ctechbob
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Worked on this little project today. Ran out of carpet in the end, so I'll have to go back in and re-cover the side and back supports when more gets here.
Lot of people rip out the upper bunks in bunkhouse models, but I haven't seen many that make the space convertible so that you can still use the upper bunk if you choose. That's what I set out to do today. We generally don't need the top bunk, but it will be nice to have when the nephews come with us. It definitely opens up the lower bunk and makes it a much nicer place to be instead of feeling like you're in a coffin.
Just before I started this morning. I'd already pulled up the decking, but since they built the bunks before the rest of the camper, I needed to cut the one piece of decking before I could get it out, it got re-used in the rest of the build.
The mattress for the top just lives under the ones for the bottom bunk, although I think I'm going to replace those with a single hybrid twin sized mattress. I'm also going to carpet the bare wood on the lower bunk the same as the top. I don't like that there's nothing 'soft' on top of the bare wood.
The new main dividing support. 2x4 and 2x2 screwed and glued together.
After removing a section of the top bunk. Leaving the other half as installed.
Apparently I didn't stop and take any pictures of the build-up of the permanently attached side.
99% finished on that side in this view. Carpet wraps the new divider and top side of the bunk/shelf.
3d Printed guards installed. These just push in to holes in the 2x2.
Test fitting removable panel.
Finished/covered panel
Everything (mostly) finished and back together.
Lot of people rip out the upper bunks in bunkhouse models, but I haven't seen many that make the space convertible so that you can still use the upper bunk if you choose. That's what I set out to do today. We generally don't need the top bunk, but it will be nice to have when the nephews come with us. It definitely opens up the lower bunk and makes it a much nicer place to be instead of feeling like you're in a coffin.
Just before I started this morning. I'd already pulled up the decking, but since they built the bunks before the rest of the camper, I needed to cut the one piece of decking before I could get it out, it got re-used in the rest of the build.
The mattress for the top just lives under the ones for the bottom bunk, although I think I'm going to replace those with a single hybrid twin sized mattress. I'm also going to carpet the bare wood on the lower bunk the same as the top. I don't like that there's nothing 'soft' on top of the bare wood.
The new main dividing support. 2x4 and 2x2 screwed and glued together.
After removing a section of the top bunk. Leaving the other half as installed.
Apparently I didn't stop and take any pictures of the build-up of the permanently attached side.
99% finished on that side in this view. Carpet wraps the new divider and top side of the bunk/shelf.
3d Printed guards installed. These just push in to holes in the 2x2.
Test fitting removable panel.
Finished/covered panel
Everything (mostly) finished and back together.
