In a message dated 12/10/03 6:56:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8 writes:
> As for the sleeping platform, I can't see how you can fit any kind of > mattress other than an inflatable saline version as there is almosty ZERO > clearance in the midsection if you do not transplant or modify the arched roof. A > platform of any kind will bring clearance there to less than zero. Either that > or raise the pop-top and get less AERO. > > what was done is to lay a 2x4 or other piece of wood on the sides to meet the level of the highest part of the convex curve of the roof, then lay a piece of plywood up there which would stay there all the time. a removable foam pad was laid on that.. worked fine. the factory bed wasnt used. chris |
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