Rear recliner chairs

[mojavemike]

I two 4x6 blcks about 8" long that I put between the chair base and the chair bottom so they don't rock or turn and put the chairs front to back with the table in one chair. That works well with strapping them down. I would think that big window would be expensive to replace.

[Phyllen]

We are fortunate in that our couch is such that it can be placed in the back along the window allowing the slides to clear it. We like this arrangment much better with the chairs and couch swapped. The chairs do have to be pushed back closer to the wall for traveling. We plan to eventually switch them for Lazy Boys that hug the wall and don't have to be moved and will give more floor space when reclined.

[RRman]

The first thing we did was swap the sofa for the Recliners to more comfortably enjoy watching the TV. Fortunately with our floorplan that works. Little end table now goes alongside the sofa on one side now and is effectively useless versus between the recliners that used to be in the rear.
Did add a angled Vent Deflector for the heating duct now under the sofa in the rear and try to remember to lift the sofa skirt fabric when using the furnace.
Recliners just get strapped together back to back perpendicular to their facing the TV position in the slideout for traveling. I even added round sliders to the Recliner bases to ease their relocation from traveling to using modes, but they still don't move when traveling. They're heavy!

[bob n pam]

We travel with our Lazy Boys facing each other with end table upside down on top of one. We use a blanket under table. We strap chairs together then strap them to the floor. Maybe overkill, but we've hit some rough roads from time to time and had other things bounce around too much. Must be leftover training from when we were small boat sailors.

[CBTraveler]

We swapped our recliners and couch in our 2006 3400RL. We actually attached the base of each recliner to the floor using conduit clamps. The couch does move on some really bumpy roads, so we have boxes of stuff on each side to keep it stable. I plan to fasten it to the floor sometime in the future.We love this setup much better. No more wrestling matches to set up the chairs. We do use a long piece of Velcro wrapped around the backs of the two chairs while traveling, but I'm not sure it's necessary.

[dreamers2010]

Our computer printer sets on our table pushed back between the recliners when we are parked. We move the table to the end and put the chairs back to seat. Use a blanket over the table w/printer. So far we have had no problems other than my "back". Pushing this stuff around calls for a bear.

Judy

[Recumbent]

We wanted to put the couch in the back, but thanks to the NOSTICKS post we measured and see that will not work. However, we have bought the plastic water heater pans to make moving the chairs easier. Garry

[2Wanderers]

Just tried the suggestion to use a couple of 24" plastic hot water heater drip pans. Had to cut down the rim with a sabre saw to about 3/4" so the chairs would still rock and recline. Works great!! Should save my back and the carpet too. They fit like a glove and cost only $10 each. Cheap fix and a lot less effort than the round wooden table top method. Update: Chairs vibrated out of drip pans while traveling, so added three holes in each pan and zip tied the ring base for the chair to the inside of the pan. Keeps it all in place.

[Rick]

HI all here is what I have done.
I moved the recliners to the side slide out and put the sofa across the back.
Recliners just sit there not tied down, Have to watch when putting slides in that the sofa is all the way back or can pull the molding from the slide,
works well for me.
Rick

[maximo]

Do the plastic water heater pans under the chairs make it easy for the chairs to move around when going down the road?

Frank

[nosticks]

Maximo, The chairs do not move in transit. They still take a little effort to move them about, however I learned that getting down and pushing them at their base, they slide easier. The water heater pans work good.

[BrokenElbow]

I have made the pans and they do make moving the chairs easier. I understand that waxing the bottom of the pans makes them much easier to move. Hopefully, no so easy that they slide around when traveling. DW is concerned about getting wax on the carpet; I'll have to think about this one, not good to make her mad.

[nosticks]

Waxed mine with Mothers a few months ago, no carpet stains and they are a little easier to move.

[mazboy]

we put the chairs back to back and i tie them down....a little hassle. the table goes upside down in one of the chairs.
as for the lamp that we got, it is terrible and the moving around is destorying the lampshade ....oh well....
i put the lamp in the other chair.

[BB_TX]

I waxed mine with an auto wax, buffed them with a rag to a shine, and nothing has ever shown up on the carpet.

[BrokenElbow]

quote:Originally posted by BB_TX

I waxed mine with an auto wax, buffed them with a rag to a shine, and nothing has ever shown up on the carpet.

Does it make them significantly easier to move? Is it worth doing IYO?

[BB_TX]

I waxed them before I put them down the first time, so I don't really know.

[nosticks]

I waxed one then did the push test. The waxed one moved easier.

[Pokernose]

I originally asked the question about the two reclyner chairs and we listened to your ideas. Well we left Yuma, Arizona on April 4, 2011, travelled to Vancouver Island then over to Calgary, Alberta and now sit overnight just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario on our way to Stonecliffe, Ontario. Our chairs have been tied together with a rachet strap and it has worked beautifully. We no longer struggle trying to tie them to the floor. As the chairs do rock due to rough roads (not my driving!) we make sure the blind is lifted above the back of the chair to ensure no damage is done to it. Thank you again folks for all your advice, keep it up!

[Dui]

Just went into my 3580 to install the 24" water tank drip trays when I noticed the nibs at the bottom of the arm chair bases. It occurred to me to try removing the nibs and see how well the chair moved on its base without the rubber nibs...Wow, what a difference. The chair moved beautifully. Anybody else try this? I did not bother installing the trays...