If you manage a high-occupancy facility such as a homeless shelter, college dorm, hostel or summer camp; bunk beds are an excellent choice and widely used to accommodate large numbers of people. Indeed, using bunk beds can double or even triple the occupancy potential of a single room. Even better, today’s iterations of bunk beds […]
What Camps Have to Say About ESS’ Bunk Beds & Mattresses
From sports teams to hostels, and shelters to fire departments, our heavy duty bunk beds and mattresses provide robust, industrial-strength bedroom organization. But one of the most common use cases for our bunk beds and mattresses is camps. As a member of the American Camp Association, we’ve helped supply bunk beds & mattresses to camps […]
Year in Review: Our 5 Most Popular Bunk Beds in 2019
2019 has come and gone and what a year it’s been. To help round out the year, and kick off 2020, we thought it would be fun to look back on the year and review our most popular bunks of 2019. This list is based on YOU, our website readers. These are our top five […]
Are Triple Bunk Beds Safe?
The operation of high-occupancy facilities such as rescue missions, homeless shelters, hostels, or camps includes a great deal of responsibility in day-to-day tasks and evolving occupancy scenarios related to a high volume of people. From a facility standpoint alone, the challenges are significant: local and state housing codes, security for residents, cost-savings, and of course […]
Hostel Bed Size: How Long Are Hostel Bunk Beds?
In general, hostel bunk beds are designed for adult use and thus hostel bunk bed dimensions are typically in line with what you would see in Twin XL bed dimensions. Twin XL beds are approximately 38 inches wide by 80 inches long. Twin XL beds are longer than regular Twin mattresses by about 5 inches. […]
Are Metal Bunk Beds Better Than Wood?
Wood or metal? That is the question. In a bedroom-inspired Shakespearean quandary, many people looking for space-saving solutions want to know if metal bunk beds are better than wood. As with most home solutions, the answer depends a great deal on individual needs and tastes. Wood and metal both offer their own advantages and options […]