I've seen the Eriba bunk bed option in the accessories catalogue, but not (yet) having an Eriba, I'm not exactly sure which caravans it would be compatible with. Am I right in thinking it could only be installed across the front of caravans which have the small dinette, for example, the 310? Or, could it be fitted across the rear dinette of the 320? Also, is it possible to fit a bunk above one of the longer rear single beds in the 420?

Secondly, how much 'head space' would there be between the bottom bunk and the top bunk?

I'm just wondering if I (at 6ft tall) could sleep on the lower bunk, while using the top bunk for storage!

If you look at the relevant AL page you'll see that the bunk can be fitted in the nose of any post 2013 van that has a dinette upfront. The pics give a guide to clearance.

I've never heard of a bunk being fitted elsewhere, I suspect there aren't any relevant mounting points in other places.

As to storing stuff in the bunk, of course it would be possible but we always found we had more than enough storage anyway. You also need to think through whether you'd want to sit in the front dinette, where you'd store the bunk in such a situation and how easy it is to erect and remove. There's also the weight to be considered and the weight of whatever you propose to store up there.

If you look at the Hymer page it's possible to see the mounting details for this child bed

https://www.xn--hymer-original-zubehr-0e...er=2807439&c=79

As you can see it utilises the extra long table mounting rail typically in a front diner but in theory if you can install a similar length of rail at the rear or even on the side (subject to window clearance) it could be possible especially as the 2 hanging straps are adjustable

However at Eur439 it seems a costly option for storage of say 30kg

It would be considerably cheaper to use the old fashion bunks supports of 4 little sockets fixed to a hard point on the wall and typically round but could be square poles that had a canvas bunk but could be replaced with a shelf

Thanks very much for all the info.

I'm just trying to get a feel for which Eriba layour might suit me. I was thinking about using the top bunk to store some longer items (mainly a guitar). I used to have a caravan with a side bunk, and I'd sleep on the bottom bunk, and didn't bother making up the front lounge/dinette as a double bed. However, I'm not sure if I'd prefer a kitchen or a dinette in the front of an Eriba.

I haven't come across an older type of bunk, so I'll have a look for those.

Thanks, Randa.

Re kitchen or dinette in front. We were originally going to go for a Triton 420 as we liked the idea of the extra kitchen space you got with it at the front. However, when we saw one ’in the flesh’ we found the kitchen much lower than the standard one and the over head cupboards more ‘in your face’. This put us off.
Worth having a look around some models if you haven’t already. We ended up with an Eriba that we had initially crossed off our shortlist once we could compare models at the NEC caravan show.

Yes, I'd really like to see some different models. The only Eriba I've seen was maybe 10 years or so ago, and I remember liking it at the time, but I have no idea which one it was. I'm up near Inverness, so there are no dealers near to me. I think my nearest stockist is ALV in Tebay, so I'll try to organise a trip down to them, but I'm afraid it could be a few months before I can manage that.

Yes, but Jandi don't have (m)any caravans in stock. My brother phoned them a few months ago when we were in the area, and I think they only had one caravan for sale, and they didn't seem keen for us to visit. Next time we're in the area we might pop in unannounced, but it doesn't sound like they'll have much for us to see. I'm not sure what 's available at Tebay, but the website suggests ALV should have some Eriba in stock.

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Yes, I'd really like to see some different models. The only Eriba I've seen was maybe 10 years or so ago, and I remember liking it at the time, but I have no idea which one it was. I'm up near Inverness, so there are no dealers near to me. I think my nearest stockist is ALV in Tebay, so I'll try to organise a trip down to them, but I'm afraid it could be a few months before I can manage that.

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