Any other discussions not to do with Classic Campers.
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Lefty
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by Lefty » Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:35 pm
Hi all,
Just joined and looking for a camper.
I have been looking for a while but not made any decisions. Just wondering if the dormobile bunks are comfortable and how big are they. I am just over 6 feet tall and about 15.5 stone, will I fit and will they collapse ?
Thanks Kevin
1970 LWB Dormobile "Gertie"
1964 SWB
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AlexB
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by AlexB » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:30 am
Dan is a big lad and he sleeps in them
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RobW
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by RobW » Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:36 am
Think you'll fit, but whether they'll hold the weight is less certain. In good condition they should do. Suspect the ones in mine (in pieces) would struggle with a toddler....
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RMS
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- Location: Near Wakefield, UK, in God's own Country!
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by RMS » Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:08 am
We had the same dilemma in the Carawagons; the bunks are adult size, but the material is 40+ years old!
In Patrick's Carawagon we re-made one of the bunks using the canvas from an ex-army camp bed to make sure it was strong enough.
I think there's at least one member on here who has re-made his Dormobile bunks with later materials for the same reason.
Cheers,
Robin.
1967 109" Carawagon 200TDi
1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
(Robin on S2C forum)
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Ian
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- Info: 1962 Dormobile "Zuma"
- Location: Malibu, USA
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by Ian » Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:23 am
I'm 6ft 2in and 190lbs (what's that in new money?) and sleep comfortably on my Dormobile bunk bed. I did replace the bunk bed material but had no problem with the previous tartan patterned material which rather reminded me of a deckchair on the promenade at Blackpool from the days of my miss-spent youth. I only replaced it because it had a split in it. Not because it reminded me of Blackpool.
Cheers,
Ian
