A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

[Prem]

At long last:

http://www.mikenchell.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=739595#739595

[dudleydoright]

Hi Prem,

How has the futon worked out for you, does it sleep two adults comfortably?

thanks,

Mike

[Prem]

Mike,

Futon frame works great. Stuffed cotton futon mattress was uncomfortable and unwieldy so I made my own mattress out of foam rubber and memory foam and bought a zippered cover for it on eBay. Works good now.

Two weeks ago at a yard sale down the street I bought another metal futon frame *and* light mattress (not cotton) for $25. This one works wonderfully also. It's going in the 5x10 CT I'm converting.

Prem

[GPW]

Futon seems the way to go for lightweight sofa/ bed...

[Prem]

Futon seems the way to go for lightweight sofa/ bed...

So simple, fast and inexpensive. And if you find or make a decent foldable mattress for your futon, the sleeping and sitting are good too! Beats a built-in bed. Makes your trailer multi-use instead of a dedicated sleeper.

[GPW]

Cool Idea ... !!! Take it out and store it when hauling other things .... Sounds Perfect for my Mini CT ... Mini Futon...

[Prem]

HERE IT IS.....THE ULTIMATE TEARDROP! It's a 2-wide.



Burke nailed it. (Pun intended.)

[pete42]

I saw the mention of a futon in prem's trailer but I am unable to find a picture I looked at his album with out any luck.
where can I see what he has done?
I live at a private gated man made lake and people throw away lots of good stuff, bikes, exercise machines, futons, I have found 3 so far first two were bad frames but cushions were fine so they went to a farm where there are 6 dogs the last one I found was a great find it was bent in the middle because it only had legs on the corners of the frame I removed the cushions washed the covers, straighten the frame installed legs in the middle so it now has 6 legs it is wide enought for two and sleeps great now all I need is a cargo trailer.
ol'pete still hopeful one day to own a CT.

I just changed perm to prem one day I will proofread before posting.

[Prem]

pete42 wrote:

I saw the mention of a futon in Prem's trailer but I am unable to find a picture I looked at his album with out any luck.

http://www.mikenchell.com/images/prem.jpg

Left side in photo. It's got gray, curved, metal armrests.

[dudleydoright]

Prem,

I'm 70 years old, I don't think I want to ride in that for a few more years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,

Mike

[Prem]

Mike,

Which? The coffin or the UFO on the road?

[dudleydoright]

Prem,

I think I can handle the UFO, then fly off to neverneverland and live forever!

Mike

[SmilinJack]

Prem,

You mentioned in one of your posts that you bought a mattress cover, I think off of E-Bay. Do you happen to remember the seller, or was it a one time sale? I'm looking for mattress covers for two long twins in my conversion...

[pete42]

Prem I'm old I have seen your trailer with the futon thanks for the link.

new trailer looks great too.

ol' pete

[Prem]

Smilin' Jack,

Find the cover you want on eBay and just check to see that the seller has lots of sale and a very high feedback score. 99.5%+

That's how I do it.

Prem