camper bed a bit claustrophobic, anyway to get over it

Would air flowing around you give you a feeling of "open space"?

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I suppose you could switch to a popup TC. Even less headroom but the 360 degree windows make up for it.

We can sit up in our camper but my wife is also uncomfortable, always has been, she gave this unit which was the largest camper I could find three years of use and we're now looking to trade over to a fifth wheel.

I've tried to get her over it, she's tried and now we're ready for more room.

I always thought I'd be pulling boats with the camper but we've only used it for fishing once so looking at a porta boat to hang on the side of a fiver.

Bill

This topic prompts a related question, not worthy of its own thread. I am wondering how much headroom is there in the ordinary cabover bed. Can you sit up straight in bed? When you get in and out of bed, do you have to crawl on your hands and knees?

I had the same problem, could not sleep in the overhead bed even on the outside, I hated getting in an out of the bed besides that. We traded it in on a 5th wheel, was a nice class C camper but between the bed and the grand kids staying with us it was just to small. We moved to a 33ft 5th wheel with a king bed, slept well after that, was still pretty small with grand kids sleeping on the pull out sofa so moved up to a 41ft, now we have room Yahooooooooo

I guess my question is (and this is an honest question), If you know you have an issue with tight spaces, Why would you buy the most cramped space type of RV on the market? Was it necessity, or need? Was it on a whim? If I had an issue with tight spaces, id be looking more at a 5th wheel, or a class A or C with an open bed room floor plan.

I am claustrophobic and can sleep in my cabover bed fine. The trick is that I sleep side-to-side on the outside edge not in the middle of the bed. I only tuck the covers in at the bottom and the window edge, so that I can stick my legs out over the edge of the bed and don't get caught up in the bedding. The direction I face is with my head on the driver side because I normally sleep on my right side - this lets me fall to sleep and wake up facing the larger space in the RV instead of a solid wall/window.

When I was little, we had a truck camper and I slept in one of those cupboard bunks with my older sister. She always took the outside, so I was literally trapped in the bunk. There was a very small window (maybe 1x1.5 feet) and I used to open it and smush my face against the screen to get the fresh air and relax. If your side windows open, you might try opening the one at your head. The overhead hatch being open/closed doesn't seem to make a difference for me.

You might also try disguising the dark paneling if you have it. Paint it white, cream or pale yellow. Eliminate the blinds on the side windows - no one can see anything from outside when you're sleeping. If the ceiling is not white, paint it now - that's a must. Get light or bright cheery colored bedding, it can help distract your mind from the low ceiling.

I suspect you don't have the front window - I find that helps a lot because it brings light into the cabover in the mornings when I wake. You might look for an LED string light with a timer that you can run along the front wall. Have it set to light up in the morning right before your normal waking time. That way you'll wake up to more light up there.

Good luck. Just keep at it - if you were able to sleep up there for the most part and just felt the claustrophobia when you wake, then you likely just need time to adjust to it for the most part.

Reality Check wrote:
Keep your eyes closed...

LOL

I sleep with my head towards the living space and not pointed towards the front and I'm not claustrophobic.

Who made the rule you sleep facing forward?

Those who don't suffer from claustphobia and/or panic attacks will not understand; I cannot sleep in own Rockwood 2703 with the bathroom and hallway door closed. At least one has to be open.

Not sure how your TC is set up but can you sleep backwards, with your head towards the opening?