I have an old westfalia style rock n roll bed in my Caravelle and recently ordered some new foam at 4 inches thick, 1 inch thicker that the original foam.
I've not yet covered it and fitted it onto the plywood and Ive now noticed that the section of foam that fits over the engine bay, is lower than the rest of the bed..at the moment its just sitting on the bare metal of the engine bay!
How do I resolve this? Do I need to build some sort of wooden structure at the back ?
Hi itchyfeet - I've not measured it precisely and I think its actually only about a few inches - I slept on it for the first time the other night and I noticed it quite a lot!
Good idea thought, i never thought of actually getting a bigger piece of foam - I feel a bit stupid as I just bought it from eFoam and didn't take into consideration that the actual seating part would be higher..
Ours is similar, i think. The back of the bed rests on the engine bay. This creates a 35mm ish (about an 1.5" to the older folk!) difference. We have level cushions but the difference in density creates a problem. We stuck a piece of ply in as a temporary measure. If it is higher, you can be quite creative. https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=131623
1984 Voltswagen 25 Pop-Top (No idea what type!?) 1.9 W/C Petrol based in Guernsey, C.I.
Go for closed cell high density foam as used by garages for flooring or kneeling mats. It's tough so will take the weight like a lump of wood, but its light so even a thick piece won't be a pain.
'90 Syncro Hightop. Ex-BUPA/Rowan ambulance with 2.0L GTI power and some curious windows.
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