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    Posted: 07 Jan 2017 at 8:47am
Has anyone modified or removed the jackknife sofa to make it more comfortable for sleeping? Where the back meets the seat -makes an uncomfortable groove.  I have been brainstorming modifying the area into a daybed platform with a custom mattress. I'm concerned about hampering the slide movement. Any ideas welcome
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2017 at 2:18pm
Hi!  We are also from Topeka.  Sorry i can't answer your question, but just wanted to say hi! We have a 182G so it is a different setup.   We share it with various grandkids through the summer so the bunks are great, but no sofa.  The dinette works ok for that. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2017 at 8:37pm
Hi! Glad to meet you. We bought ours at the end of the summer so have only been out a couple of times. We put it in storage for the winter and I miss seeing it when I pull in the drive.LOL And puttering around in it. i haven't camped for 25 years. The last several springs I have had the bug and last summer, just couldn't shake it. I told my husband it was time to have adventures! Hopefully we will be able to retire in a couple of years. Auuugh!  Too long. I live southwest. Maybe we can meet for coffee sometime and talk pod. Lol
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jan 2017 at 8:31am
We have a 173 and totally removed  the jack knife sofa.  I built a wooden frame around the exterior walls and made a bed in the same place.  The bed is 2 equal pieces of plywood that slide one on top of the other.  there are 2 foam mattresses in the middle.  Look at my mod page for pictures.  After you see the pictures, you will better understand how I did it.  Then you are welcome to ask me further questions.

We hated the sofa and love the bed.  there is a lot of storage space under our bed.  another advantage is thaat the top plywood has been sealed and serves as a great extension for our kitchen counter top.  It is stable, comfortable and takes up less room than the sofa.
good luck-I think this is a one of the best  mods we have done.
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