TAB-CS bed

lab

We are new to the TAB world and have used our unit a couple of times since buying it this fall. It has been great!

When we looked at the unit, we thought the orientation of the bed in the unit was confusing - based on reading light locations, looks to us like head board is the common wall with the kitchen but the length of the bed that way is too short for a 6' guy like me (feet hang over by almost a foot and it is uncomfortable). - I fit going the other way but am interested in finding a way to use the bed oriented the other way (head at common wall and feet toward front of trailer).

We tried using two twin air mattresses (easy to store when not in use) on top of the standard foam bedding - this gave us the length we were looking for and still left room at the end of the bed for us to move around (a major concern) but there was still inadequate support under my feet.  Considering buying a block of foam cut to fit space at the end of the bed in the walk way area but this isn't as easy to store when not in use.  I am curious to see if this has been an issue for anyone else and how they might have addressed it.

Seems like the units could be built a couple of inches wider and/or longer to accommodate a king size mattress.

marknjudy

I'm 6'2 and have a T@B. I just sleep slightly crossways or bed my legs. My wife is 5'2 so there's extra room down at the bottom. 

marknjudy

I remember seeing a thread where someone put a small folding table between the bed and refrigerator and put one of the small side cushions on it. Seemed like a quick, cheap and easy solution. 

TabberJohn

Which model T@B do you have as far as layout goes?
How does CS layout differ from a Max S?

marknjudy

I have the S Max

TabberJohn

Looks like CS-ers are working with a 70"x58" bed while S Max-ers are 70"x73". 
CS (clamshell) means there is a common wall to the outside kitchen.
I am not quite clear if the CS is longer than a Max S but that seems logical if both beds are 70" long.
Questions to lab are -- Where are you sleeping and in what model CS? Are your feet hanging in front of the door with your head at foot of the trailer?

Sharon_is_SAM

Lab,  someone purchased a cheap footstool (Target) - the kind with the padded lid and inside storage and placed it at the open edge of the bed to provide a longer bedspace.  Someone else rigged a hinged platform either at the end of the dining area bench or off the front of the cushioned bench.  How about a blow up square cushion that can be deflated during the day for storage?

ericnliz

TabberJohn, The Max S has the bed that is longer from the back wall towards the front of the trailer. That distance is the 73", and the whole reason we opted for the S model, rather than the CS model as I am 6' and didn't want my feet hanging over. We sleep with our heads at the back of the trailer with our feet towards the front.

TabberJohn

Ah, so 70" is the width between the wheel windows. No wonder someone 6 ft tall is having an issue with 58".
So now the questions to lab are - 
1) Which model CS do you have and 2) what's opposite to what we are calling the foot of the bed near the door. (For a Max S it's the fridge.)  

rfuss928

Clicking on the floor plan links at the top of the page may resolve some of the confusion about model differences.
The (nearly) full size bed dimensions in the CS are assuming side to side sleeping.  I'm 6' tall and it works for me just fine.  The biggest disadvantage is that the person in the rear is blocked from getting out of bed by the one in the front while sleeping.

ericnliz

rfuss928, Yup, That's why we sleep with our heads to the rear of the trailer, feet to the front. Resolves all the issues of disturbing the other half getting up before they would like to.