DutchmenSport wrote:
More than likely, EVEN if you do find a camper that has a mattress your size, it won't be comfortable. Almost every mattress factory installed is junk. Mattresses are usually the VERY first think RV owners change when getting a new camper. (of any make, model, design, or class).
We got lucky with our Outback. It actually came with a decent mattress. We never had to swap it out. Previous 2 trailers we did.
About the mattress? Chances are you will swap it out anyway. So, if mattress is the #1 draw back, then take a tape measure with you when looking at various campers and measure to see if a standard size (length) mattress will fit. (check with slides IN!!!!). Even if the bed frame is a bit small, you can always add an extension support for the end of the mattress that might hang over. So, just because it's a short mattress, does not mean you can't swap it out. Just make sure the camper has room for a long one with everything buttoned up and all relevant slides retracted.
About "tubs"? IF you find a trailer with a bath tub, it will be so small, it will be virtually unusable. Your camper will probably have a 6 gallon water heater, which will not even be enough water to adequately heat, even a small bathtub, with enough water for even a small child to take a comfortable bath.
If your baby is a "baby", you are best to just get a child-size bath tub that can be stuck in a closet when not in use. Also, if the camper has a shower, you can always put a cover over the shower drain, fill the basin with an inch of water, and put the baby in the water on the basin floor.
6 gallons of hot water will not go very far... Tubs are useless in a camper. Teach the toddler to take a shower, or just simply give him/her a cat bath. Or better yet, hose him down outside.
Bunkhouse models are popular floor plans. But really ... kids will sleep anywhere and DO adjust to anything! Get a camper that is comfortable for you and your spouse FIRST! Kids second! Kids are along for the ride! You are the one paying the bill. Especially if your child is a toddler, he/she won't know anything different. Get what works for YOU first! Chances are very great that in 2 - 4 years you will be getting a different camper. As the kids grow, you're ideas will change too. So you really don't need to make this purchase a life-drama event or stress over it. It's not a life-long commitment. You will eventually change for a different camper. It just happens!
I agree with this. We've never owned a bunkhouse. Our kids slept on the sofa bed, dinette bed or floor wherever they could see the TV and reach the fridge and feel the a/c. Bunks would have put them out of the middle of everything. When DW's parents went with us, we slept on the sofa bed and gave them the queen bed. We get far more use out of two recliners than we would have ever gotten out of bunks.
