East/West bed???

Both my Alaskan cab over camper and my first small Jayco 5th wheel had East West Beds.

As said the person towards the front had to craw over or have the person towards the back move to get out of bed at night for a potty run.

Sorry, that information is classified for TT owners. :B

They are talking about which way the mattress is oriented in the cabover part of a truck camper. East/west used to be the norm, and you were sleeping across (perpendicular or 90 degrees to) the direction of travel. North/south requires a much longer cabover area, but became the norm after extended cab and crew cab truck became popular. With north/south, you’re sleeping parallel to the direction of travel.

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Tvov wrote:
From a non-TC'er, what are you folks talking about? Pictures to show the difference?

x2 me either.

just to interject my own observation, I've found I sleep much better when my body is aligned North-South. Not sure why. I always try to land the rig with the head of the bed pointing North.

Tvov wrote:
From a non-TC'er, what are you folks talking about? Pictures to show the difference?

I believe it refers to sleeping beds running either perpendicular or parallel to the side walls.

From a non-TC'er, what are you folks talking about? Pictures to show the difference?

I think some smaller/entry level campers still have the E-W bed. Travelite still makes some, so does Palomino. A lot of popup campers can still be had in that configuration.

It used to be the norm. But if you travel as a couple, most people find the N-S more convenient. And the industry adapted.

missouri dave wrote:
Saw a comment on some youtube video about campers with north/south beds being better than east/west and so on and so forth. I didn't know there WERE any truck campers with east/west beds. I camp alone and think the east/west would be easier to climb in and out of. Who makes them?

My first older northern lite was like that, also some older Kodiak campers as well. Fine for one person, not so much fun for 2 people when one has to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night hahaha