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Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:38 am
by Mikeje99 (deleted)

When we were at the Düsseldorf show a few years back we saw the Hymer Feeling with the roof bed. We decided not to buy it and eventually bought our Eriba Troll 530 as we thought the build was better and preferred the look of it.

Although we love our Eriba we still think the roof bed was a great addition to a small caravan. I would love to see Eriba incorporate this idea one day. Is there any reason they couldn�t?

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in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:34 am
by eribaMotters •

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I thought I had seen this, but must have just been in the Feeling. Comes as part of a 3000 euro option.
https://www.eriba.com/en/models/caravans...nal-extras.html

Colin

Skoda Yeti diesel 2wd _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice new white 430.

RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:11 am
by Mikeje99 (deleted)

Yes that�s what we saw. It would be the perfect addition to our Eriba Troll.

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in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:59 am
by Randa france •

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Quote: Mikeje99 wrote in post #1
When we were at the Düsseldorf show a few years back we saw the Hymer Feeling with the roof bed. We decided not to buy it and eventually bought our Eriba Troll 530 as we thought the build was better and preferred the look of it.

Although we love our Eriba we still think the roof bed was a great addition to a small caravan. I would love to see Eriba incorporate this idea one day. Is there any reason they couldn’t?

I imagine it would be very cold sleeping on the roof Mike and what's to stop you falling off?

Seriously though, the Feeling you saw probably had a high roof like this one :- g20p1207-Eriba-Feeling.html

Randa

ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match

RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:32 pm
by Randa france •

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Following Mike's post and also a discussion I had during last week's meet, I came across this old thread Those were the days...

What I was looking for is a pic of our first campervan Those were the days... and the question of why newer campervans have a forward lifting roof similar to some Eriba Feelings.

With the exception of VW most older campervans used to have the sideways concertina roof and the beauty of this was that it accommodated two lengthways sleeping bunk beds with an ingenious metal folding framework that neatly folded away in the roof space before closing the lid. With the roof and beds open, there was still space to walk down the van between them.

The coachwork was done by Dormobile in Folkstone and, believe it or not, they are still in business after all these years except they've moved to Hampshire http://www.dormobile.co.uk/parts

Randa

ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match

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RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:26 pm
by Mikeje99 (deleted)

Yes that�s exactly what we saw. The Feeling was a low roof van with the pop up bed/roof as the picture. It made for the perfect setup as you could sleep in the roof space and use the caravan as per the day setup. I wouldn�t change our Eriba for anything except if they came out with a 530 with a roof like that.

Mike

RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:40 pm
by Frantone (deleted)

It used to be possible to get an Eriba with a double scissor lift mechanism to gain extra height.
With that and a bed board, such as used in VW style conversions, hooked into the roof there would be a useable bed!

Troll gently nudging up against Galaxy.

RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:49 pm
by Randa france •

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Quote: Frantone wrote in post #7
It used to be possible to get an Eriba with a double scissor lift mechanism to gain extra height.
With that and a bed board, such as used in VW style conversions, hooked into the roof there would be a useable bed!

Do you mean these? Tall Pop Tops

Randa

ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match

RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:48 pm
by highmiler •

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I think I would rather sleep in the awning than be clambering up and down ladders in the early hours of the morning.

Highmiler.Troll 530GT and Skoda 2.0 TDi

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in Anything Eriba-related Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:54 am
by Islay Corbel (deleted)

I wouldn't want to scramble up and down but great for squids!

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in Anything Eriba-related Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:40 am
by Frantone (deleted)

Obviously it would be awkward to access and make the rest of the Eriba dark not to mention being very heavy and decrease the already minimal head height etc etc I was just suggesting that it was a possibility.
Having had and used a roof bed in a VW camper van I know how much fun our grandkids had in it and also how difficult it was for me to get in and out of!
TonyP

Troll gently nudging up against Galaxy.

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in Anything Eriba-related Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:27 am
by Mikeje99 (deleted)

The roof bed in the Feeling pushed up out of the way in the day and gave as much if not more room that the standard roof. As you say it�s more suited for children but I got up there easy enough. Would be great for taking the children away as they could sleep in the roof that would leave us with the double in the caravan and still have the dinette setup for eating. Perfect family caravan:-)

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RE: Roof bed

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:51 am
by Randa france •

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It does look as if this Puck, undergoing work in progress will eventually have a sideways concertina roof

Puck Pop Top.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Randa