Sleeping with rear queen slide “IN”
Greetings RV Earthlings.... I have a rear slide out for our queen bed. It is a unique design (KZ, Outback and a few others have used it over the years). For us, it’s allowed us to tow a smaller t...
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I think the KZ is a hard-sided slide-out / pop-up style slide - out, that's just half the height of the wall, but slides out like a pop-up end, except it's hard sided. It slides on a rail, and if the weight on the bed is too much, it could potentially break down the slide rail (kind of like a slide rail for a kitchen drawer).
The OP supports the underside of the slide, between the bottom of the slide and the floor with some extra support, so when bouncing down the road, it will not breaks the rails or slides. It would be like extending a drawer on your lower kitchen cabinet and then attempt to stand on the drawer and jump up and down, only the slide is on the inside of the camper. I'm assuming, when the slide is in the outward position, there is some support, much like a pop-up end.
I've never had experience with a set-up like that, but I would think if you have the bottom of the bed supported (inside), I would think it should work.
But perhaps the reason it's not recommended, is because unsupported weight could misalign, not just the rails, but could put too much weight at the top also, causing a misalignment there too.
Not knowing your floor plan, is there any way you could use the dinette as a bed or the couch, or does the slide cover these when in the "in" position? Sleeping bag on the floor is also an option?
The OP supports the underside of the slide, between the bottom of the slide and the floor with some extra support, so when bouncing down the road, it will not breaks the rails or slides. It would be like extending a drawer on your lower kitchen cabinet and then attempt to stand on the drawer and jump up and down, only the slide is on the inside of the camper. I'm assuming, when the slide is in the outward position, there is some support, much like a pop-up end.
I've never had experience with a set-up like that, but I would think if you have the bottom of the bed supported (inside), I would think it should work.
But perhaps the reason it's not recommended, is because unsupported weight could misalign, not just the rails, but could put too much weight at the top also, causing a misalignment there too.
Not knowing your floor plan, is there any way you could use the dinette as a bed or the couch, or does the slide cover these when in the "in" position? Sleeping bag on the floor is also an option?
