I am thinking of putting a Belmont jacknife sofa from shop4seats in my coach. The kids refuse to sleep on the air mattress on my fold-out sofa. I would like to hear from someone who has one on whether you would recommend it.

Mine is comfortable, but too short for me at 6' 2". I believe it's made by Flexsteel like the front seats and recliners.Bill

a jack knife sofa is about the worst sleeping surface out there. look at magic sofa beds at bradd and hall. your fold out sofa with an air mattress is better than any jack knife sofa.bumpy

we also had the jackknife from flexsteel and never a complaint. we had children and adults sleep on ours.

I always claim the jack knife sofa as my bed. Most comfortable bed in the entire trailer folded out or not. I still cringe a bit when one of the kids walks on the un supported ouut side edge though it has never bent.

We he one in our last TT and it wasn't one of my favorite places to sleep.Kids, it seems, can sleep anywhere.

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Motor7
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
What's a Jacknife sofa?
bluwtr49
Explorer II
Dec 13, 2014
We have a jackknife...no idea who made it but it's comfy to lounge on and perfect for the overnight guest you don't want to come back.

All of the above makes me like having it.
robatthelake
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
It's a POS!
Colo_Native
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
hate it only grandkids could sleep on it because to short for adults besides it is just uncomfortable
Groover
Explorer II
Dec 13, 2014
I count 3 positives, 4 neutrals and 3 negative comments so far. Sounds like investing in one is a shot in the dark. I wish I knew how the Flexsteel compares with the one from shop4seats but I haven't found either to put my hands on yet.

One of the things I like about the Belmont is that the armrests are removable so that someone laying down while traveling can use the full length or even hang feet off the end to straighten out. Since the sofa is only 68" long that could be useful. The feet would hang into the stairwell so they would not be in the way most of the time.

Thanks for the opinions so far.
ScottG
Nomad
Dec 12, 2014
If there were only two of us I would switch it out in a heartbeat. But there is three of us and we all need to sit there.
aslakson
Explorer
Dec 12, 2014
Don't have one and never did - but when we replaced our hide-a-bed with dual recliners, the RV furniture place said that replacing jack-knife sofas was the most common furniture upgrade they did. They said people hated them.

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gbopp
Explorer
Dec 12, 2014
Our grand kids sleep on ours. They have no complaints.
And, it's easy to use.
samsontdog
Explorer
Dec 12, 2014
Did not like it at all. Took it out and put in two recliners in its place
ScottG
Nomad
Dec 12, 2014
We have a Flex-Steel jackknife that isn't to bad to sit on as long as your in one of the thirds of it. Otherwise it has two metal bars that run front to back and it's hideously uncomfortable to lay on.