Hatchlift Products RV Bedlift Kit - Queen – Standard Mattress

The photos are a little dark, but you can see them better if you open them up.The queen bed in our travel trailer weighs approx 86 lbs. Our storage box is 30" long, 48" wide, and 21" tall. I purchased the Small kit. We bought the mattress without measuring the space in our camper, and really only have about 6 inches between the foot of the bed and the wall. Trying to lift the bed manually to access the storage box was almost impossible, and until now, we have never utilized the storage underneath the bed.This kit took about an hour to install going slowly and following directions exactly. No adjustments were needed to the shocks when I was finished. It worked perfectly on the 1st try. It opens and closes with little effort, and we can now utilize the much needed storage space.Things to Consider:- Asking someone to help. I completed this myself, but having a helper would have been much easier.- Read the instructions carefully. For example, when measuring for the lower bracket, the instructions state to measure from the INSIDE of the foot of the bed, not from the outside of the box.- Does your box need a piece of wood added to install the lower bracket? I had to install 17" 2x4's so the lower part of the bracket could be secured- The thickness of your storage box lid. Mine was 1/2". With the gold screws provided, and the wooded squares in the kit, the screws are almost too long, and if drilled deep into the wooden block, will come out of the lid (and possibly tear the mattress). If your lid is not 1/2" you will need to purchase shorter screws.- I installed a handle on the bottom of the lid that covers the storage box. Since our bed is so close to the wall, I want to ensure we are pulling up in the middle each time, and a handle was a quick / easy fix.- You will need a 3/8" wrench, pencil or sharpie, flathead screwdriver (to remove the shock from the bracket after testing), cordless drill with several size drill bits and a phillips-head bit, tape measure, square, wood glue, additional screws (if wood is needed to secure the lower brackets)

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I received and installed this RV Bed Storage cover strut rod kit today in my 22-foot travel trailer with a full-size queen bed mattress.My storage space measures 24.5 inches wide so I bought the BLK-SML kit rated for 80 lbs per rod.The Amazon listing for this kit is pretty confusing to decipher which kit was correct for me to order based on the mattress size, weight and storage lit/space size. I ended up going to the Hatchlift Products website to determine which was the correct kit for my needs. The ordering process on the website takes you back to Amazon but at least the correct kit is selected for you when you are directed back to Amazon.Several reviewers of this kit complain about how the lower rod bracket will break their UNSUPPORTED storage compartment upper cross member. THE VERY FIRST STEP in the kit instructions specifically states that additional wood blocking may be necessary to be installed if the storage frame doesn't have the necessary wood to support the pressure put on that cross member. If you don't have more than a thin cross member in which to screw the bottom brackets to, you MUST cut and install an appropriate size and length piece of wood to the inside wall of your storage space side wall. Luckily I did not need to do this for my trailer.Make sure all of the installed top and bottom bracket screws were HAND TIGHT. DO NOT USE A POWER DRILL TO INSTALL THE BRACKET SCREWS. Most of wood and paneling is very thin and you are likely to strip out your screw holes using a power drill to screw in the screws. Do not overtighten ANY screws.See attached photos of the installed rods and brackets.The instructions provided are for the several different size kits Hatchlift offers so you definitely need to read the instructions thoroughly before beginning the installation process.The lower support placement location for my kit recommends placement 14" from the inside front face of a 24" storage space. The upper rod support is recommended to be placed 4 inches above the center line of the bed board, minus the overhang end of the deck.I screwed the bottom brackets in the recommended 14" backspace from the inside back face of the storage, but it quickly became clear that after measuring for the top bracket location that the top brackets were going to be too far towards the center of the storage space and would need to be closer to the rear face of the storage space.I ended up having to move the bottom brackets back towards the front of the trailer an additional 4 inches (~17.75 inches from the inside front face of the storage space). Be sure to use support wood beams on the bottom bracket locations if needed and add enough screws to the brackets to hold then in place when you test how the rods close.The top brackets need to be installed on the bottom of the bed storage board so that when compressed, they clear the inside front storage wall/support cross member. These rods are ~17.75 inches long and the strut rod is ~7.25 inches long. This means the compressed strut rod will be approximately 10.5 inches long. I basically measured from the center of the bottom support ball 10.5 inches back towards the inside storage wall. I then dropped the storage board to the closed position and marked that 10.5 inches on the bottom of the lid. I then verified my lid cross members would accommodate the support blocks allowing the blocks and rods to clear the inside of the side wall and the inside of the back wall.I ended up having to move my lid support beams inward 2.25 inches to accommodate the support blocks, allowing the blocks room to clear the side walls.I then screwed the top bracket to the center of the support plywood block per the instructions (4 wood screws each) and then attached the blocks to the underside of the storage space lid with the provided long wood screws.I put the polyester foam bed mattress back on the bed platform and tested the closure of the lid after making sure all of the installed top and bottom bracket screws were HAND TIGHT. The board required a little downward force but not enough to bend the plywood or put undue stress on the lower brackets.The bed board closed softly but has a slight bit of uplift pressure from the struts when fully closed.The board barely stays down with the mattress in place but it would easily open back up during travel.At this point I was satisfied that the strut rods were working as intended and not likely to break the lower supports and were clearing the side and rear inside faces of the storage space. I added three self-adhesive rubber bumpers to the rear top edge of the storage area to keep the lid from bumping harshly against the storage box. (see first photo)I decided to install a slide latch (RELIABILT ReliaBilt 2-1/2-in Nickel Sliding Door Latch) in the underside center of the foot board to keep the storage lid board down during travel. (see last photo)

It usually took one of us to lift the bed while the other one rummaged in the storage area for something all the while hoping the bed was not going to drop on their head. This Hatchlift Queen LITE bed support arm kit seems to be just the job. Due to water tank and storage compartment side opening locations I had to extend the side of the bed frame as shown in the pictures. In order to fit the blocks to the bed frame base I also had to move a couple of pieces of wood inboard about 3 inches (see original locn of wood shown by pencil marks in picture). Aside from that installation was a breeze and no adjustment necessary. I did not disassemble the blocks to glue them after the original fit as I can't see it being a problem - there are so many screws as well as the nuts and bolts holding it all together. It arrived yesterday and was installed the same day in less than two hours including mods to trailer.

Instructions are terrible, but product is really good. I have a small box in my rv with what I consider a heavy mattress. We had to install a hasp to hold it down. I ordered the standard one. Could have got by with the lightest one. I would recommend to anyone struggling to hold their bed up.

I have short queen with an aftermarket mattress and topper. You probably have something different. These lifts are available in several load configurations. I first misunderestimated weight and then exchanged for a heavier lift. All on me. Comes with all required hardware. Works very well. Nice kit

I'm handy with tools so this was fairly simple to install. I did have one issue; the kit came with 1 1/4" screws to attach the upper blocks. My RV bed compartment cover is 1/2" plywood so I added a 1/8" piece to each side (along with the provided 3/4" blocks) to ensure the screw points didn't go through the cover and into the mattress. When I went to close it to check the setup (before gluing), the blocks pulled away. I ended forgoing the check; drilled the through bolt holes and checked again once I installed those. It worked perfectly. I pulled the blocks off, glued everything and reinstalled the bolts and screws. This setup has already saved my back several times over. Don't waste your time on other kits, this works!

The lifts were very easy to install. Following the instructions was easy, but it did not quite function as expected. The fact that I could not operate the hatch from the center of the bed made it alot harder to close the cover. I reset the location as per the adjustments and it helped, but it is still hard to close and it does slam down. But all in all, it functions well. I added a steel plate the width of the space between the lifts, 3 inches deep and 1" thick. A little more weight on the cover changed everything.

After reading the other reviews about the "poor instructions" provided I was worried about buying this but I took the leap. I just finished installing my bed lift on a house bed with a very heavy mattress. I'm wondering what the others were experiencing for problems. Mine went together without any issues in about 35 minutes and I even had to make some changes because of cross braces in the bed.This is a well designed kit made out of quality components and even included some spare parts.I would only suggest 2 small improvements:1. Supply shorter through bolts for the bottom bracket.2. Step #2 is confusing. The instructions shows the bottom bracket mounted below the top of bed rail but does not give a measurement. If its not important then saying that would help. If it is important, then give a measurement. If its important to put 1/2 the bracket on each of the mated pieces of lumber then indicate that.Overall a well designed bed lift kit that includes everything needed to do the job.

Our RV queen bed, replaced our worn out mattress with a house type one, short queen, and the cylinders it came with never did work now that I have installed these new ones. Should have done this years ago. Would have been easier on my back. Thanks so much. Easy to install and works great.

The lift kit works great, I have it in my Jayco 174BH. It holds the bed up beautifully, and closes nicely and stays closed in transit. The only complaint I had as I initially installed it using the measurements on the card, but had to make adjustments for it to open big enough and close easily. Overall however it works really well once installed using some adjustments in the measurements