Rear Corner Bed- bothersome?

What Bordercollie said. (pretty sure we have the same rig) That extra three feet sill allows you to park in a pull through space and fit in most campsites (at least in the Northeast where 30' seems to be the most common cut off). For that three feet we got a lot more storage underneath and a usable rear queen bedroom. We were also able to get the E-450 chassis which has a higher carrying and pulling capacity and has a wider wheelbase.

A 27 foot rig with stock suspension isn't set up as an all-terrain vehicle but can handle slow cautious driving on dirt roads and get into many tight primitive campsites. Poor sleeping accomodations and lack of storage space in 22-24 foot rigs can get on your nerves if you camp a lot, depending on your tolerance level and agility. A rear bedroom with RV queen bed usually means 27 feet or longer. A walk around bed usually needs a bedroom slide or twin beds.
Don't buy too short unless you have experience with short rigs.

Some can & will tolerate anything, some can't & won't.

Perhaps not all corner beds are laid out the same. I had a 28' TT with a walk around short queen. I am 6' and the bed was the pits!! I had to sleep diagonally and the GF needed to curl up in a ball in the remaining triangle section. I now have a 22E,class C, 25' LOA, with a corner bed. I chose the small class C to insure that I can camp at favorite spots, dry. Finally, I do not have to be a bed hog! So far we have experienced no problems with making up the bed daily. Changing sheets takes a little longer than on the bad at home. I climb into and out of bed 1-2 times a night. The added space gained with a corner bed is used for many hours per day. We find that we do not have to climb over each other but we need to pass close. BTW, I do have knee problems. Three surgeries on one and one on the other. To us, daily living space took priority.

The old Tioga (1994) corner bed was more difficult to get in and out as you did have to climb over. The 2003 Winnebago Mini has a wider outlet at the foot end of the bed so the inside person can slide/shimmy forward and out/off the bed. Much easier. Small details comparing the space even though both had the exact same rear corner bed layout, make the Winnebago feel much bigger.

We just went from a 24' TT with a "walk around" bed to a 25" small C with twin beds. The twin beds were the selling point. In our 70's, we both have sleep issues and wanted separate beds that could stay made up all the time. I searched the web and came up with a list of B+/small C's with this feature. We settled on the Renegade Villagio. Tonight will be our third night in it (we haven't left the dealers lot yet), and so far......so good. lizzie

Previously, we had a Roadtrek with twin beds and that worked fine. Now, the Phoenix Cruiser has a corner bed and we were aware of the discussions and concerns when we got the rig. After three years now we have no problems with the corner bed.

All rvs are a compromise. Small unit equals corner bed, usually. Personally, I can't even imagine being a submariner or crawling up into a bed above the front vehicle seats. The corner bed takes a willingness to accept that the person on the outside who has to get up will crawl over the person sleeping next to him. So, it depends on your flexibility and size to be blunt about this layout.

Yes, a walk around bed would be nice. But notice the "walk around" widths carefully. Some are only a few inches wide and would be a real problem for some folks.

Paul

WE just bought a 2017 Winnebago Spirit 25b, with a corner bed. Not a problem for us in the least. My significant other snores, so we don't sleep together at home either. He likes the corner bed, and will use a sleeping bag. (no bed to make) I'll take the cab over bunk or the sofa. A short coach, 2 sleeping areas, and no slideouts. Just exactly what we wanted, and it will work perfectly for us. K-I-S-S

Snowman9000 wrote:
Our corner bed is a full 60x80 queen. More than half of the 60 inch foot is open. The person on the outside has to clamber over the foot of the bed, more so than over the other person. It's not a big deal for us, but I'm sure it depends a lot of the person's physical fitness.

It lets us have a nice big permanent bed in a small RV. In our list of must haves for the next RV, a walkaround bed is not a high priority at all. In a perfect world, we would have two twins that double as lounging areas.

We have the same floor plan as you and find the corner bed no problem. We replaced the rather cheap mattress with a residential mattress we ordered from Sleep Country, but we bought it in the RV length (75 rather than 80 inches long) and with no rounded corner. The shorter length means making the bed is much easier as we can slide the mattress around a bit. We use regular fitted queen sheets which fit fine and are easier to put on, with the shorter mattress length. For us, the maneuverability of a shorter motorhome length far outweighs having a walk around bed in a longer unit.

24' C with a real 60x80 pillow-top corner queen. I'm 53 years old and make the bed no problem. Throw the bottom fitted sheet to the head end, do those corners while on my knees, then back off the bed, do the outside foot end corner, leaving the inside and fully accessible corner for last. The bottom end gets done while standing. Pillows get thrown to the head end, and the top sheet and quilt get thrown from the end. My wife takes the outside, as she never gets up at night, and I take the inside, since my personal plumbing is old and I'm up at least once a night. No issues scooting off the open corner for me when nature calls. It's a way easier sleeping position than the cabover, that's for sure.