Access storage space under sliding king bed in 2018 Fuzion 371?

[haulinit]

Hi everyone! I have a 2018 Fuzion 371 that has the north-south king bed. The mattress is on the sliding platform that gets pushed over when the closet slide out comes in.

Has anyone figured out a way to gain access to the wasted storeage space under the bed while allowing the bed to keep sliding?

Thanks!

Shelley
aka The Tiny McMansion

[Wing-in-it]

interested as well.

My 325 has a drawer at the south side of the bed for the accessories for the built in vacuum system.

[jasin1]

Check this out ..it may help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlVewIdBsU

[haulinit]

Thanks for this link. I put in a new mattress and was able to get an idea of how things work. I still didn’t see the springs that pull the platform back. I will definitely have to get more creative with it all.

I would love to sit down with the engineers who design these units and give them ideas about things like this. Yeah having a king bed is great, but having access to the little bit of storage is good too.

Shelley
Haulinit aka The Tiny McMansion

[scottv92]

We did not like the king bed in our Impact 311 with this setup due to the tight fit around it. We ditched the camper king mattress and purchased a good quality queen mattress for the bed. I then removed the gas shocks that controlled the sliding of the bed. With the bed stationary I was able to hinge the plywood at a convenient existing splice and now we can access the space under the bed. Works well for us as we are used to a queen bed and really like being able to walk around the bed easier.

[Big 417]

Well, every ounce of weight counts. And at an almost #4000 dry pin weight....I'm sure that's why they don't put storage up there.

[haulinit]

That bit of info helps, Scotty. I’m just going to have to live with it for now. I put in a new king size mattress,

[roadglide]

I have the same dead space on my 311 Impact . I toss the king bed out and pushed the slider in screwed it in place for residential queen. I remove the OSB platform give it a good looking over. I found there was not enough Support slants . I tossed around the idea of adding gas cylinders and lift the bed up. I thought about adding a another door . I decided to scrap the the idea because The women of the camper has a place for everything and said we don’t need it ,that was a relief.

[haulinit]

LOL yep.....you gotta watch us women of the camper! When we make up our minds about something, it’s pretty hard to get us to change.

I just bought a new king size RV mattress before I thought about being able to access that dead space. I may see if I can get to it. It would be nice to have, especially since I’m losing some other.

I have a long, shallow, overhead cabinet in the garage on the underside of the loft. The is where the ladder is stored. I’m getting ready to install a stacking washer/dryer. It fits under that cabinet with about two inches to spare. Oh well!

I wanted to see if anyone had been creative enough to be able to access that space and still keep the sliding platform. I have five months until I retire and go full time. I can see if I can figure something out between now and then.

Thanks for all the replies!

Shelley
Haulinit aka The Tiny McMansion

[flybouy]

My DW is a visual type, me, I can see it in my mind so don’t need the visual slide show. IAfter 41 yrs of wedded bliss I can't begin to tell how many sketches I've drawn for her to "review and approve" of modifications or projects.

Whatever it takes right?

[Fuzion1278]

Our Fuzion 359 toy hauler has the pull out drawer under the South end of the king bed as well. It is a relatively big storage drawer. Like the previous poster, we have the built in vacuum hose and attachments in that area as well as some other items. It's very conveinent.

[haulinit]

I have one of those drawers at the foot of the bed too. I think I'll pull it out and see what it looks like inside of there.

Flybuoy, I can visualize things too, but then like to draw them out. I do a lot of sewing and will design things in my head, draw them out, then make them. At least I don't have to worry about having a wife changing her mind as soon as I have a design that I like!

I will keep everyone posted as to what I do. Hell, I might even think to take pictures and post them. I have the tendency to get creative with things like this.

Stay tuned.......

Shelley
Haulinit aka The Tiny McMansion