Twin bed measurement help

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone:
> >
> > Hope all are staying warm this winter and nice gathering out in
Q.
> Well
> > done to all there.
> >
> > Having recently finished with a few projects, I am now looking at
> putting
> > twin beds into the bed room. I need the measurement from the wall
> to the
> > inside edge of the bed platform and was hoping some one with
twins
> might
> > supply that info? I know the mattress is 32 X 79. Also if you
have
> the
> > metal edging on the out side (aisle) edge would you measure that
as
> well
> > please.
> >
> > The island bed in the PT's is nice but in an FC the wife or I are
> crawling
> > over one another to get up in the dead of night and that is not
> making for
> > good sleeping.
> >
> > Thanks for the measurements in advance.
> >
> > Safe travels,
> >
> > Ralph & Charolette Fullenwider
> > '84 FC35 "Ruff Diamond" (with a list of things done and yet to
do)
> > Duncan, Oklahoma
>
> Ralph I installed twin bed in my FC and for a mattress I use the
type
> they use in the military. Its just the right length and its I
think
> about 32 Inches across. As the FC'S have there water tank storage
on
> one side I just had to install a mattress on that side and for the
> other side I got from our local Saint Vinnie second hand store the
> bottom part of a upscaled water bed with draws. Works great as
they
> have draws in them already and the price I think I paid around 10
or
> 15 dollars. You could get two of these units and install them in
the
> rear bedroom with no big problem of manufacturing the bed frames.
Oh
> yes the length of the unit Installed was just right also. So check
> out some of your local second hand store and you might just find
what
> you need. I attached a picture of one I got from Saint Vincent
> Depaul so you can get a real idea of what I did. Jon
>
> http://tinyurl.com/29gj4y
>

My matress is made of a heavy foam rubber and there again I got it at
my old Saint Vinnie's. Really nice matress and really confortable.
I have never been to an army surplus store but I bet you could get
the same one that I have there. Just a way of saving a few bucks!


Jon