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Old 10-07-2007, 12:37 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Bill View Post
You know, I've heard that story for years and years. And I just can't find any way to make it happen. I've lifted up the front edge of the bed - yes, it lifts, and that is the emergency exit. But the bottom of the bed is supported all the way to the far edge, and cannot drop.

Has anyone actually experienced this? Or is it urban legend?

I got so annoyed with the little red latch that I removed it. I will say, though, that it DOES have a function. But preventing you from falling out is not it.

Bill
Bill, I hadn't heard about the bed tilt being an uban legend, but just by looking at it, it is a concern. I tend to be an overly cautious person.

So, out of curiosity, and not wanting to falsely contribute to a rumor, I just went out and opened up the TM. The bed swivel points on my 2003 model don't go all of the way to the back edge......they are about 15" from the edge......roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of the total bed width, depending on the bed size. I then hooked my fingers over the bed trays (extended almost all of the way, except for finger width) from the outside, pulled down, and it definitely didn't take too much of my weight (190 lbs) to start either of those puppies to flip.

That said, I think an unhooked bed flipping you out would be rare occasion.....it has never happened to me, nor I have I ever read about it happening to anyone on this forum. And it sounds like the newer TMs like yours have taken the swivel points out to the edge. But I think it could still occur in an older TM if you rolled over to the back (or front) wall, and nobody else was in the bed with you. So for me, I use the hooks, and don't get on either bed before a double check to make sure they are engaged.

FYI, I was also concerned about those flimpsy poles holding the bed up in my previous pop-up.

Chap
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