Tim,

"tie a leash on it!" then you can reel it in.

I have always just naturally slept with my head at the "headboard" (rear
door of the van)
without even hearing that folks actually sleep the other way.
Also, the rear cushion over the engine seems softer and more comfortable for
upper body / back / etc. than the lower seat cushions. no?

With a small lamp above the back door I can read my book and prop myself.

Its interesting, some folks also only use the lower bunk or only use the
upper bunk.

I think the upper bunk is also way cool but there of course because of the
steep slope you REALLY have to put a leash on your pillow because it does
fall to the floor

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim in Seattle" <SyncroWesty@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: Assist bar for getting into bed

> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:32:33 -0500, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
> > Yes, but I can't remember what they are.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 6, 2004, at 7:19 PM, BA wrote:
> >
> > > Any issues with sleeping with one's head closer to the engine?  Fumes,
> > > or anything?
> > >
> <snip>
>
> Actually, that's the way we sleep when we use the bottom bunk -- I'm
> tall and I can dangle my legs off the end if my head is near the
> hatch. Sleeping the other way means a dangling head -- much more
> uncomfortable.
>
> One downfall -- when the hatch is open and I'm using the screen, my
> pillow sometimes sneaks out the bottom of the screen. If I don't wake
> up and catch it in time, the ground is just a hair too far to reach
> without getting out of the van.
>
>
> --
> Tim King
> Seattle WA
> 87 Syncro Westy/Suby 2.5