Winnebago ERA Bedding Solutions?
Today I tried to imagine a solution to this ergonomic problem - In the 2010 Winnebago ERA (and I suspect later models as well), when the bed is down there are a few trouble spots for people with neck/...
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I've spent the past couple of days pulling the folding couch out of my 2012 ERA. I built wood free standing ( did not want to "scar" the wall, floor or cabinets) frame with metal legs. I placed nice plywood "beds" on the wood frame and screwed them down. We bought 4" foam, 1" dense backpack sleeping pads, and a 3" memory foam topper all of which we will cut to fit my beds. We layered them together and my wife will make a nice quilted cover (either with a zipper or velcro opening. I also filled a portion ( same amount of space as was there when the couch was down) of the center section with the same thickness plywood and my wife will make a matching cushion for this area. We have not slept on the beds yet as I am installing the stained cherry wood matching trim.
We now have a "ton" of room under the beds/center section for storage, a nice flat bed with 7" of firm padding. We always use the front seats turned around when lounging/watching TV so the folding couch was always kept down in the bed configuration.
By making the bed unit free standing, we can return the van to it's original configuration when we trade/sell it or offer it as is (couch goes with van) with the buyer having the option to convert it back to oem configuration at a later date.
We now have a "ton" of room under the beds/center section for storage, a nice flat bed with 7" of firm padding. We always use the front seats turned around when lounging/watching TV so the folding couch was always kept down in the bed configuration.
By making the bed unit free standing, we can return the van to it's original configuration when we trade/sell it or offer it as is (couch goes with van) with the buyer having the option to convert it back to oem configuration at a later date.
