Bunk over Cab - realities

We have the electric bunk and its a nice option, ours has a curtain for privacy.
The seats stil swivel when it is down and the cabinets come down with it so they are still accessable. Grandkids can go to bed and we still have he couch to watch a movie.

Two Hands wrote:
We do not use it because it is difficult to get into, especially at night when you don't want to wake your partner by turning on a light. It is also a little claustrophobic. It is probably great for younger adults and kids.

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We ordered a pull down bunk for our new tiffin, last year and love it! It is simple to drop down, doesnt rattle when its closed and we are drivingi even pull it down when company brings a lot of junk, to use as a storage area.

We have one in our ACE and have found it to be quite useful. The grandchildren use it not only for sleeping at night, but as their "secret fort" where they read, play games, play with dolls, and do other such kiddie things. We've also found it to be a useful storage area when I need to store a number of large suitcases, rifle cases, or other similar items (such as when we go on hunting trips).

The only downside I've found is that I'm always forgetting it's down and clonking my head when I get out of the driver's seat. It's not a problem with the bunk, it's just a factor to consider if, like me, you have no brain. :)

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We had one on our Holiday Rambler and the teenage boy liked it, although he found himself on the dashboard every once in a while when he fell out :)

Other than a spare place to sleep, it would conflict with a bunch of forward cabinets on ours and I wouldn't want to loose the space. Our couch is electric so the grandkids have more fun operating that then a overhead bunk.

Depends on the bunk. Most of the electric cab over bunk designs are on rails and the bunk comes to rest on the front seats rendering them useless. A feature I did not want. In our ACE the bunk articulates and comes to rest about 6" higher than the front seats making both continually useable. Also there is the ladder and storage issue. The ACE didn't have a ladder, instead "steps" are built in - step on the dinette seat, step on a built in step/platform at the framework for the dinette. Works great and if you didn't know you'd never guess that's what it's for. looks like it's just part of the dinette. As far as actually sleeping on it, pretty much for kids. It will fit adults but it's a pretty confined space.

We do not use it because it is difficult to get into, especially at night when you don't want to wake your partner by turning on a light. It is also a little claustrophobic. It is probably great for younger adults and kids.

We have a powered bunk over the cab area of our Class A. It comes in handy for when our daughter travels with us as it is easier to use than the kitchen table or a pull out sofa. It does have its own share of considerations - the ladder has to be stored somewhere when the bunk is up, taking up space. Also, the electric motors sometimes get out of sync and have to be resync'd, but that is more of an inconvenience than anything else. The benefit is that the dinette is still usable even if the cab seats are not. We had this on our list as a "nice to have" but are glad we have it and would consider it a "must have" for any new coaches that we may want to purchase in the future.