Hi, Reading a article in Grey Nomads about office chairs in caravans, instead of box seating witch can become very uncomfortable after awhile. So after a lot of convincing the wife, got busy Bang bang and a lot of Rotten Staples a bit of nice timber a little paint and a lot of luck.
Best thing I've done, except for installing a Washing Machine, Another story, come up a treat and very comfy they recline, $175 each from Officeworks and a good colour suits the van nicely I'll try and put in a photo hope you like and if you need any more info give a yell
Hi Peter & Shirley, Those chairs look great, and they are exactly what I have in mind to convert the seating in our Coromal Caravan,
I noticed they have casters on the legs, how do you stop them from moving around when travelling ?,
K.J.
rayjudesmith said
10:03 AM Oct 17, 2016
Peter and Shirley your set up looks fantastic, well done on doing it yourself. We really like the idea of comfy chairs but would miss all the under seat storage we have in the existing setup. As we are on the road permanently, we can't afford to lose this amount of storage space.
Heather42 said
12:03 PM Oct 17, 2016
I would like to put a comfortable chair on top of the box seating, my hot water service is underneath so would have to be movable if repairs were necessary.
Any suggestions?
Heather
Heather42 said
12:07 PM Oct 17, 2016
Your chairs look great.
Heather
-- Edited by Heather42 on Monday 17th of October 2016 12:19:57 PM
signwilson said
01:21 PM Oct 17, 2016
to keep the storage underneath we installed holden Calais bucket seats with lambs wool covers very comfy
petshirl said
04:42 PM Oct 17, 2016
Hi Kiwi Jim; and others, from one retired firefighter to another, yes they are on casters but it is possible to put them on Sliders that you can buy at Officeworks for $9, but I like to move them away from the table to recline and watch telly. and as far as loosing storage space theirs still plenty under the table, and a good ocky strap with a good tie down spot keeps them in check and does the trick. Our Van is only 17ft long so the wheel well's under the seat anyway so got as much space now as before. Regards Peter T.
Heather42 said
05:00 PM Oct 17, 2016
Thank you signwilson for your suggestion. I'll start looking at possible solutions now you have started me thinking along those lines.
Heather
Kantiki said
09:16 PM Oct 17, 2016
That looks great. We did ours last gear and there seems to be more people doing the same. I would recommend this idea to anyone that hates the uncomfortable standard seats. Go for it.
Heather42 said
10:00 PM Nov 20, 2016
I finally found a seat that would fold forward so I could access the storage underneath.
A brochure from the local marine shop had the ideal solution.
Heather42 said
10:20 PM Nov 20, 2016
Trying to add a photo
-- Edited by Heather42 on Sunday 20th of November 2016 10:27:04 PM
Hi, Reading a article in Grey Nomads about office chairs in caravans, instead of box seating witch can become very uncomfortable after awhile. So after a lot of convincing the wife, got busy Bang bang and a lot of Rotten Staples a bit of nice timber a little paint and a lot of luck.
Best thing I've done, except for installing a Washing Machine, Another story, come up a treat and very comfy they recline, $175 each from Officeworks and a good colour suits the van nicely I'll try and put in a photo hope you like and if you need any more info give a yell
Regards Peter and Shirley
Hi Peter & Shirley, Those chairs look great, and they are exactly what I have in mind to convert the seating in our Coromal Caravan,
I noticed they have casters on the legs, how do you stop them from moving around when travelling ?,
K.J.
Any suggestions?
Heather
Your chairs look great.
Heather
-- Edited by Heather42 on Monday 17th of October 2016 12:19:57 PM
Hi Kiwi Jim; and others, from one retired firefighter to another, yes they are on casters but it is possible to put them on Sliders that you can buy at Officeworks for $9, but I like to move them away from the table to recline and watch telly. and as far as loosing storage space theirs still plenty under the table, and a good ocky strap with a good tie down spot keeps them in check and does the trick. Our Van is only 17ft long so the wheel well's under the seat anyway so got as much space now as before. Regards Peter T.
Heather
A brochure from the local marine shop had the ideal solution.
Trying to add a photo
-- Edited by Heather42 on Sunday 20th of November 2016 10:27:04 PM
www.bargainboatbits.com.au/Shop/Seating/Seats