Date:         Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:07:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Traveling W/O top bunk
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I have, for the past 3 westies (81-86-91) always traveled with the top bunk in place.  My wife and
I have expirimented with sleeping "up" and "down" and seem to prefer sleeping "down", as we
frequently awake during the night to urinate (must be getting old).

So for this trip, I removed the top bunk (only the part that folds over), and took out the
mattress.  I bought 2 low profile RubberMaid storage bins and cut them down so that they fit under
the closed pop-top.  I then bought 2 stick-on hooks and stuck those in front of the bins to
prevent the bins from sliding forward.  I put my stuff in the bins and my wife still uses suitcase
style storage.

Now at night, I pop the top, and put one bin on top of the other bin; then we move the suitcase
style items up top to make the bed.  So far this has worked fine.  m2cw   Malcolm

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