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Dusty_R
Dec 31, 2016Explorer
OK, MAYBE the part that Winnie says that is NOT strong enough is where the mattress passes over the cutout space for head space to go to and from the cab.
With that said my wife and I had a 24' Itasca that we slept up there, I always referred to it as the "Crows Nest".
We decided that we wanted a new mattress and the one that came in the Itasca had built strength to span that cut out space.
I laminated some plywood that covered the whole floor of the crows nest, including the cutout headspace.
The new mattress was too thick which reduced the head room space, so it went into the stick & brick and we bought another thiner one for the crows nest.
We used that for several years, and even spent winters using it in Florida, and were happy.
So if that is the weak spot that Winnebago is talking about, Then you do what we did, I say go for it.
Dusty
With that said my wife and I had a 24' Itasca that we slept up there, I always referred to it as the "Crows Nest".
We decided that we wanted a new mattress and the one that came in the Itasca had built strength to span that cut out space.
I laminated some plywood that covered the whole floor of the crows nest, including the cutout headspace.
The new mattress was too thick which reduced the head room space, so it went into the stick & brick and we bought another thiner one for the crows nest.
We used that for several years, and even spent winters using it in Florida, and were happy.
So if that is the weak spot that Winnebago is talking about, Then you do what we did, I say go for it.
Dusty
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