TT Guest House
Hello RV folks! My wife and I are considering the purchase of a TT to use as a guest house at my parents' place. The plan would be to set it up and park it there for the foreseeable future, but I'd...
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Update and some questions about our TT guest house:
We purchased the 2015 Starcraft 25BHS with the ducted AC in September of last year and have spent roughly 20 nights in it at my parents' house. It has worked-out really well for us. We're able to spend more time with my aging parents, but still have plenty of private space. In addition to our 3-year-old son, we now have a 4-month old baby boy. Having some experience under our belt, we would like to change a few things to make our TT time more comfortable.
- Big brother has rolled-out of his bunk a few times. We'd love to install some sort of guard or net to keep him contained. Is there a common solution for this?
- We won't need the top bunk for a few years, but the TT did not come with an access ladder, and there isn't much room to add one. What do people do with kids in this situation? Just toss them up there?
- Our TT came with a short queen mattress, which we promptly replaced with a full-length queen. It overhangs the box just enough to be annoying. I plan to replace the plywood with a longer piece, and perhaps add some corbels to provide support.
- If we set the TT dead level front-to back, our bed (with the head at the front of the trailer) feels head-low, so we wind up orienting the TT nose-high to compensate. Is that common? I guess we could stuff something under the head of the mattress, but it seems odd.
- There are a pair of reading lights mounted under a shelf directly over the head of our bed. These are the typical incandescent C921 12V automotive bulbs. They are very bright and positioned to shine right in your face. Are dimmer bulbs available? We would like to have some dimmer lighting throughout the trailer for dealing with little ones in the middle of the night.
- One feature we wish our trailer had is the swivel TV mount in the entertainment center to face either the living area or the master bed. Has anyone retrofitted this unit in a standard wall?
- TT is currently at the dealership, having mud dauber nests cleaned out of the furnace. :-( I guess some screens are in order here.
Any advice welcome and appreciated!
Here's our floorplan:
We purchased the 2015 Starcraft 25BHS with the ducted AC in September of last year and have spent roughly 20 nights in it at my parents' house. It has worked-out really well for us. We're able to spend more time with my aging parents, but still have plenty of private space. In addition to our 3-year-old son, we now have a 4-month old baby boy. Having some experience under our belt, we would like to change a few things to make our TT time more comfortable.
- Big brother has rolled-out of his bunk a few times. We'd love to install some sort of guard or net to keep him contained. Is there a common solution for this?
- We won't need the top bunk for a few years, but the TT did not come with an access ladder, and there isn't much room to add one. What do people do with kids in this situation? Just toss them up there?
- Our TT came with a short queen mattress, which we promptly replaced with a full-length queen. It overhangs the box just enough to be annoying. I plan to replace the plywood with a longer piece, and perhaps add some corbels to provide support.
- If we set the TT dead level front-to back, our bed (with the head at the front of the trailer) feels head-low, so we wind up orienting the TT nose-high to compensate. Is that common? I guess we could stuff something under the head of the mattress, but it seems odd.
- There are a pair of reading lights mounted under a shelf directly over the head of our bed. These are the typical incandescent C921 12V automotive bulbs. They are very bright and positioned to shine right in your face. Are dimmer bulbs available? We would like to have some dimmer lighting throughout the trailer for dealing with little ones in the middle of the night.
- One feature we wish our trailer had is the swivel TV mount in the entertainment center to face either the living area or the master bed. Has anyone retrofitted this unit in a standard wall?
- TT is currently at the dealership, having mud dauber nests cleaned out of the furnace. :-( I guess some screens are in order here.
Any advice welcome and appreciated!
Here's our floorplan:
