Bunk ladder suggestions...
The older we get, the harder it is to get in and out of bed, not at home, in the TC. For the life of me I cannot figure out why RV builders don't offer a bunk ladder as standard fare, but they don'...
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My front step encloses the water tank and electricals and it's a hike getting in but a real nightmare gettinng out literally, especially for those middle of the nigh bathroom journeys that accompany old age...lol
Leaning toward some sort of ladder over an additional step up, something I can remove and stow in the bunk when not in use. My popup don't have all that much room to begin with (the wife had to have a wet bath no matter what and that took a bit of room).
The ladder must have rungs that are useable in bare or stocking feet (don't sleep with shoes on) and it needs to attach to the upper bed board or the floor in some way so it don't slide out from under us (me, as my wife sleeps liker a log all night, I'm the get up and go potty person) when getting out of bed, half asleep for that potty trip.
Pretty tall order I guess. I still don't understand why builders don't make the bunk access more user friendly. One does have to access the bunk at some point and we aren't all spring chickens anymore.
My biggest fear is in the middle of the night, when it's pitch black in the camper, missing the step up and falling forward and busting my melon on a cabinet. My old melon is fragile.
I see North Star offers a ladder as an optional accessory (should be standard, not an option), I called them but was not able to get dimensions so I don't know if it will adapt to my Palomino and it's pretty expensive too. With shipping, over a hundred bucks. Makes me want to build my own
Considered a half of a wooden stepladder as an alternative as well.
I'm open to ideas.
I'm going to either build something, or buy something before getting out this year. Just getting to be a royal PITA getting into and out of bed.
I probably should add that I don't have any slides so width isn't an issue other than the side dinette enroaching a bit.
Leaning toward some sort of ladder over an additional step up, something I can remove and stow in the bunk when not in use. My popup don't have all that much room to begin with (the wife had to have a wet bath no matter what and that took a bit of room).
The ladder must have rungs that are useable in bare or stocking feet (don't sleep with shoes on) and it needs to attach to the upper bed board or the floor in some way so it don't slide out from under us (me, as my wife sleeps liker a log all night, I'm the get up and go potty person) when getting out of bed, half asleep for that potty trip.
Pretty tall order I guess. I still don't understand why builders don't make the bunk access more user friendly. One does have to access the bunk at some point and we aren't all spring chickens anymore.
My biggest fear is in the middle of the night, when it's pitch black in the camper, missing the step up and falling forward and busting my melon on a cabinet. My old melon is fragile.
I see North Star offers a ladder as an optional accessory (should be standard, not an option), I called them but was not able to get dimensions so I don't know if it will adapt to my Palomino and it's pretty expensive too. With shipping, over a hundred bucks. Makes me want to build my own
Considered a half of a wooden stepladder as an alternative as well.
I'm open to ideas.
I'm going to either build something, or buy something before getting out this year. Just getting to be a royal PITA getting into and out of bed.
I probably should add that I don't have any slides so width isn't an issue other than the side dinette enroaching a bit.
