Travel Cot in a Motorhome?

[Stusie]

Hellllllpppppppp we are planning on going to Oz for 6 weeks in March and travelling around in a 6 berth motorhome. We have 2 kids one is 3 and the other 15months. The only way he can be safe and we can stay sane is by him being in a travel cot. Has anyone ever fitted a travel cot into a motorhome. We will only need 2 of the other beds so maybe at the back we could lift a table and slot the cot in? Any suggestions/experience/advice. PS he is too big and feisty for a pop up tent on a bed. He would easily roll it!!!!

Bumping for you.

We have a 6 berth motorhome. You could lift the table out but it would have to be a very small travel cot to fit in the space I think.
Also your Lo would easily be able to pull himself up the side and climb onto seats either side, as they are usually fixed.
My friend puts a small mattress on the floor between the seats and her 2yr old sleeps there.

Yep maybe a mattress would work if we can get over the escaping issue!!! Maybe a stairgate?! I am more worried he will do himself damage not least turn the gas on or something!!!! Maybe we will just have to go with a cot side. I guess i am really surprised that more people haven't done this. The operators in Oz seem to think i am asking a wierd question!!!

It will all depend on the layout.
Some motorhomes have a set of bunks ,in which case you could just take a bed guard and put that up.Or he could sleep with you ,as the double in ours is superking size ,so plenty of space.

on the gas issue, you have to press the buttons in and separately ignite the appliances to get the gas through. hope thats reassures you a bit.

We had our 2 year old in a normal bunk. We would wake up when he woke up anyway. He would come to our bed, and snuggle up between us. It was lovely. WIth six berths, and four passengers, I am sure the operator DO find it a weird question!

mattress on the floor or bed guard (we used a bed guard), def no room for a travelcot unless you use one of those pop up tenty bed things on the floor that you could wedge somewhere...
dd1 was 17 months when we did it and after the success of the bed guard actually we put her straight into a bed when we got home lol.
have a lovely time.

(this reminds me of trying to work out where dd1 could sleep on a boat - that was even more impossible - we b&b in the end lol)

hey madwoman that really helps to know that someone has done it successfully, my only concern with the bedguard is that normally he stands up in his cot and if he does that he will just plop over the top of a bedguard as i think they are only about a foot high. I wish he was 2 then it would be simple and maybe a girl not a kamakazi boy!!!!

we had a mothercare type one that 'leant' a little if you put weight on it, so she couldn't really pull to stand or anything, it just stopped her falling out of bed... unless he stands up and then leans on it (unlikely on a mattress?) i think you'll be fine....
either that or you've got a month to get him in a bed lol...

we were in canada rahter than oz, but we had a fab time enjoy!

thanks, i can't wait and i just had a plan......a mattress/cushions on the floor inbetween seats and one of those travel stair gates in the aisle..........maybe. He is a little nutter always looking for trouble.......crawling at 6 months so he has had a while to hone his skills. thanks so much lol

The stair gate is a good idea, even if its just for the doorway ,as its quite a drop out of a motorhome . if you don't use the steps . My DD did it once ,luckily I caught her.
Have a fab time I'm so

Thanks loads Flossie. I am getting there. Got some companies emailing me dimensions and it looks like a cot might fit......altho it may be tight.......next will be the hunt for an extra slim travel cot!!!! Loving the research really cause it is getting me excited about going lol

Are you back yet? Doing same trip with same aged children at end of April and have been trying to work out the same thing!!
What did you do?