Half a foot difference?

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Half a foot difference?

Post by philip8823 » Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:43 am

I have recently sold our small Eriba caravan and bought a Bongo from a dealer who offers a conversion with either a 41" or 47" wide bed. Prefer the side fridge and a little bit more storage space but what are others experiences in achieving a decent nights sleep?. I'm a slimish 5'10' 12 stone and my better half an 'average" 5' tall. So between us we are not very wide! And; where on earth do you hide a porta pottie? Coments greatly appreciated. Philip
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by g8dhe » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:02 am

Porta Potti under a cover also makes a useful stool (sic)!
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by philip8823 » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:10 am

Thank you! Better than putting it into a cardboard box.
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bongolia » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:21 am

We use the AFT.Swop harch around and 4 inch hd foam matress. Sorted
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by roosmith » Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:25 pm

Bongolia wrote:We use the AFT.Swop harch around and 4 inch hd foam matress. Sorted
That's in relation to sleeping not the toilet arrangements I hope :lol:
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by JoeC » Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:28 pm

I went for the wider bed - better to have a good night sleep than lots of storage.
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bob » Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:57 pm

Toilet tent is cheap and simple (like some of my dates).

Not ideal for moving daily but handy on site for a few days.
Take a torch, toilet roll, and tea bags.

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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bongolia » Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:13 pm

Yes,the bed! :lol:
As for the toillet tent we bought a poopaloo kit with pop up tent, easy erection,the tent :shock: ,but stood in my livikng room for 5 days while I tried to follow the YouTube video to fold it up again. Now lays flat in the AFT if we take it. :D
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by philip8823 » Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:10 am

philip8823 wrote:I have recently sold our small Eriba caravan and bought a Bongo from a dealer who offers a conversion with either a 41" or 47" wide bed. Prefer the side fridge and a little bit more storage space but what are others experiences in achieving a decent nights sleep?. I'm a slimish 5'10' 12 stone and my better half an 'average" 5' tall. So between us we are not very wide! And; where on earth do you hide a porta pottie? Coments greatly appreciated. Philip
Thanks for all your replys. Going with the 41" bed; Cushion on porta loo and using as seat; and 4" foam mattress upstairs.
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bongoplod » Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:36 pm

Glad to hear you`re sorted.

Can`t believe there were no comments about 6" making a big difference. :shock:

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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bob » Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:39 pm

Don't want to be spanked by a Mod. :lol:
Take a torch, toilet roll, and tea bags.

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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by mikeonb4c » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:59 am

Bongoplod wrote:Glad to hear you`re sorted.

Can`t believe there were no comments about 6" making a big difference. :shock:

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There are now :lol:

I see Bob has moved swiftly on to a discussion on SM. Not into being spanked by a Mod personally - i'd rather get laid by a Rock Chick :shock: 8) :lol:
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Re: Half a foot difference?

Post by Bongoplod » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:26 pm

Forgive my ignorance,but whats SM. I can only relate that to Sadomasochism (or however its spelled,dont have cause to type it much :lol: )

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