The original mattress is very light and doesn't provide enough weight to keep the lid closed. A couple of blankets placed on top is enough extra weight to keep it closed when stationary. When travelling down the road it would still pop open so I added a latch to keep it closed. The following season I bought a regular residential queen mattress and it is heavy enough to keep it closed, even when travelling, so I no longer use blankets or the latch.

I have watched a lot of these and I think your the first person to get it right the first time .....nice job and thanks for sharing

This detailed installation helped me ace this install. Thank you!

Very helpful thanks. I'm watching a few so I can get confident to have a go.

Thanks for the video....i realized that i am very bad to install things, but your video helped me (took me 3.5 hrs 😱) but finally works ✌🏻

Nicely demonstrated and completed.

Enjoyed your video. Straight forward. Will follow your example to install mystruts

Best video I have seen so far. easy to follow. thks.

Great video ! Thank you

Might be too late at I just saw this, if you make the anchor point on the lid at the same or lower level than the anchor point on the box at closed position, the gas struts actually helps to hold the lid down. It seems the anchor hardware on the box should be flipped upside down. Great work by the way!

Best one I’ve seen done😉

Excellent video showing the installation steps. I had already purchased 125lbs struts to replace the existing weaker struts. The original struts were installed at the opening vs your method moving 16” away from the opening with the added 2 x 4 support. My bed at the opening has a heat vent so can’t add a 2 x 4 there. Will reverse the original bracket location and instead use the method you used.

Nice video! Installed mine after your video. Had to move lower bracket back another inch and a half to keep bed down. Pretty happy with install.

Nice clear video

I have a smaller trailer, 18 foot Jayco and I really need the space. Your video was exactly what I needed to tackle the lift bed. One item I'm going to have to change is the plywood thickness for the base and I'll probably need to reinforce the base for the bracket stays. Thank you!

Great video, thank you! I drill and install one screw before marking or drilling the others, so the bracket doesn't drift or shift on me. Having a small vacuum or bench broom + dustpan usually comes in handy

Great job. The only thing that was painful was switching the bits to drill what you needed to drill. I'm going to use your video to install ours, but I'm going to use a couple of drills, so I don't have to keep switching. I'll get ours installed ASAP. Thanks again!

I love it. I’m doing it.

Great video....

WITHOUT A DOUBT, BEST ON KZfaq FOR THIS INSTALL. PLEASE SAY HI TO LOVELY ASSISTANT! CHEERS!

amazon has lots of various kits and gas springs - seems the issue is (after size) knowing what the "pounds" are you need to lift it - but not keep it popping open. we have the mattress and a small topper.

nice

Nice video. Does the mattress keep it closed? Nice video. I'm going to order a set. Thanks!

Do you have a hinge on the top?? Do you think now in hindsight that you got springs that were too powerful? Supposed to stay down when the top is down. Like your car hood. Also, if I may ask, how thick of plywood is your bed top please?

What size drill bits did you use? Great video!

When you installed the first bracket how far down did you go from the top of the storage box?

Oh Dear!!😂🤣

Are the folded blankets to add weight? Is it possible to add a catch/latch?

You look like you can arm wrestle really well

This is the second video I've watched where the placement was determined by measuring to the floor. What if the top of the platform is higher than the required measurement? Makes no sense. Should be the angle of the lid to place the top block.

I bought the same size kit for my Coachmen Apex Ultra Lite 293RLDS, and my instructions did not say anything about the mattress platform being 35" from the floor. But, when I installed it as per the instructions (new ones being included), it wouldn't come close to closing. In fact, the instructions said that the mattress platform should be 20" from the top of the frame, and between 60-70 degrees at angle. But, mine ended up to be about 45 degrees following their instructions and measurements for the lower bracket installation. I have the right kit, as per the mfg. directions, and have moved the bottom brackets back about an inch, but it is still WAY TOO hard to close, and I am afraid it will break at the hinges. I have emailed the mfg. due to their not providing telephone support, and their basic reply has been to move the back bracket back more, and with the weight of my light weight camper mattress it should work, and have never explained why their instructions refer to the 20" measurement as well as the 60-70 degree angle desired. I'll move it back several inches and see if that works. Too bad they don't provide telephone support. VERY disappointing!

I’ll go to the grave and never understand the backward ball cap thing. The video however was very informative.

So Julian, where’s your tumbler full or ice and rye whiskey? Is Mr Lahey going to let you, Ricky and Bubbles grow weed in your trailer? You are so Canadian to boot!