Under bunk bed storage - access made easy

[tbrady]

In our 21BHS it is great having all the storage under the lower bunk but it was a real pain to get in there.  I added some gas struts and a hinge and now the access is easier than ever!  I had to go with 4 sruts because 2 was not enough to lift the lid and mattress.

[gbpack]

Nice job! We have a 21BHS as well and our problem isn't so much lifting the lid up, it's removing all of the stuff that we have stored up on top of the bunk first!

[djsamuel]

That lower bunk didn't come hinged?  Our 2013 21BHS has a hinged lower bunk with gas struts.

[gbpack]

No, ours did not come hinged with gas struts. Ours is a 2016 that was manufactured in November 2015.

[tbrady]

That lower bunk didn't come hinged?  Our 2013 21BHS has a hinged lower bunk with gas struts.

Nope... ours is a 2018 and wasn't hinged.  Funny, they probably save $20 in parts and a half hour of labor.

[djsamuel]

That lower bunk didn't come hinged?  Our 2013 21BHS has a hinged lower bunk with gas struts.

Nope... ours is a 2018 and wasn't hinged.  Funny, they probably save $20 in parts and a half hour of labor.

Wow, that's a poor decision.  For what these cost, a small item like that becomes a glaring omission.

[Icstrz]

Any info on the struts and where you got them?

[tbrady]

I bought 4 of these from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PIUHHTE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And this hinge from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007HBNY3K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And then used #10 screws 3/8" long.  I drilled pilot holes in the cover first...