridor of 29" and useful floor space at the foot of each bed.

To allow for passage around the bed, the Queen Bed Layout removes two small hanging lockers found at the foot of each bed in the Twin Bed Layout.