Wheres your head in the bed?

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todays big question is this…what side of the bunk do you kip in…is your head n/s or o/s and why.? do you swap sides on euro work,or just always the same side.?

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Major issue with the Daf xf… Coat hangers and buttons on the same side, O/S. Used to sleep with my head under them just so I could close the sunroof without getting up in the middle of the night.

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The Merc bunk head adjustment end of the mattress and ‘control’ panel are on the n/s so that would be the obvious choice for me but 2 of our drivers sleep with their heads on o/s :confused:

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Always nearside for me, as far away from drivers seat as possible. Me Renault is geared up for more offside head action but being a loose cannon I’m still nearside.

There’s some merit to the point of being away from the roadside in case your one of these tight arsed truckers who park in laybys. :wink:

If I drove a left ■■■■■■ abroad I would be nearside also thats our offside. Now I’m confused as I’ve just reminded myself of an incident with a left handed prostitute. She made me sit in the nearside for hand relief while she sat in the drivers side. Nice bit of parking to be fair.

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The 53 plate Scania I had for my first job had all the controls on the nearside but if I was going for a kip (was container work) then I slept with my head at the offside.

Smash the system!

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I don’t do nights out as has already been discussed at length on here before :wink: but on the odd occasion that I have used the bunk I will lay my nut on the highest side depending on the camber

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Near side for me :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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Actros pilot so nearside for me.

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N/s just feels normal dont know why.

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Off side for me, closer to buttons on my MAN, and it’s a little bit wider up there

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PaulNowak:
Off side for me, closer to buttons on my MAN, and it’s a little bit wider up there

Fatty :wink:

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tango boy:

PaulNowak:
Off side for me, closer to buttons on my MAN, and it’s a little bit wider up there

Fatty :wink:

He doesn’t want to ruin his mullet… :smiley:

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Not sure what difference it makes in Euro or UK that o/p is on about. (unless he means lay by parking, so it wouldn’t apply to me anyway)
Whichever side the reading lights, or n.heater controls are on for me. Actros at present, so nearside.

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My head is usually found half pecked to death from Mrs Beaver.

Maybe tramping IS the future.

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eagerbeaver:
My head is usually found half pecked to death from Mrs Beaver…

I read that wrong at first, thought there was a ‘the’ between ‘from and Mrs’ …and that it was another Dipperdave post :laughing:

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if i’m alone it’s always opposite to steering wheel ,if the long haired one is with me it’s on the ■■■■ ,whoops :open_mouth: thought dipper would have been in first :unamused:

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That can also be quite a traumatic experience Rob.

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eagerbeaver:
That can also be quite a traumatic experience Rob.

TART :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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On my own, off side. DAF XF106.

Adding a second question. Do you sleep on the bottom, or top bunk?

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I’ve tried both and never settled on the near side for some reason, I believe that it’s illegal to sleep closer then 18 inches to the steering wheel as I was told by an ex SAS member at an RDC once and he assured me he was a driver trainer and knew the regs better then me, but I’m a rebel so I sleep the way that’s best for me even if it is illegal :sunglasses: :laughing: