R-pod Owners Forum : Help for tall guy http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Help for tall guy Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 19:08:29 +0000 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 07:54:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8157 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Help for tall guy : My wife is 4'10" and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=81112#81112 Author: jglynn55
Subject: 8157
Posted: 25 Aug 2016 at 7:54am

My wife is 4'10" and I am 5' 8". I put the small cushion from the dinette on top of the other small cushion so that they are the same height as the bed. I place a towel over the cushion for a sheet and sleep along the window side with my feet stretched out over the cushions. My wife sleeps along the other window side. It then gives me the freedom to stretch out if I want to. It also makes it easier to get out of bed, instead of crawling over my wife to get to the bathroom.]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 07:54:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=81112#81112 Help for tall guy : Westgl, we had the same problem... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77269#77269 Author: TigerPawd
Subject: 8157
Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 10:42pm

Westgl,  we had the same problem with that dinette bed on our 179.  Our changes are described elsewhere in the forum, but I'll summarize here. 

Using five different cushions with a table whose height didn't match the rest of the bed was a nightmare (!) for us.  We ordered a cover that was a fabric match for the main seat cushion and then went to a local foam shop, who stuffed the foam into the cover for us.  It's not as easy as I had expected. I had some aluminum channel which I attached to the bottom of the slide with Gorilla glue and they help guide the plywood in and out, without scratching the walls.  I considered using a piano hinge instead of sliding the plywood, but didn't want to compromise anything.

The new cushion becomes the back cushion and we were able to dump the goofy corner cushions, the old back cushion and the long spacer cushion.  And that table.  We got some collapsing TV tables which store on the floor when not needed, saving several pounds. 

I'll admit that our view out the side window is partly obscured by the larger cushion, but not by enough to give us any second thoughts. 
]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:42:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77269#77269 Help for tall guy : I am 6'5" and I end... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77254#77254 Author: Shelpod
Subject: 8157
Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 6:20pm

I am 6'5" and I end up sleeping diagonally on the bed in the back (model 178) and my wife beds down on the dinette area with an extra pad on top. If I sleep on my side I can curl up on half of the bed but some times i just have to straighten my legs out.  It works for the two of us but making up the dinette each night can be a bit of a pain. One of the dogs ends up on my bed since I have a corner open.  The other gets to sleep on the floor and prefers it.]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:20:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77254#77254 Help for tall guy : You are either going to have to... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77244#77244 Author: Retroactive
Subject: 8157
Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 4:35pm

You are either going to have to sleep diagonal, or make an extension of some sort.  I am 5'10" and don't understand how back sleepers in my height range can do it. I am a side sleeper so 90% of the time the 6' limit is not a problem, except for the several times a night my body suddenly wants to stretch out...BOOM! my hands and feet slam into the sides of the pod! We keep our dinette as a bed, so if I am having a restless night I sleep out there diagonal allowing my feet to go off the edge if I stretch. I am really surprised there are not more threads about this space issue...BOOM...ouch...
]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77244#77244 Help for tall guy : I have a 179 I am going to use... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77198#77198 Author: Westgl
Subject: 8157
Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 8:30am

I have a 179

I am going to use a piece of plywood that I will push under the mattress during the day, then at night pull out, for my legs and lay with my head and feet going length wise of the rpod.

I will use large Pillow for feet or a cushion.

I will mod the Dinette as I don't like the angled cushions and use Large Pillows for the dinettes seat back to take better advantage of the dinette area and provide more comfort.

Wife is 4'11" so she will fit no problem.

I will use a second piece of plywood under the seat cushions on the dinette pull it out when converting it to a bed for guests.


]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:30:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77198#77198 Help for tall guy : Look at the models with larger... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77164#77164 Author: techntrek
Subject: 8157
Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 8:43pm

Look at the models with larger beds, and lay diagonally.]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2016 20:43:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77164#77164 Help for tall guy : Probably not unless to do some... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77116#77116 Author: Leo B
Subject: 8157
Posted: 11 Jun 2016 at 9:49pm

Probably not unless to do some type of modifications to one. The standard bed for the pods is a short queen 74"by 60".
]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2016 21:49:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77116#77116 Help for tall guy : l love the r-pod but I am 6'3"... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77114#77114 Author: Twoblung
Subject: 8157
Posted: 11 Jun 2016 at 9:35pm

l love the r-pod but I am 6'3" tall and can not lay in any of the models I have tried. Is there a model or mod that I can use? Cry]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2016 21:35:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8157&PID=77114#77114