Pull-Down Bunk?

luvrbus · August 07, 2018, 06:10:23 AM

Quote from: dj on August 06, 2018, 05:37:24 PM
Got an Idea for you...years ago I had an Allegro M33 motor home that had a pull down bunk over the driver and passenger seats worked REALLY well ....Im on the look out for one for my conversion...got grand kids makes a nice bunk for them and they think its cool....Grandpa rocks...LOL

All the class A motor homes had the neck breaking bed over the drivers area in 80's

hcvdg · August 07, 2018, 06:45:30 AM

I?m thinking air mattress.

Our busses have air available, maybe there?s a ?sleep number? type mattress available that would compress for storage, but would still be comfortable.

chessie4905 · August 07, 2018, 06:46:02 AM

Dad's Chevy Adventureliner (step van) had a double bed over driver that rode in tracks. You could raise for driving or lower for sleeping. Used cables in the tracks and operated by switch. Worked well.

luvrbus · August 07, 2018, 07:07:03 AM

I have saw wall mounted Murphy beds above the couch in the high dollar executive coaches used as bunks ,they were kinda of neat , one had a 40 inch TV when folded up

hcvdg · August 17, 2018, 09:23:06 PM

Here?s a photo of the CC bunks. I also found a YouTube of this coach.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7aI0uG7QO_8

KevinHornbuckle · August 18, 2018, 11:18:50 PM

A guy could fabricate a frame out of 1" black pipe. Use webbing and stretch with a rachet strap for a mattress holder. Foam pipe insulation aound the frame perimeter and cover with upholstery. Cover the chains too.

J_E · September 08, 2018, 11:14:57 PM

It's been a few years and my memory is a bit hazy, but we had a similar concept on the submarine. The crew's lounge, on a trident, had several couches that could become a pair of bunks. The bottom part was stationary, and the back rest would fold up. I believe that each back rest had a couple of rods that would hook into the frame and into the overhead to hold the bunk up and the pivot was just a long piano hinge. In true military fashion, they were as equally crappy at being a bunk as they were at being a couch.