Both my wife and I have 4 and 1 year olds ourselves.  We sleep in the
top and our oldest gets that whole big lower bed to himself.  Our youngest
sleeps in a portable playpen that we set up for him at night and fits in the
area in front of the fridge.
    The other idea I had was attaching a rail to the leading edge of the top
bunk.  I thought about attaching some clips to it and have it so the rail
could slide in and out of those clips.  But if the lil' buggers want out
they are going to get out no matter what.  So, we decided to put them on the
floor.

'74 Jason Yasment
'84 Westfalia (up for new front wheel bearings and brakes)
'98 Jetta TDI (be back on Tuesday)

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Laycock <m.laycock@STRATH.AC.UK>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 10:22 AM
Subject: Top Bunk Safety

> How does the rest of the world stop their  kids (4 and 1 year olds) from
> falling out of their 'upstairs' bunk in a camper van. The bed is made up
> from a fixed rear section with a separate section that pulls foreword and
> drops into place leaving a drop at the front edge of about 6 foot to the
> floor. OUCH!
>  Any tried and trusted ideas most welcome.
>
> Martin
> 82 Camper
>