The upper bunks are supported by a cross beam support piece of wood, which is 1165mm long, with two 45mm extensions on the end: ie: The total length of the cross beam is 1255mm.
The cross beam is 60mm high, and 58mm deep.
On the front of the beam are two U shaped plastic supports, with their centre 520mm from the end of the main section.
The cross beam slots into the front of the upper bunk cabinets.
Into the cups is unfurled the bed - which consists of a 1770mm long hollow metal pole, 30mm in diameter. Around the pole is wrapped the bed material, the other side of which is secured to the van inside of the bunk cabinet.
As you may be able to tell, technical drawing is not my forté.
[Update: Pippa's photos
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Hi Ian
Just thought I'd mention a small difference between your van's bunk set-up and mine. Whereas yours has the wooden cross beam that you show in your (very impressive) illustation, Claude has a metal bar that fits across the width of the van, with 2 u-shaped brackets for the poles to fit into. The bunk poles each have a hole near to the end, which fits onto a short metal bolt in the centre of each bracket, thus holding the pole securely. Maybe this is one of the many little variations between the Palomino vans, or perhaps a more recent adaptation. I'm emailing you a few photos - please could you post them for Alex to see? Good luck with finding some suitable bunks, Alex!
I do have a suspicion that mine is a bodge fabricated in later life, as there seems to be no convenient clever place to store the cross bar.
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