I'm making the beds in the pu for the first time of the season and got the bright (?) idea for DH and I to sleep with our feet "in" towards the galley of the pu rather than "side to side" with our heads on the side closest to the door. I laid down on the bed and I fit, I'm 5'10", so I guess we're gonna give this a try.
I figure it might be a good idea so DH doesn't have to crawl over me to get out of bed.... and it might give the dogs more room on the bed.
Thoughts?
Tena
Usually with one eye open
Might be easier to make the bed too. We've thought about it too but I was afraid my toes would hang over the end of the bed because you are losing about 7". Please let us know how it worked out.
R
DH is 6'5", or as we say in our house, just too darn big! ;) We sleep stretched from side to side in the camper, b/c Dave's feet would hang off the end if we slept feet in toward the camper. I sleep closest to the inside of the camper so that if our little one wakes up or needs something, I can get up and take care of him.
We also sleep side to side. I am 6ft 1 and worry that my feet would stick out Plus my 4 year old sleeps on the gaucho pulled out and I would be afraid our huge sleeping bag would smother him in the middle of the night. I prefer to sleep on the inside closest to the big window so I can breath in the fresh air. DH has allergies so the window isn't open near him. Plus, if he is on the outside, he will get up with my 4 year old if he wakes up (which is rare since he is usually dead tired by the end of the day).
Jacqui
I usually sleep in a prone position!;) We sleep toes to inside of trailer.
Moose
Quote from: TheVikingUsually with one eye open
Darn ~ TheViking stole my answer! :J
I sleep side-to-side ... easier to get out when I have to tend to kids. My girls sleep in the other bunkend and they sleep with their toes to the camper. One small attempt at keeping them from fighting with their brother ~ who sleeps on the dinette by their feet.
I don't really "make" the bed. I put a fitted sheet on the mattress and then throw a flat sheet and an open sleeping bag over it.
My first PU had 2 48 inch beds so sleeping across the bed was the only way. I did try sleeping the other way in the current PU, but it was harder for me to get in and out of bed so I went back to the original way.:)
Tena, on the Santa Fe that was how we slept. Like you say, it's nice whan someone gets up in the middle of the night. After we got the Aero Bed (http://www.popupcamping.info/Bunk.htm) we switched back to side to side.
When Im camping I sleep like a baby. Its waking up I have trouble with :morning: PS: canvas to canvas, Im 6'3"
Ever since we got our popup (eight years ago now) we have always slept with our feet in towards the galley. Works fine for us because we have a queen bed on the end we sleep on and we are both about 5'5" tall. I wouldn't want to have to crawl over each other in order to answer natures call in the middle of the night.
We sleep with our feet towards the galley. My husband is 6ft 2in and his feet don't hang over or anything like that... :confused: were the old king size beds longer than the new ones or something? We have an old coleman with a king size bed.
It's sure easier for one of us to get out at night without disturbing the other this way.
Quote from: deniskiWe sleep with our feet towards the galley. My husband is 6ft 2in and his feet don't hang over or anything like that... :confused: were the old king size beds longer than the new ones or something? We have an old coleman with a king size bed.
It's sure easier for one of us to get out at night without disturbing the other this way.
We have the king beds both front and back too. IIRC, I think they're 77 x 70 or something close to that. I know 3" doesn't seem like a lot, but it's just enough to make my dh not fit comfortably feet inward. But he fits just fine sideways. Like I said, he really is just too darn big!! :yikes: ;)
We sleep with our feet towards the end of the bunk. It has never ocurred to us to sleep with our feet towards the galley, I think I would feel a bit more claustrophobic that way.
Side be side would be OK, but the late night nature calls would mean someone has to crawl over someone else.
sleep??? what is that??? we sleep side to side and depending on if we are perfectly level where are heads go...if my head is slanted down even the slightest I get a headache
We sleep head towards the galley, feet in. I AM too claustrophobic to sleep with head toward the back, but this way works fine since it's much easier for either of us to get up in the middle of the night without crawling over each other. Also gives each of us a window. I sleep all curled on my side which gives DH plenty of room to stretch out.
By the time I turn in for the night, I generally get to sleep where ever the two dogs (one old 95 # golden retriever, and one yellow lab 120 # puppy) allow me to sleep. Hoppette turns in first for the evening with the two dogs.... and I get what little space is left over. Sometimes it's sideways, sometimes it length ways, sometimes it's caddy-corner, and sometimes it's sleeping sitting up. Thank goodness for the brewski's before turning in.
Since it's normally just DW, myself and the two camping felines, and DW watches TV (whether there is reception or not ;)) and we have two beds, DW takes one, I take the other, and the cats sleep wherever is left.
And don't have to worry about the midnite trips either.
DH & I sleep side to side, I'm on the inside, he's near the bunkend. That way I get to get up if the kids need anything..... My 2 girls sleep with their heads towards the inside of the camper & their toes towards the bunkend window, my thought was it would keep them warmer. Who knows. At any rate, neither has to climb over the other to get in or out of bed ;)
Sharon
We sleep on largest bunk with our head towards the galley. Feel like I'm in a box with my head at the other end! Hoppy you sound like up. I hit the hay early with the two dogs and hubby gets whatever space is left. Our male border collie will take a swipe at hubby if he tries to move him when he is in a deep sleep. :eyecrazy: We have tried to get the dogs to sleep on the other bunk, nope! We are camping and that means sleeping with mom and dad!
Hey Chip! That's what we do too. Since DD is now in college we have the camper to ourselves. DH takes the back bunk (canvas to canvas) and I take the front bunk with the dog. Like you said ...no worries when either has to get up in the middle of the night. AND it is great to be able to stretch ooooouuuutttt! AAhh! :D
Sleep side to side, with heads on door side of camper. I sleep on the inside (closest to door) as I am usually the last to go to bed, plus I am a hosehead (Sleep Apnea) and makes it easier to put my CPAP on counter beside bed. (Also keeps DW from getting strangled in the hose!!) PLUS at 6'3" and 240 lbs, I'm afraid the whole darn camper would stand on its nose if I tried sleeping in the outboard position!!!