How To Change Two Single Beds To A Queen Bed In A Motorhome

Four Trailer Life readers converted the queen beds in their RVs to twin beds. Now they're able to navigate the bedroom better and admission storage more than hands.

Part I: Identical Twins

Why is information technology so difficult to find a nice travel trailer that comes with twin beds instead of a queen? My married woman, Judy, had both hips replaced, and after one confused for the fourth time, she told me that her RVing days were over. Well, I wouldn't take that, so I set up out to detect an RV that was more than friendly to folks with mobility problems.

Before photo of Dick Tijsseling's remodel with queen bed

Unable to observe a suitable travel trailer with twin beds, Dick Tijsseling bought a Winnebago Minnie, removed the queen bed (above) and built them himself (top).

Later looking at hundreds of trailers online and at dealers, we found a preowned 2018 Winnebago Minnie 2200SS that had an open floorplan and a dainty large rear bathroom — a must. Yes, it did have a walk-around queen bed, just with some renovations, I could brand that work for usa.

I started by removing the bed platform in the centre of the floor and framed 35-by-79-inch twin beds on each side with a wide centre aisle. This made it much easier for us to become in and out of bed, and it created a infinite for an actress chair.

Now we are back on the route and able to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. The entire job took about a calendar week to complete and cost around $600, including the new mattresses.
Dick Tijsseling, Yerington, Nevada

Yellow bar showing $600 investment for Dick Tijsseling's project

Part Two: Twin Beds Again

Before and during photos of Ted Kamena's bedroom remodel

Using cabinet-form plywood and 1½-inch wood strips, Ted Kamena built twin-bed platforms (higher up) in place of the original queen bed (top).

I read with involvement Dick Tijsseling'south "Identical Twins" RV Makeover in the January 2020 issue. Like Dick, our RV had a queen-size bed that challenged my wife's limited mobility. Afterwards much head scratching and many sketches, I came up with a program for the sleeping room in our 2011 Dutchmen Coleman 5th-cycle.

I started past removing the original bed and two mirrored wardrobe closets, then I built two twin-bed platforms against the side walls with drawers for storage. I cut 2½ inches off the bottom of each wardrobe and mated them between the beds for a 31-inch-wide closet.

The platforms are topped with three pieces of 5⁄8-inch plywood. The caput and pes sections are secured, and the heart piece has a hinge to allow access to additional nether-bed storage.

The 30-by-76-inch retentivity-foam mattresses we bought are very comfortable. As for our domestic dog, she sleeps in her ain cozy bed in forepart of the closet.
Ted Kamena, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Twin beds in RV with cabinets and closets between them.

The ii side wardrobes are now united betwixt the twin beds to brand one wide double-door closet.

Part 3: Twin Bed Remake

I own a 2006 Keystone Cougar fifth-wheel with a rear kitchen. After a trip to a local state park for an introductory camping ground weekend and and then a trip to One thousand Lake, Colorado, I noticed that my married woman was not putting her apparel in the cupboard forth her side of the queen bed. She told me that she could non get to the closet because the infinite between the bed and the wall was to narrow.

With my background in compages and construction, I decided that I should remodel the bedroom surface area to fit my wife'due south needs. Like Dick Tijsseling and Ted Kamena, I started by removing the bed platform in the center over the natural language. I then moved the ii factory closets from the outside walls to the middle of the chamber surface area, switching the them around so that the doors opened toward each bed, and reassembled them together.

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Measuring the remaining infinite betwixt the closets and the outside walls, I constructed two new bed frames with underbed storage and human foot boards from solid oak. Standard single-bed mattresses did not fit the new bed frames, and so I cut the original queen mattress in half and refabricated the two sides, adding a layer of 2-inch foam for comfort.

The aisle between the 2 unmarried beds is much more functional and convenient. My wife will at present use her half of the closet and has no problems navigating into the sleeping room expanse. I added a shelf in the closet above the hanger rod. I also constructed additional overhead storage, betwixt the closet and the outside wall, at the front of the chamber surface area.

This was an over-the-winter project for me. I had the oak lumber and plywood on hand, and purchased gas-cylinder springs to elevator the plywood door under each mattress. The only concern is paying attention to the amount of wood weight being added when replacing the original lightweight construction materials.

I spent $170 for gas springs and $42 for two sheets of two-by-24-by-72-inch cream. The toll for plywood and oak boards was around $200.
Will Emley, Slater, Iowa

Twin beds in RV with mirrored closets between them

Will Emley used his architecture and structure skills to remodel the bedroom in his fifth-wheel to adapt his wife's needs.

Role Four: Twin Beds Yet Again

"Identical Twins" by Dick Tijsseling in the January 2020 Trailer Life was a big hit with my wife, Robbie. Like Dick's wife, Robbie has mobility issues. After reading the article, she asked if nosotros could supplant the queen bed in our 2013 Gulf Stream Conquest travel trailer with a couple of twin beds. I said, "Absolutely!"

Nightstand with fabric cushion between twin beds in Rick Matheny's RV.

Rick Matheny fashioned a cushioned seat and storage tray between the new twin beds.

The original bed was difficult to get effectually, and its placement limited access and the amount of storage. Now with twin beds forth the side walls, there's more storage space, and the ease of getting in and out of bed is remarkable. The cost for the project was effectually $600, with 20 hours of labor.
Rick Matheny, New Tazewell, Tennessee

Twin beds in RV with nightstand between them

The wide aisle between the Matheny's twin beds makes information technology easier to get around.

Yellow bar showing $600 investment for Rick Matheny's project

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