by daveesl77 » Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:39 am
Ours is a modified "benroy" design. It is 5.5' H x 5.5' W x 10' L (most extreme interior measurements). Bed is a 16" high platform, that the galley rides under. This summer I'm doing some mods and upgrades to the interior portions. The bed has two side storage areas, one 10" wide the other 16" wide and run the length of the bed. A plywood piece rides in the center section. I've now cut out a 24" wide section from the plywood bed foot area, which allows us to flip over the mattress section and turn the side areas into seats. The cut piece rotates 90 degrees and becomes a table if we want. This makes it a dinette/game table/whatever,. I'm just over 6' tall and this allows me to sit fully upright because the mattress is folded over and will be held down with straps to the side area when I finish.
I was going to make the head portion act as kind of a chaise lounge, but the rear curves are just too great to make it work well and still be comfortable, if using as a back panel, plus I'd have to make another section and I don't want to weaken the plywood section. In the meantime, and since we built it, we just use a couple of those weird looking back pillows with arms to act as a back support if watching the "tv" or reading in the camper.
I'm not quite done, probably by this weekend, and will post photos, but so far it works pretty well.
dave