How "portable" is this? How do I make the bed? Does it fold down?
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Once you put it together, it is not portable. The function of this item in our case, is to help one get in and out of the bed securely. As it is shown on the px it would serve only as preventing a person falling out of bed. The railing for my handicapped wife is only 7" off the bed backboard, so she can pull herself up when getting up. Her twin mattress weighs a "ton" so there was no need to use the belt to tie the far end under the mattress. As for making the bed, I do it only by uncovering our top covers 3/4 of the way, so that both of our twin beds can get freshen up during the day. The middle black connectors (see picture) prevent the day cover to hide a portion of mattress if you choose to make the bed. Once you put it together, it is not portable. The function of this item in our case, is to help one get in and out of the bed securely. As it is shown on the px it would serve only as preventing a person falling out of bed. The railing for my handicapped wife is only 7" off the bed backboard, so she can pull herself up when getting up. Her twin mattress weighs a "ton" so there was no need to use the belt to tie the far end under the mattress. As for making the bed, I do it only by uncovering our top covers 3/4 of the way, so that both of our twin beds can get freshen up... » Read More Once you put it together, it is not portable. The function of this item in our case, is to help one get in and out of the bed securely. As it is shown on the px it would serve only as preventing a person falling out of bed. The railing for my handicapped wife is only 7" off the bed backboard, so she can pull herself up when getting up. Her twin mattress weighs a "ton" so there was no need to use the belt to tie the far end under the mattress. As for making the bed, I do it only by uncovering our top covers 3/4 of the way, so that both of our twin beds can get freshen up during the day. The middle black connectors (see picture) prevent the day cover to hide a portion of mattress if you choose to make the bed. « Show Less
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Once the rail is assembled and attached to the bed ( a strap secures it to the bed rail on the other side), it is not portable. It is stationary, it does not fold down. You make up the bed around it (which is not difficult), a spread or quilt will not lay down nicely. That being said; it is very sturdy and supportive.
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Long pieces go between the mattress and springs and the maker's intention is that you tie the ends down for security. If you do that then removing it is a bit much. You buy the bed....you don't make it!! Seriously...no problem unless you are very fussy about bed making.
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Fold with matress. Turn bed upside down and Slide matress between legs and fold up.
1354189
Yes it is easy to fold. Not extremely heavy. Easy to take apart. Making it easy to store.
1575138
Item does not fold but it's light enough that you can bring with a travel crib or play yard. I probably would not have called it portable, hope this helps.
44818
Yes, the bed is very easy to store. If you have a bulky comforter on top, you may have to remove it first before folding the bed.
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Not terribly difficult to assemble but I don't think it would work as a travel bed. Once assembled it's not something you'd want to disassemble.
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No. It does not fold up so you can stuff it under a bed or in a closet. It takes up a (apprx) 2.5' x 4.5'footprint of space.
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Hi, the legs just fold inward and then it folds in half. The size folded is small enough that you could probably put it in your closet, etc.
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I would think you could fold it up. Only problem would be if the sleeper could shut with the additional space taken up from the mattress
1137704
Yes, it can be fold down to sleeping position... Also I wanted to mention that it doesn't come with any instructions to assemble it... I had to figure it out by looking at the picture.. And yes it's stable parallel..
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if your asking if it folds down to a bed yes..its so nice and have had many sit and sleep on it..love it..
1552795
It is not really meant to be packed up or folded after it is opened from its shipping package. If you had a place to stash it without folding it or compacting it then I think it would make a great bed. Its pretty firm but still comfortable. I've pulled it off my sofa and slept on my wood floors when I had many people staying.
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Yes, it is pliable. I wouldn't recommend folding it over on itself, but it would be fine to just bend up the sides so it will fit in the bed.
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It doesn't FOLD up,but you could take it apart and put it back in the box it came in. You have to assemble it when you receive it.
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This does have some loft to it so if you want to fold it and store it, it would be somewhat equivalent to folding up a comforter- perhaps the size of a rolled up sleeping bag? I hope this helps
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I would say, yes, you would need to strip it down to get it to fold up, I mean you could try it, but the sheets and bedding would probably prevent the complete folding. I strip mine down and use it as a foot stool and extra seat in living room when I'm not using as an extra bed.
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You have to remove the mattress, undo latches and lift up base that mattress sits on to fold up. Not hard just takes a couple of minutes.