Why so few Murphy beds ?
Especially on shorter (<22') trailers. It seems like a natural to me. Is it because you lose the under bed storage ?
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The toy haulers have a sort-of one in the back/garage area, but they are fold-down couches that also can fold flat up on the wall.
The issue with Murphy bed is that if you want a double or a queen then it is tall so will end up folding down on the floor.
I built one in a cargo trailer that folds down but magically ends up at bed height (little higher), so there can be stuff on the floor with bed deployed or not.
Most camper beds have necessary RV items under, be it water tanks or storage or other. So that floor space is needed to build the RV sometimes and if you had a folding bed, then those things under the bed would have to go somewhere else, taking up space just the same...
I think many campers are built to appeal to buyers on the lot, so making things too practacle would scare buyers away.
The issue with Murphy bed is that if you want a double or a queen then it is tall so will end up folding down on the floor.
I built one in a cargo trailer that folds down but magically ends up at bed height (little higher), so there can be stuff on the floor with bed deployed or not.
Most camper beds have necessary RV items under, be it water tanks or storage or other. So that floor space is needed to build the RV sometimes and if you had a folding bed, then those things under the bed would have to go somewhere else, taking up space just the same...
I think many campers are built to appeal to buyers on the lot, so making things too practacle would scare buyers away.
