Are theater seats worth getting over the couch?

[bryancass]

We have had our 2150RB for a couple years now, and the sofa/bed came in handy a couple times for others to sleep on. But it's really not that comfortable for eating or watching TV. So are the GD theater seats worth swapping out for the sofa? Do they recline? Are they comfortable for eating? Is there a table or pull-out tray with them to eat on? I assume these seats have no way to convert to a bed.

If we like theater seats better, is there a market out there for people to swap couch for theater seats?

Thanks!

[Donw78025]

Yes, theater seats much more comfortable! We removed our very uncomfortable chaise lounge sofa/sleeper and donated it to Salvation Army. Purchased and installed "Right Hand Recliner - Heritage Series (Various Options)" (plus left hand, and center console) from Lippert. This was slightly heavier than chaise lounge, but not as wide. RecPro had some options also.

SKU: 2020129285

[jguzek]

We moved our dinette and installed 4 recliners for our family of 4. The two end units are power reclining with heat and massage (for the DW)

We also added two removable tables with flush mount bases for dinning. The flush mounts allow the tables to be removed when retracting the slide.

Recliners/Consoles are Thomas Payne Seismic series from Camping World.

Tables are Garelick 75449

Pedestals are 29" Recessed SurFit Table Leg system.

Huge improvement and a lot for convient/comfortable for everyone.




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[xrated]

We went a totally different route. We had two of the theatre seat/recliners and to us, they were not comfortable at all, unless you are maybe 5'8 or 5'9" tall...max. So in place of the theatre seats, we bought a loveseat....no power anything and it is just a loveseat...no reclining and very comfortable....


On the other side of the living room, there was the "L" shaped sofa with two recliners....heated/vibrate massage/lighted......and sold that stuff too. This is what we replaced that with.....

[Keebler]

We went a totally different route. We had two of the theatre seat/recliners and to us, they were not comfortable at all, unless you are maybe 5'8 or 5'9" tall...max. So in place of the theatre seats, we bought a loveseat....no power anything and it is just a loveseat...no reclining and very comfortable.

How was it getting the loveseat in the door? I have the dreaded peeling issue on my theater seats and have not settled on a fix. This has appeal. Mind sharing brand of loveseat?

[xrated]

How was it getting the loveseat in the door? I have the dreaded peeling issue on my theater seats and have not settled on a fix. This has appeal. Mind sharing brand of loveseat?

The loveseat was no issue coming through the door into the camper....but our doors are right at 30" wide. Here is a link to the Loveseat that we got from Wayfair. It looks like they are out of stock at the present time....and the pricing has gone up since we purchased ours last Sept. I looked up our receipt and it was $579 plus shipping, etc.

https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pd...001534067.html

Since there was no really good way to anchor the loveseat to the floor, as is just has 4 legs and not a frame under it like the theatre seating did, I bought two 4" ABS pipe end caps and screwed them to the floor of the slide (short enough screws so that it didn't scratch anything when putting the slide in or out), and since they are Black, you really don't notice them. The rear legs of the sofa sit inside the ABS end caps and the sofa has never moved when travelling . Hope this helps. Oh, the loveseat is a dark blue color.

[jleonard]

We like the standard sofa better.

[rootusrootus]

If the couch is soft and 6 feet long, that would be my preference. If it's a short couch, or one of the awful rollover sofas, then theater seats all the way.

[Mediocrity]

It’s all a matter of personal preference. For us, we’re going to take out the theater recliners, and replace with individual rocker/recliners.

[bryancass]

It’s all a matter of personal preference. For us, we’re going to take out the theater recliners, and replace with individual rocker/recliners.

So people have been replacing the seating with third-party recliners? I didn't even think of that. I thought you had to use the brand that would fit into that space... not sure, Lippert?