tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post4664492866229512816..comments2024-03-27T19:04:31.290-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: quick, quick I need adviceThe Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-67985679330072475072008-08-27T12:09:00.000-05:002008-08-27T12:09:00.000-05:00I'm wondering what you decided!Lots of interesting...I'm wondering what you decided!<BR/><BR/>Lots of interesting comments about bunk beds. I don't know the height of these, but we had bunk beds in my college dorms. It was a great way to save space. The nice thing about having the beds unbunked was using them like couches for studying, reading, etc. <BR/><BR/>Having the full underneath rather than a twin might make for a shorter fall if someone fell off the top, but could also result in the lower sleeper getting stepped on during a hasty dismount.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657949678045458231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-39399209140910725212008-08-27T09:25:00.000-05:002008-08-27T09:25:00.000-05:00It's too cool. We also bought a bunk set when ...It's too cool. We also bought a bunk set when my oldest moved into her big girl room. I would just put up the full-sized bed. Don't buy a twin mattress. Just store the twin frame wherever you can. Let William sleep on the bottom, and when Henry is big enough to move out of the crib, let them sleep together. Woman, we've been reading about your trips for years. You KNOW that if the top bunk is up, he will climb into it. I would actually be more concerned about him falling off the top bunk while playing during the day than while sleeping at night.<BR/><BR/>As far as making the bed, Use a fitted sheet, and a throw-sized blanket, instead of a regular blanket. Then you don't have to worry about tucking sheets & blankets in.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck,<BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-41690731135528780762008-08-27T08:31:00.000-05:002008-08-27T08:31:00.000-05:00I wouldn't get it. i don't like bunk beds b/c of t...I wouldn't get it. i don't like bunk beds b/c of the fall factor. it is very cool, indeed, but not worth the risk, IMHO.<BR/>i would get one twin bed for W and then get another, matching one for H when he outgrows his crib. Even if their room will look a little crowded...<BR/>GL making a decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-9030731081921991292008-08-27T08:08:00.000-05:002008-08-27T08:08:00.000-05:00I know mine would climb it even without the ladder...I know mine would climb it even without the ladder in place. My dad wants to give us bunk beds he has for their big girl room, but I just can't do it because I know they will climb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-49506657985092430092008-08-27T07:58:00.000-05:002008-08-27T07:58:00.000-05:00Hey there,My in-laws have a trick they use to make...Hey there,<BR/><BR/>My in-laws have a trick they use to make making their own bed easier. They always use a sheet one sized smaller than the actual size of the bed (so a twin on the full I guess). That way they say you just pull it up and don't have to do any tucking. I guess there isn't anything smaller than the twin to put on the twin, but you could hem it 12 inches. I've never tried it because my husband is a sheet hog and I need every inch I can get, but they love it.My Boys' Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814627526655717162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-54933979191892398592008-08-27T07:43:00.000-05:002008-08-27T07:43:00.000-05:00I hope you didn't get it. Bunk Beds are an incred...I hope you didn't get it. Bunk Beds are an incredible pain to make, they are dangerous (with or without the ladder, they can easily get up there), and teenagers hate bunk beds. They are too big to sit up and not hit their head if they are underneath, and by the time they are 13, the last thing they want to do is climb to the top. We bought bunk beds thinking all the same things you thought, and it was the worst purchase ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-87924961695522151922008-08-27T07:39:00.000-05:002008-08-27T07:39:00.000-05:00I bought one of these 15 years ago when my three b...I bought one of these 15 years ago when my three big girls were little and sharing a room. THey used it, loved it. We have since used it as a single, as a double, as a bunk. It's gone up and down from the attic as we've had different needs. It's been wonderful.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393672416950722780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-2866994903736498222008-08-26T23:15:00.000-05:002008-08-26T23:15:00.000-05:00Yeah "GeologyChick", you are right...have the kids...Yeah "GeologyChick", you are right...have the kids wear helmets to bed. Next on the list: Seat belts for the dining room chairs!<BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/><BR/>A.M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-23299557125760136912008-08-26T23:02:00.000-05:002008-08-26T23:02:00.000-05:00I know that I am too late, however if you purchase...I know that I am too late, however if you purchased the bunk bed let them store ALL of the extra stuffed animals up there and make the upper bunk with all of the blankets sitting around your house. If you leave the ladder off for now they will learn how to climb up the outside of it so I would put the ladder on the first time that they climb up there (it's a safer way to get up there) Personally I like bunk beds, they are fantastic for making forts during the day when you don't want the living room made over into fort land, they leave lots of floor space in the bedroom, and kids LOVE them. Plus there are so many things you can store on the top bunk when you are not using them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-10477761429628670392008-08-26T22:06:00.000-05:002008-08-26T22:06:00.000-05:00I'm too late, I know, but my 3 year old figured ou...I'm too late, I know, but my 3 year old figured out how to climb up to the top bunk (his 6yo brother's bed) even after I took the ladder away (I took it away because the little one kept going up top while the older one was trying to sleep). <BR/>I don't bother making the bunk beds. We just use a fitted sheet and a washable quilt. I have standard bunkable/unbunkable twins, not a twin-over-full. -Anita R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-89863357268716654342008-08-26T21:15:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:15:00.000-05:00I would get it. Course, I am also a big fan of po...I would get it. Course, I am also a big fan of pottery barn kids. We actually plan on getting the full over full for our boys. We have three boys but I think for future use with sleep overs and so on that this bed is worth the cost. I like the idea of having a duvet to place over it when need to bed made and prevent a lot of the making with sheets and so on. I know hoe it is when making decisions and stressing over what will be the best thing for a long term situation. Good luck and try not to go too crazy over it. OBTW, that is way neat that you do tri races. Good job. I just started up two months ago on running distance again. It's a mind thing I should have been doing it a long time ago. Hope all goes well there for you as well. Once again, Good Luck!<BR/>Mom2manyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-52808806812815805082008-08-26T19:24:00.000-05:002008-08-26T19:24:00.000-05:00I know this is too late, but if you got it, I don'...I know this is too late, but if you got it, I don't know that taking away the ladder is a good idea. The kids are likely to just find a riskier way to climb up to the top - like getting on top of the end of the bottom bunk and hoisting themselves up from there. And then there's no safe way to get down.<BR/><BR/>It's a great bed - maybe just for older children?<BR/><BR/>My stepkids have a bunk bed and I'm terrified of when my now 15-month-old twins start to try to climb it.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727096855154340102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-34020334732992552282008-08-26T17:47:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:47:00.000-05:00Wow! You got alodda good answers! :D I enjoyed r...Wow! You got alodda good answers! :D I enjoyed readin them.<BR/><BR/>~Cindy! :)<BR/><BR/>P.S. Oh, if you want my vote, I'm afraida them. Too much chance of a child fallin and gettin hurt.<BR/>..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-86425305129676781002008-08-26T17:20:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:20:00.000-05:00Okay, so I'm too late now. What did you decide?Okay, so I'm too late now. <BR/><BR/>What did you decide?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-78878300501077780852008-08-26T16:39:00.000-05:002008-08-26T16:39:00.000-05:00We have 3 boys sleeping in one room, with two of t...We have 3 boys sleeping in one room, with two of them in "perpendicular bunks" (you know, t-shaped). That bed is just too big -- and we have a pretty big bedroom. I think you're going to find the same thing with this. And, it really is a pain to change the sheets.<BR/><BR/>Also, the second one of your kids is sick, you will regret having them sleep in the same bed. I'd recommend going with one of those simple bunk sets that can be made into two separate twins. When they start having sleepovers, kids like to sleep in sleeping bags, anyway.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308746596689447396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-40712532058098457872008-08-26T15:57:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:57:00.000-05:00I would think that your kids would find a way up w...I would think that your kids would find a way up without the ladder:) I had a twin over twin and it was very hard to make. Couldn't they both sleep on the bottom?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720676716867997935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-59519372833523329062008-08-26T15:45:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:45:00.000-05:00I think you should make him wear a bike helmet to ...I think you should make him wear a bike helmet to bed every night!Geologychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326271846932273163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-58381466465816785272008-08-26T15:13:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:13:00.000-05:00I love it! Could you just put the bottom bed out ...I love it! Could you just put the bottom bed out and leave the top in it's carton and possibly store it underneath the full bed until William is older? I think without the ladder, the kids would still climb up there and could fall off and get hurt...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-22950791987696256112008-08-26T15:01:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:01:00.000-05:00I would say that unless you have the room to keep ...I would say that unless you have the room to keep them separate right now, I wouldn't do it because they ARE going to climb it. We had bunks at the cottage we stayed at last week and they easily go up on the top without the ladder. <BR/><BR/>Two of them slept up there and I wasn't freaked out about it though. Ours are bunks and I plan to put them together next year.Michele Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061520456909635254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-5563098682847757442008-08-26T14:20:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:20:00.000-05:00i was thinking of making this same purchase for my...i was thinking of making this same purchase for my little man, but reconsidered last minute and didn't end up getting it because ladder or no ladder they'd both find a way to get up there and fall and crack their heads open. i think later around 6 or 7 we will buy one then...until then we are sticking iwth mattresses on the floor.<BR/><BR/>for you i'd get it if you have a good deal and can keep the twin on the floor or in storage for a while. it's just too dangerous...<BR/><BR/>i know i am too late...but that is my opinion...<BR/><BR/>are you sore?!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957994275054972253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-72325121546869246192008-08-26T14:11:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:11:00.000-05:00I'm too late to sway your decision, but I think it...I'm too late to sway your decision, but I think it's a great idea! I like that it would sleep three kids, and eventually your boys could either share the bottom bed, or have one on top and one on bottom. All bunk beds are a pain to make, but that is just their nature, I guess.Mary Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642408904193300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-47983366963151772802008-08-26T13:18:00.000-05:002008-08-26T13:18:00.000-05:00I have this bed for my boys. It works great- of c...I have this bed for my boys. It works great- of course I don't stress about making it look perfect I throw up the covers and call it good (I do not mess with a top sheet).A sleeping bag works great on the top bunk. My boys mostly sleep together on the lower bed and hardly anyone sleeps on the upper. Until they were older I had a extra high bed rail I used on the top bunk as well just for another barrier to falling. No falls or broken bones yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-15796432354764244052008-08-26T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:56:00.000-05:00All I can add about bunk beds is that my bil is an...All I can add about bunk beds is that my bil is an orthopedic surgeon and says that he would NEVER own bunk beds for kids due to the amt of accidents he takes care of due to them...and he also is strict with his own ones on slamming doors b/c he sees far too many cases of missing or hurt apendages as well. Those are his 2 big no nos. <BR/><BR/>I can see why you'd want the space saver though. Good luck on your decision.<BR/><BR/>Amy in OHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-54333993820738367542008-08-26T12:49:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:49:00.000-05:00I say go for it! I bet that you'll end up liking ...I say go for it! I bet that you'll end up liking it so much that you will wonder why you didn't do that sooner!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010155174814652914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-7168075446915533302008-08-26T12:40:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:40:00.000-05:00Trundle beds are great!! Costco has them from time...Trundle beds are great!! Costco has them from time to time. my twin sister and I shared a trundle bed all the way through high school. It was a great space saver. And worked well for us.Granted the boys might not want a trundle bed in high school. You have to tuck the comforter in on the bottom. But I do remember there were times I could shove the bed in without it being made:) You never know when you'll be in a pinch:)But there is the fact that you can whack your shin on the trundle bed. I did it a time or two when it wasn't put away. But definitely a space saver and would last at least until high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com