How’s this for close? We met this couple who had two boys. We checked out their mid-bunk and they checked out ours. LOL. Their had an awesome patio that came down in the back, which was nice – but you lost some of the great living area to have that. It’s was a great floorplan, but ours still fit our needs better. You can see their patio with the big dog bed spread out over the rail (they were using the patio for their two German Shepherds). Look at the distance between the slides! Closest yet… too close!