Murphy Beds: How to keep pillows from falling down crack?

[Burnking]

We bought the Queen bed extension from CW. Fits snugly in the space. Place under the pillow straps when folding the bed.

[The Newsoms]

Originally Posted by Semperfi24

We just use one of those "body pillows". Tuck it down into the gap under the pillows, no problem.

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[NJKris]

Originally Posted by CYAH OUT THERE!

Tarzan Body Pillow. Machine Washable. Image on front only.

Jane, you're too funny!!

[bedubya]

I guess I am lucky again. In my camper, there is only a 2¼" gap between the mattress base and the bulkhead. It would take a pretty thin pillow to fall down there.

[NJKris]

We can lose a kid down ours, lol.

[fella10]

Originally Posted by NJKris

... My pillows keep falling into gap between head of bed and forward bulkhead. ....

What solutions have ye found to correct this vexing issue?

This question has been asked ever since the Murphy Bed first showed up in a camper, ... and there are as many answers as there are MBs, ... so, I'll enter our solution, ... DW made two large tube pillows, actually her first attempt was one longER pillow and since it was stuffed with all her sewing scraps and other assorted stuff, it was a little too awkward to work with, ... she made two out of the one, and they work great, ... plus, an added bonus of them is they are also used as head rest on the sofa to cover the gap between the sofa and bed when it is up, . items that serve double duty in a camper are always appreciated, ... we cover the "sofa head rests" with two large colorful beach towels that also serve as cover for an afternoon nap on the sofa, ... the pics tell the story, ...

using pillows and in this way, it actually adds about 5" to the length of the mattress

[Gotagonow]

Our goal in eliminating the gap was to increase leisure options. We added a backboard (plywood queen sized long and 18" wide) connected to the bed with a piano hinge and resting against the wall (when bed is down) at an angle. We padded that and we can sit up in bed while drinking coffee and watching TV. It folds against the bed (held by the straps) when the bed is raised.

We didn't want more pillows, tubes or stuffing taking up space. More room for the dog.

[bedubya]

Originally Posted by NJKris

We can lose a kid down ours, lol.

Is that a bad thing?

[NJKris]

Not at all! We don't have kids, so when people ask, we'll have to say, "We did. Lost 'em in Murphy Land. Very sad and we don't want to talk about it...."

[dtl]

Originally Posted by Jpcarroll

Kris, I went to work right away on this issue. Not only did the pillows want to drift into the opening between the bed and wall, but seemed like wasted space that could be used to "elongate" the bed.

Here's my solution in pics.

Wow, I really like that. Is the base made of wood and if so, what size did you use? What a great idea!

[NJKris]

Back from our very first trip, Gettysburg. Great time. Before I left, I went to Walmart and Kohls department store here in NJ. Nobody sells those wedge pillows, couldn't believe it. And nobody sells those 'body pillows' I did find a body pillow with a fleecy microfiber like cover at Walmart for 13 bucks, and it worked fine after a vacuumed the crap out of it to keep it from shedding linty fibers. No pillows falling down the crack this time, but I like the wedge pillow idea. Some of the other solutions offered up were great, but I didn't feel getting that fancy.

[tyler811]

Originally Posted by CYAH OUT THERE!

Tarzan Body Pillow. Machine Washable. Image on front only.

Ohh Darn where did you find my picture at?