Couchs that turn to beds/Class C suggestions

[BeaverCamper]

We are moving up from a truck camper to a Class C. But we really want to stay in the 24-26ft range. Our priority is inside room so we have been looking at, as an example, Winnebego View 24H among others. While they have a couch and dinnette which give plenty of sitting space some have no beds so you have to use the couch which coverts to a bed. Our questions are:
1. Is there room for 2 to sleep on them.
2. How comfortable are they?

I would also welcome suggestions on 24-26 class c motorhomes with 2 slideouts. Bedroom and living room. I don't want one where the dinnette slides out but the hallway is narrow because the bathroom does not slide out. We would really like to find one where the rear bedroom slides out to the rear along with a 2nd slide which would be the entire wall on one side. Not sure if that exist.
Thanks for your help.

[eightyeightkeys]

A memory foam mattress topper from Walmart is another solution to pull out couch-beds. You can also get a custom topper if you look up Foam in your local Yellow Pages.
We've got a Fleetwood Icon 24A and we both sleep quite comfortably on the pull out couch-bed.

[ron_dittmer]

Wishin' and Hopin' wrote:
The 'dual function' spaces (dinettes that convert to bed) generally do neither well. AND, it's a ton of work every day.

I agree it is a "Ton" of work messing with twice daily. With our first rig, the dinette conversion bed was a back breaker. But with our rig today, the dinette is comfortable to sleep on. I know only because I got sick one trip and isolated myself from my wife at night as not to give her what I had. Still I would hate to setup every evening & tear down every morning. That gets very old real quick. In our first rig, we kept the dinette setup as a bed all the time. We never ate at a table. The whole thing was rediculous. Now we have a double bed and dinette together...and also an easy chair. It's so much better and with an overall length of just 23'-8".

[_en_Plain_Air_]

Ooops.My bad.The floorplan you showed does have a dinette. It's the LD 25' units that don't.

[_en_Plain_Air_]

"I'm not sure why the LazyDaze Mid-Bath floorplan isn't copied by more manufacturers. "

I think it's because there isn't a dinette. The Lazy Daze 25' floor plans don't quite cut it. We also are interested in functional living space. That would include a bed set-up where we don't have to climb over each other in the middle of the night, and a dining area for meals, games, hobbies, computer desk, and a place for the early riser to be. The 'dual function' spaces (dinettes that convert to bed) generally do neither well. AND,it's a ton of work every day.
There are many manufacturers making under 26' units with a real bedroom area and a separate dinette. Some can do it without a slide. Yippee - less weight and one less thing to break.
We'll be buying one of those units within a year.

[fireflock]

Ditto on the Lazy Daze. They don't have 2 slides, but many of their floorplans have opposing couches that fold out into either 2 single beds or one huge bed. They're custom couches - not the standard furniture you see in so many RV's.

My bed at home is much more comfortable, but the LD couch bed is pretty good as far as RV beds go - with flexibility for daytime used as a living room with nice windows.

I'm not sure why the LazyDaze Mid-Bath floorplan isn't copied by more manufacturers.
http://www.lazydaze.com/images/lrgpics/lg08.jpg

[Community Alumni]

We checked out all the Winnebago and Navion floor plans at RV shows and we came to this conclusion: if getting a good night's sleep is a priority, the best choice is the G floor plan with the rear slide. The twin bed plan is ok as well. We have looked at the Via and the Reo which are pretty much the class A version of the Sprinter C. We chose our rear dinette floor plan mainly for the dinette that seats four and has a great view all around the back. It does take a 4" memory foam to make it possible to sleep on that awful bed. A friend has the M floor plan, but the blowup mattress leaks and that has been an ongoing problem. In short, if I had a chance to trade straight across I would go for the G with the rear slide. I'm getting a little tired of having to climb over my wife and 80 lb. lab to get up out of bed. Yes, the three of us do fit on the bed, that is if fido will concede just a few extra inches of space.

[rvten]

DW finds ours comfortable to sleep on.
I get the rear bed and 2 dogs. She sleeps on the sofa/couch. She also stays up late at night.

[alliemac9]

Our priority was what we considered functional inside room, which of course is very subjective. We wanted to stay lighter and minimize (potential) points of failure so we weren't interested in slides. We didn't want to climb or convert for a bed (love having the additional bed options, wouldn't want them to be my main sleeping area). Similar to ron.dittmer we think the rear corner bed floor plan is a great solution. We have a couch+dinette living room and a rear bedroom/bathroom area with the kitchen in the middle...all for under 26 feet. Feels plenty spacious for two tall adults and two large dogs. We use the overhead for luggage and feel completely spoiled everywhere we go. 🙂

I've noticed the rear slide models coming out, but haven't gotten the opportunity to see one in person. I guess my concern is whether a bed that has to get all folded up to accommodate the rear slide (on the ones I've seen) would be much more comfortable than the other convertible bed options...

[DaCrema]

I really like the floor plan on my Lazy Daze 26.s ft Mid Bath. There are two couches in back with big windows for when the weather sucks. At night you can pull the two beds together and make a king size bed. Or just take the backs off and have a set of twin bed - useful when camping with someone other than my wife. Or just pull out one bed when camping solo and have an isle to walk to the bathroom. If we want to leave the area set up as a bed room we can use either the accordion door or bath door to close off the area.

[ron_dittmer]

We slept on a dinette conversion bed for 24 years. In 2007 when it came time for a new motor home, we swore we'd never sleep on anything but a dedicated main floor bed for two. Our garage mandated something shorter than 25 feet. We found THIS RIG which measures 23'-8" end-to-end, and are now in year 7 with it. We are two very happy campers. We really like our dinette without the slideout SEEN HERE. But so many more PC owners love the slideout. Go figure.

[Handbasket]

mockturtle wrote:

The cabover bed is more comfortable but I don't like climbing the ladder with my bare feet. ..........

I had the same problem, in spades. I have serious foot problems, and the Tiger's ladder has very narrow rungs that were unbearably painful. I slept poorly on the couch. Finally thought about it, and found a pair of slippers / suede loafers at WM seveal years ago that I _just_ use in the camper. They have pretty thick rigid soles. I climb into the bunk and take them off just before my feet go onto the covers. I stow mine in an overhead cubby while sleeping. An $11 solution that's worked well for about 6 years now.

Jim, "Buckle up!(It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car.)"

[ol__yeller]

At the Tacoma RV Show we saw a 24' Winnebago on a Sprinter chassis. The unique new feature is a slideout out the rear of the RV for the queen size bed. For us it seemed to be a great idea which kept the overall length short but still provided a walk around bed.

[powderman426]

Jim Shoe wrote:
1. Buy 3 or 4 one inch round dowels as long as the width of your bed at home.
2. Lay them crosswise on top of the bed about three feet apart.
3. Lie down on top and get a good night's sleep.
Even a full time bed needs a new mattress.
All RV couches and beds are manufactured by the "RV Uncomfortable Bed Co."

Lol

That reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine sleeps on the pullout bed at Jerrys mom and dads.

Yep thats the way it feels to sleep on one.

[Jim_Shoe]

1. Buy 3 or 4 one inch round dowels as long as the width of your bed at home.
2. Lay them crosswise on top of the bed about three feet apart.
3. Lie down on top and get a good night's sleep.
Even a full time bed needs a new mattress.
All RV couches and beds are manufactured by the "RV Uncomfortable Bed Co."