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    Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 5:15am
We have the 176T.  The pop out portion is 4ft by 5ft.  the blow up air mattress that comes with it, overlaps into the dinette area.  I wanted a bed area that would not interfere. AND I wanted a proper mattress.  My kids sleep in the bunks and at 5'4, I can sleep diagonally in the Tent popout, in total comfort. My CPap just sits on the bed beside me.  Its usually just the 3 of us.  If my kids had friends I can put kids on my bed and I can sleep on the table section.
I got a custom made foam mattress.  when we travel, the mattress just sits on top of the collapsed table.   the mattress is about 4" deep. 


I'm a widow but keeping camping going for my 2 kids in our 2011 176T with a 2007 Odyssey.
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Nice mod to make the whole sleeping arrangements more useful. I have not heard great things about any of the factory mattresses included in the units, how are your kids finding the bunk bed mattress? I am looking at a 176 and would really like to know if I should budget for replacements at the time of purchase.

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Originally posted by rpodsrfun rpodsrfun wrote:

Nice mod to make the whole sleeping arrangements more useful. I have not heard great things about any of the factory mattresses included in the units, how are your kids finding the bunk bed mattress? I am looking at a 176 and would really like to know if I should budget for replacements at the time of purchase.

 
As I recall, someone here on this list got the dealer to keep the mattress and credit them with it's value. Wish we'd done that because, a) gives you $ towards a new one and, b) eliminates the problem of disposing of the old one.
 
-- Steve

Steve, Anne, and Paige the Rat Terrier
2013 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid AWD
2011 RP-177 (aka: The Circus Wagon)
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