Anyone here own a Jayco hybrid? setup question

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Question to Jayco owners.....is it the norm to have to remove the mattresses before closing up?? I was under the assumption that they worked similar to the ROO, but it's entirely possible that I was wrong. It's happened before, lol.

yankeelover, go through these videos. some of them show how to setup and take down the bunk ends, on the Roo hybrid.

RVW Roo video library

not sure how similar it will be to the Jayco but a lot of this should help you.
i've NEVER had to pull my mattress out to fold up the canvas and close the bunk door.

We have a Starcraft. Our mattresses fold, but we take it off the bed and it sits between the dining table and bunk when in transport. It's lightweight and isn't a big deal at all. This year we are adding some foam to our mattress so it will be a little more labour intensive, but still no biggie. Have a great time in your new HTT!

I have a Jayco 23B. I take the mattress out, fold up the ends making sure to tuck all fabric on the outside as 'dadmomh' stated. I then go back into trailer and the rear mattress on mine can fold and tuck into area between folded bunk end and bathroom wall. I place the support pole inside the folded mattress. On the front, there is a small ledge near along the bed. I place that folded mattress up there and I have 3 straps that go from the seat up to the ceiling that hold that mattress in place. Hope this helps. Rob

thanks dadmomh...I cant figure out a way to fold up the bunkend without taking the mattress out first, I take it out to fold it up or to set it up, but then I put back during transport...was just wondering if you have to lift up mattress and remove from bunkend to fold up and setup, and then put back after

We have a ROO, so it may be different with the Jayco, but think it's probably about the same. Your mattress should fold. It stays inside the bunkend when it's closed up. Then tent itself will not fold neatly, so don't worry about that. Ours has some snaps that hold the mattress in place when the bunkend is closed, some have some sort of straps. It's unusual to have to remove the mattress to transport, so check for that fold.

Re the pole, we just lay ours down on a shelf area that's just inside the bunkend - actually a part of the bed area.

One VERY IMPORTANT thing to remember when closing up the bunkend is that you absolutely need to make sure every little piece of fabric/canvas/bedding is tucked inside. If you aren't meticulous about this, it's an invitation for water to seep in during a rain. BTW, you can leave bedding on the mattress and just fold the whole thing up unless it's something bulky. If it's bulky, it just makes the closeup part more tricky, so take it off and stow away.

Do you have bunkend fans? If so, those will have a plug-in like the old stereo type near the top of the bunkend or in the ceiling right alongside. Those fans clip onto the pole once you're done setting up. It will hang either straight down or parallel to the pole....personal preference.

Hope you have a nice, dry weekend so you can really get into the HTT and see what's what.

Oh! totally aside from bunkends, but a word of wisdom gained by experience.....before you turn on the water heater, make sure there is water in it. Sounds simple enough, but our dealer forgot to do that and we burned out the heating unit.....they replaced right away with a sincere apology. Check this.