[A/S] Under Bed Storage (Liftup)

["James Clark" <jec1938@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi :
My wife was given a tour of a friends RV and the bed lifted up to 
provide access to quite a bit of storage that we have not been able to 
use effectively in the Airstream...

Due to the cramped quarters around the "Island Queen" configuration, 
we are not able to effectively get into 3 of the 4 access doors to the 
underbed storage... Now she wants to be able to lift the mattress like 
she saw the friend with the Bounder do, and be able to get her torso 
and arms into the storage area without having to hold the bed up... 

I remember spending a night in a railroad car with a Murphy style bed 
that came down over the head,(potty) and to do anything with that you 
had to go out in the hall and lift up the bed and come back in and 
close the door... I hardly slept at all during the night as I had 
dreams of flipping the latch up with my toes and spending the next few 
days in the bed upside down on my head, stranded on some railroad 
siding... 

I wonder if I could sleep in an Airstream where the bed popped up like 
a Murphy at the least encouragement... To keep the peace, I am willing 
to try... 

Any help out there for this kind of conversion???

I am about 48 hours from heading South, so If I don't get the chance 
before Christmas, Happy Holidays and thanks to each of you for the 
tolerance and the help...

Jim and Mary Ann