Good to know.  Thanks Stuart.  Nobody reported a failure and i can't find one that ever happened, so hopefully my wife and I won't squish the kids below.
Jeff

> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:27:33 -0700
> From: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Upper bunk weight limit?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> I no longer use the upper bunk and took it out.  The fold out part is very
> robust, with a steel reinforced front edge that will bow, but not break.
> Mine was significantly bowed, but was easy to straighten by putting it
> between two sawhorses and sitting an bouncing a little on it.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Palmer
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 7:25 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Upper bunk weight limit?
> 
> Camping with the kids (4 and 5) is getting easier, although they still only
> sleep when it's dark out.  Which right now is between 1030 and 6 in the
> morning.
> 
> They get the bottom bed, we get the top (less risk of rolling out and it's
> smaller!).
> 
> Got me thinking - if the top bunk hasn't failed it must be the only thing
> that hasn't.  What's the weight limit up there?  Anybody hear of the bed
> coming crashing down in the middle of the night?  Yikes.
> 
> Thanks
> Jeff (recovering well from the heart attack and sadly back at work)=