raydf_1
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Hi!
I wonder how much weight can be placed in the cabover bed of a typical Class C when parked at a campground? I'm sure that the specific answer to this question depends on the specific model, but in very general terms, what would be the typical weight limit for the cabover bed for a Ford E450-based Class C?
Needless to say, our folks are pretty heavy, so that's why I ask! (Probably from too much beer taken over a long time...)
Thanks!
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JOMO
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Sorry I can't answer this but I'm interested in any responses you get. I ask almost the same question a couple of months ago when I got my class c. My family members are not light weights either and I never got any responses. So please any class c owners how much weight do you feel comfortable putting in that bed at night. No where in my manual does it mention a weight limit. My son-in-law is at least 2 hundred pounds and my daughter is not far behind him. I want to know can they sleep in that bed. We have a bed in the back but my DH says he's not climbing in that front bed 
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captron1966
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At those weights I can not see anyone getting up there.I have two grandsons(14-11) who fit up there just right.But I think 400 lbs would be about the most I would put up there.
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RckyMtnTJ
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My wife and I weigh a combined 525ish lbs. I see no problem whatsoever in our 78 Dodge C Class. I weigh 300lbs. I have no problem getting up there either. Then again, can a 400lb person make it up there? Also I think a bigger problem is how they are getting up there more so than the cabover itself.
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JOMO
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RckyMtn we bought one of those ladders like you see on line everywhere. Some sites say it has a 300 pound limit and some say 600 pound limit. It's the same ladder, I looked at the materials used to make them and they are exactly the same. Glad to hear they can sleep up there. Since none of the manuals even mention weight I figured it would be alright but it's nice to see others are doing it. I kinda of figured it would be okay because some class c don't have the bed in the back and less face it not to many of us weight under 150 lbs. So thanks for your input.
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melmar
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I'm sure that this may be a model specific issue. I called Winnebago when I was changing from a sleep area to entertainment for the cabover area and was told 350 lbs was max when traveling, did not ask when set up and camping but I assumed 350 was a good number for both.
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ron.dittmer
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Just request the heavier guest sleeps closest to the edge so the cantilivered area gets the lesser weight. Then don't sweat it anymore.
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