Sold the Truck Campers, bought a Class B
I just couldn't get comfortable in the truck campers. After 15 minutes in the square backed bench/table arrangements, my back would just kill me. I tried goofy-shaped cushions, bean bags, video g...
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adamis wrote:
If one was to rip out the dinette, you would have to move either the furnace or the hot water heater or both. There is a decent amount of space there if one was just one person to think about but I cannot see how one would be able to put two nice recliner type chairs in that space though.
If the cushions are the main issue, what about just having some custom cushions made that provide some additional lumbar support?
What's under there varies by Bigfoot model/floorplan. In mine, there is an outside compartment under one end and the furnace and end of the black water tank under the other. It can all be turned sideways towards the center isle, but it is raised over the floor by about 5" to clear those things and some ductwork, so turning it will leave my feet dangling. My solution is going to be to lower the seat as close as possible to the tank and furnace which I think will get me about the right distance off the floor.
I studied seating position a bit while having our custom boat built, as yacht designers seem to be just as challenged in the seating area as RV designers. I eventually built a mock up which could be adjusted for seat back angle, height, and so on. I asked a number of people to sit in it and adjust it so they thought it comfortable, then measured it. The result was remarkably uniform across all of the people that tried. What you want is a seat back sloped about 20 degrees and about 18" high. The bottom 6" or so of the slope can be cut off vertical as your butt does not contact it. It is best to have the seat sloped slightly, like 1" front to back. All of this can be done in cushions.
Because of the stuff typically underneath the dinette seating, there is no room to put in an ordinary or even RV recliner or couch. I even looked at office chairs with a minimum of mechanism under the seat, figuring on modifying all that, but could not find anything compact enough. What I really wanted was a recliner mechanism with a leg rest, but I'm still looking for anything close to fitting.
