How to sleep 4 in Roadtrek SS Ideal

[justinae]

Hi all,

I'm pretty new to RVing. My family and I are taking my grandfathers RV on a road trip that was supposed to happen last summer. We're from Portland, OR and headed as far as Colorado.

My question is about sleeping with two kids. I have a 4 year old and a 1.5 year old. I experimented with making the passenger chair into a bed for my 4 year old last year and that worked ok. Now I've got the wee one. I'm thinking about stringing up a hammock.

This particular RV has a king sized bed. I suppose we can all cram in there if needed. Heck, maybe I'll sleep in the hammock!

But like I said, i'm new to RVing and would love to hear from those that have blazed trails ahead of me.

thanks!
Justin

[justinae]

ha!

We just got the RV in hand yesterday and today the 4 year old started claiming her front seat bed that I made last year!

Now i just need to figure out why nothing happens when I plug into shore power. ugh.

[bsinmich]

I draw the line on my son sleeping with me. He is 47 now. What worked 45 years ago doesn't work now.

[justinae]

Thanks for all the tips. Sounds like it's one of those things that just works out. I talk with my wife about the kids sleeping with us. Last night I woke up with my 4 year old taking half the bed, my wife just about the other half and well you get the idea.

thanks!

[DutchmenSport]

My wife and I have talked about this many times. If we could do it over again, we would have let our 2 children sleep with us much longer. We worked hard to keep them in their own beds. But looking back now, I wish we wouldn't have been so insistent. From day 1, our son slept in his own crib/bed. Our daughter slept with us until 6 months (and we never rolled over on her and squished her either). Occasionally they would crawl in bed with us, but most of the time we ushered them back. Looking back, I really miss those cuddle times.

What I'm saying is, let them sleep with you. They'll think the camper is REALLY REALLY special then. So, what's a few kicked ribs in the middle of the night. 25 years from now, you'll look back with fond memories.

(My son is now 28, my daughter 26) and have their own world their living now.

[Dottie5]

Would an air mattress fit? They make toddler air mattresses that have a little lip around the edge to help keep them from rolling off and they're smaller than a regular twin mattress.

[camper19709]

Don't worry about it. The kids will fall asleep anywhere. Passenger seat, floor, hammock. Just have fun with an open mind and be flexible.