Hi! Just purchased a 2000 RK 26.5’ model that I’m super in love with—and moving in full time this weekend! :-*
I bought without doing much research about the cabover, and after going through multiple forums and internet searches, all I’ve found is that converting the EC to a bed will be hard, but not entirely impossible.
I just want to find someone who has successfully converted the EC for a sleeping area. Halp!
Read this before asking anymore questions.
Can it done? Yes but......
Lazy Daze 30IB Entertainment Center convert to Bunk (https://www.lazydazeowners.com/index.php?topic=33166.msg201239#msg201239)
Larry
A search of the forum will bring up dozens of posts on this topic in addition to the thread linked above. The information at this link is also worth reading:
The Lazy Daze Companion: Entertainment Center (https://lazydazearticles.blogspot.com/search/label/Entertainment%20Center)
For the final word on whether the overcab originally fitted with an entertainment center would provide a safe platform without extensive modification for one or two sleepers, the OP might want to call the factory (when they open again) before tearing into the overcab area.
As I understand it, LDs with entertainment centers in the overcab lack the structural reinforcement (present in LDs without the center) necessary to safely support adult sleepers.
As always, YMMV.