Upper Bunk

Use the bunk for extra storage. Just thought about closing it in, and putting in doors. Pick up twice the total storage?

 

Yeah , I'm 6'4 but got the condo. Train , so top bunk is used. But been toying with mounting a microwave to the bottom of the upper bunk.

 

I havent seen that particular model but ive seen a lot of petes and freightliners with the top bunk removed. You could just fold it up and secure it extra well maybe and mount something on the bunk bottom?
I think your main problem is going to be securing your cabinets but i think i have the solution. You need to NOT drill on the truck .. it's going to cause leaks, lots of noise and maybe even structural weakness.
But - if you use that white doublesided sealing tape. It's generally grey foam tape with white paper on both sides. The glue is ungodly strong. or Industrial velcro.. the wide stuff. I dont mean little stickers of it i mean long pieces of it. You put two strips of industrial velcro up along the back wall and whatever you hook to it is NEVER moving, even if you want it to. It's about strength per square inch. The advantage of the tape is it has some give to it. It's a tiny bit less strong but that glue is ungodly strong i used a tiny piece to keep my gps reciever on top of the mirror. It held fine while even the best velcro occasionally had problems.

The other solution is fiberglass work. If youve never done it you dont want to. And youd be occasionally gteting little fiberglass particles on you for the rest of your life. Please tell me how this works i plan on doing something like that someday.

 

let us know what happens bubba? I seriously do want to do this someday ive seen some amazing setups

 

Just a thought but what about cutting the bunk in half, then brace the "open" side and put your cabinets on top of the 1/2 bunk?

If you cut down the side your feet would be at sleeping, you would still have head room. Or even take out the middle, though I think it would loose strength that way. Length wise would even work and you loose only the back part of bunk area for the extra head room. Just brace the front where it was cut.

Idk if any of that would work, but its a thought anyway.

 

I've got a Columbia XT with the rear cabinets and wish I had a top bunk for greater storage. And I'm 6'4", LOL

I guess the bunk comes right to the back of the side cabinets?

 

If you don't mind cutting up the bunk:

Take it out and cut it down lengthwise then build a "face" for the front. If its made out of aluminum, if its blow molded plastic that option is out.

If you use the same mounting points that Freightliner used, for the hinge and the stops for when the bunk is down, you should not have any issues.

Ask a cabinet maker or better yet go to an RV builder and ask them to make you a cabinet. If you ever get to Portland OR, go see Van Specialties they do awesome work.