Travel cot for camper van

Kizzy43

Hi I have a DS aged 1 and was wondering what other people do re sleeping arrangements for their lo's. I have a travel cot but its too big to fit between seats and bed rails are out cos he would climb over them.

2 stroke

I used very strong netcurtain material, and made it so that when I made up the bunks, the net would rope in the bottom bunk.

stapeler

Initially we used a moses basket in the over head bunk. Then we progressed to industrial netting when our youngest got to the climbing stage, He's now eight..
The netting came from the local hardware used as protection on scaffolding. It was an unsightly green colour but it served it's purpose well as a safety net on the overhead bunk.
He has lived to tell the tale

face2face

We used to put the travel cot up on the double bed, without the mattress, in the dinette. This is the first year in the bottom bunk, and he did fall out on hols. There are wooden panels in our van that are supposed to go across the windows in the bunks to stop you hitting them with your knees, so we use one of those standing upright and stuff it down the side of the bunk. For another son, we put a rail up off the bed at home (I think they are called safety first), because the bed is very narrow. Our top bunks have a net with a bar that fixes to the wall. HTH

martyc5674

We have bunks in the back of our van.
I made a side for the bottom bunk out of the side of an old cot(got it on freecycle)
Made a few clasps to hold it in place and i have to say its a great job.
Marty.

Mountainsandh

Hi Kizzy43, for our first trip our DS was 1 and a half so I used a cot mattress that fitted perfectly on the floor between the 2 dinette seats. It did mean we had to take off the table every night, but at least I had no worries about him falling and he liked his little nest down there.

martyc5674

Can i ask what DS stands for??

pearljamfan

darling/dearest son

Betsy Og

We use a travel cot in the middle of the floor of caravan. Its a bit of a quish to get past it but just about manageable. He's 18 months so after another while it'll be into the bottom bunk and 4yo up on top bunk (which has side panels).

That new system worked briefly but boss' orders meant it was back to travel cot for the moment. I'd fenced off the bottom bunk with the side of an old cot and while I could fix it sufficiently steady with those elastic bands for tent/awning pegs it wasnt the easiest of systems.

Kizzy43

Hi Thanks for all the replies. Now I just have to get an old cot to take apart. My DH :eek:will be delighted when he hears he has to do a bit of DIY :D

OuterBombie

martyc5674 wrote: »

Can i ask what DS stands for??

Daemon spawn, in my case

At 16 months he has made it his lifetime ambition to test (sometimes to breaking point) every joint, socket, fitting, cushion, window, curtain, door and door handle inside our van.

Kizzy43

He is bad enough at 12mths. Maybe I should just turn the cot upside down and cage him in until he turns 18.:D

Mountainsandh

Why didn't I think of that ?