Single beds or fixed island?

warrington replied on 27/09/2022 14:52

Posted on 27/09/2022 14:52

Hi everyone, a long time since I have posted but I hope I have the right place! We have sold our motorhome and now planning to buy a caravan, we will be going to the caravan show in October . We prefer beds which give us both easy access so we don't need to climb over each other when getting out of bed. We are considering singles or fixed island .Are caravan single beds big enough for adults or should we limit our search to a fixed island bed? We are average sized adults but not quite as agile now. Looking forward to hearing about your own experiences and thoughts. Thank you 

DEBSC replied on 03/10/2022 08:29

Posted on 29/09/2022 11:41 by NutsyH

That looks a nice compact layout, but the front bed cushions still have the knee roll - why do caravan manufacturers still insist on doing this? We traded from a Swift with front lounge/beds to a Bailey Unicorn Cordoba as we found the knee roll made sleeping very uncomfortable. Having twin beds at the rear avoids this. 

Posted on 03/10/2022 08:29

I asked this so many times Nutsy, couldn’t agree more. OK for sitting on but so uncomfortable for sleeping. Knee roll on a seat you need to use for sleeping is so unnecessary. Don’t think the manufacturers have ever tried spending a night on one. Home sofas don’t have them so why? We also changed our caravan to single beds for the same reason.

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