Fixed double bed suggestions

I saw this

http://www.lowdhams.com/used-knaus-van-ti-550-md-motorhomes-53264.3

If you are looking for a fixed bed I would make sure its as large as you need. Many motorhomes have undersized double beds so take a tape measure with you. 

David

Write your comments here...good idea David, when we were looking we discounted UK band as the beds are so small and narrow, being over 6 foot we wanted a longer wider bed and we found in general the continental vans had the larger beds and were of the advertised size. Of course both ksy in it as well like you are buying a bed for home.

If you are looking for a fixed bed I would make sure its as large as you need. Many motorhomes have undersized double beds so take a tape measure with you. 

David

Write your comments here...good idea David, when we were looking we discounted UK band as the beds are so small and narrow, being over 6 foot we wanted a longer wider bed and we found in general the continental vans had the larger beds and were of the advertised
size. Of course both ksy in it as well like you are buying a bed for home.

MichaelT, not all Uk vans have small beds. Our Bessacarr 480G's is a standard 4'6" wide but is very long, the full width of the van in fact which is 2.24m externally, so I guess the bed length is well over 6'. Regards, Roy

We have a Hymer B564 which has a drop down double bed, a large L-shaped  lounge area which converts to another double.  A side kitchen and a big rear bathroom with a full shower cubicle.  It packs all that into a length of 6m.  It is also a version made for the UK market so it has an oven and grill although the door is still on the continental side.  We love it.

Seems like they've had a "topsy" moment. They're 7.3M now.

...I think that may be the B654 CY. Ours is a 2004 B564

A Euromobil (636 and the like) should suit your budget HD. A good German build that should remain sound in spite of age. The 636LS is on a Merc base, but there are cheaper Fiat versions. These are A-Class, with one of the lowest drop down beds I’ve come
across, but no garage (put bikes on a carrier). The rest of the living space works very well for a vehicle that’s 6.5m. Of course, you’ll need to find one, first.

A Euromobil (636 and the like) should suit your budget HD. A good German build that should remain sound in spite of age. The 636LS is on a Merc base, but there are cheaper Fiat versions. These are A-Class, with one of the lowest drop down beds I’ve come
across, but no garage (put bikes on a carrier). The rest of the living space works very well for a vehicle that’s 6.5m. Of course, you’ll need to find one, first.

Write your comments here...problem is once you put a bike rack on the back you are up to 7m so is it better to get a bigger van with a garage and keep the bikes clean and secure?

We have a Hymer B564 which has a drop down double bed, a large L-shaped  lounge area which converts to another double.  A side kitchen and a big rear bathroom with a full shower cubicle.  It packs all that into a length of 6m.  It is also a version made
for the UK market so it has an oven and grill although the door is still on the continental side.  We love it.

Aren't most drop down beds in A-classes transverse though?  If so, I would have thought that would lead to the same aversion Husky has to bed-over-garage setups. 

We have a Hymer B564 which has a drop down double bed, a large L-shaped  lounge area which converts to another double.  A side kitchen and a big rear bathroom with a full shower cubicle.  It packs all that into a length of 6m.  It is also a version made
for the UK market so it has an oven and grill although the door is still on the continental side.  We love it.

Aren't most drop down beds in A-classes transverse though?  If so, I would have thought that would lead to the same aversion Husky has to bed-over-garage setups. 

 

D4, i don't have an aversion to that type of set , the reason i would have to look hard at that type of layout is the fact the wife has a mobility problem and cant lift her legs very high,she struggles with starirs,  but when we go to a dealers to have a
look round ,we will look at everything

Write your comments here...HD thats the best thing to do, go to a large dealer that has all sorts of makes and layouts and leave the vans unlocked and just go round and try them out, oyu quickly decide what works and what does not you can then hone in on
the right van for you.  We found it did not take too long to whittle down what we liked and did not like based on our initial list then it was finding teh best value for us.

We have a Hymer B564 which has a drop down double bed, a large L-shaped  lounge area which converts to another double.  A side kitchen and a big rear bathroom with a full shower cubicle.  It packs all that into a length of 6m.  It is also a version made for the UK market so it has an oven and grill although the door is still on the continental side.  We love it.

Aren't most drop down beds in A-classes transverse though?  If so, I would have thought that would lead to the same aversion Husky has to bed-over-garage setups. 

 

D4, i don't have an aversion to that type of set , the reason i would have to look hard at that type of layout is the fact the wife has a mobility problem and cant lift her legs very high,she struggles with starirs,  but when we go to a dealers to have a look round ,we will look at everything

Do ask the dealers, though, because there could be combinations which would help.  For example, I had an Autotrail Cheyenne 696G in the past, which (along with being a bit long for what you want) had the fixed bed over the garage so would be unsuitable for your wife.  However, there's a rarer 696 (no G) knocking about which has the fixed bed at seat height, albeit with consequent loss of garage space - it's the sort of thing you'd not find out unless you got into a conversation with a good dealer.

The only thing I would say (& with respect to Oldgirl as no two of us are the same) is that the combination of <7M and fixed bed is a tough challenge - it's achievable but something has to give, and typically it'd be lounge and/or washroom.  Motorhome lounges are an acquired taste, and if you're coming from a caravan background the compromise of loss of lounge space may be too much when compared to either a) getting a longer van or b) getting a van with an easily assembled bed, e.g. Elddis Autoquest 115.

A Euromobil (636 and the like) should suit your budget HD. A good German build that should remain sound in spite of age. The 636LS is on a Merc base, but there are cheaper Fiat versions. These are A-Class, with one of the lowest drop down beds I’ve come across, but no garage (put bikes on a carrier). The rest of the living space works very well for a vehicle that’s 6.5m. Of course, you’ll need to find one, first.

Write your comments here...problem is once you put a bike rack on the back you are up to 7m so is it better to get a bigger van with a garage and keep the bikes clean and secure?

Write your comments here...But a bike rack can be folded up, a garage can't. And a bike sized garage makes the rear double (or 2 singles) too high for folk with mobility problems to access.Exactly the problems we found when looking.We ended up with an Autotrail Savannah, which still suits us 3 years on, even if it is 7.6 metres.

 

Write your comments here...I would be interested to see how you fold a bike rack up with 2 bikes on   I did not say it was better I said is it better?, our M/H on order has an island bed but as its not a full height garage its a normal height bed or maybe slightly higher but no stairs to climb so you can have the option of a normal height bed and a smaller garage to put bikes in and keep the length the same as having a rack on the back.