The Sandcastle

One big plus is the even surface.  The dinette back cushions are thicker than the seat cushions.  Since the back cushions go across the middle of the bed, they raise his hips when he lies on them.  The memory foam pad helps cover that but having the memory foam pad on top of the one big cushion of the upper bed is better.

One minus is the lack of headroom in the upper bed.  Dave even managed to hit his knees on the ceiling while turning over.  That's a drawback to being tall.  I figure he'll learn what moves he can and can't make up there just like he learned to not hit his head on cupboard doors in the Free Spirit.

Being tall in the upper bed is better than the dinette bed because, although the cushions are the same length, the dinette bed has head and foot boards which limit his movement while the upper bed has space at both ends allowing him to stretch out more easily.

Coming down the ladder in the middle of the night is not as bad as he thought it would be although he did get a foot cramp on one trip.

Making up the bed for the night is challenging in both spaces but, at least on the dinette bed, I can help.  I can't reach the upper bed. Today we're going to try not completely tearing down the upper bed to see if that helps tonight.

For me, the big advantage of him sleeping up there is happening right now.  I got up before he did this morning.  Since the table was still a table instead of having been turned into a bed, I was able to do most of my morning computer stuff while he finished sleeping.  I appreciate that.

TTYL,

Linda

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