Guacho bunk bed modifications for toddlers

[miles-ESC]

Hey folks!

We recently joined the escape community when we bought our first 17B this last week!

We have 2 young kids 1yr and 3yrs old and we want to make some modifications to the Gaucho bunk to make a safer sleeping place for both of them.

I saw this post which looked like a great example: https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/...ations-d-cor-and-storage-solutions-13022.html

i was wondering if there were other examples people had for doing something similar. In particular we were wanting to look into some removable netting for the bottom bunk for our 1 year old to make it more like a crib.

If anyone has had the experience of making similar modifications, any advice?

Thanks in advance!
Miles

 

[dosby]

what we did is we bought only 2 things:
36" roll - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYO2GNU
velcro straps - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G4IVN4S
And strapped the roll to the edge of the upper bunk so our 5 y.o. wouldn't fall. He never needed a ladder. We bought a trailer when he was already 5, however.

Our sleeping arrangement is: my wife sleeps with our young daughter on the main bed, and I sleep on the lower bunk (6'1" can't fit the upper bunk well) and my son on the upper bunk.
That way, both my wife and I have much more space compared to sleeping together on the main bed.

We also still have this for our kids, so they could wash and brush teeth
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TIWF2CW

 

[miles-ESC]

what we did is we bought only 2 things:
36" roll - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYO2GNU
velcro straps - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G4IVN4S
And strapped the roll to the edge of the upper bunk so our 5 y.o. wouldn't fall. He never needed a ladder. We bought a trailer when he was already 5, however.

Our sleeping arrangement is: my wife sleeps with our young daughter on the main bed, and I sleep on the lower bunk (6'1" can't fit the upper bunk well) and my son on the upper bunk.
That way, both my wife and I have much more space compared to sleeping together on the main bed.

We also still have this for our kids, so they could wash and brush teeth
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TIWF2CW

Thanks for the info and links. I think the roller ball will probably be "phase 2" for us when the boys are a tad older. The stool is a great idea. we have one like that home and i never even thought to put it in the trailer, great idea!

 

[Thane-ESC]

My kids were 4 and 6 when we got our 17b so this copper pipe rail worked well for us. Your kids would be a bit too young for it now, I would be concerned about getting a head caught between the rails and between the rail and wall. I sized it for my kid’s heads at the time and it worked fine and was easy to store.

https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f56/escape-trailer-bunk-bed-rail-25311.html