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    Posted: 15 Oct 2017 at 2:24pm
We got a foam mattress topper from Costco and put it on top of the factory mattress.  Made a significant difference and for right now it's just fine.....although it is a pain removing for winterizing!  Eventually we're going to have to bite the bullet and get a new mattress so good to see all the choices that are out there!
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ParPod, I agree the topper is a pain when changing the sheet & winterizing.  I definitely want to go with a one piece mattress!  Thank you everyone for your posts, they are very helpful!
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i bought  a short queen rv mattress from sams.  its awesome.  hogone
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We bought one of the suggested foam mattresses from amazon and it is a NO GO. It's not firm enough and my husband usually ends up spending part of the night propped up sleeping on the seating area of our 179. We will not buy another mattress without an opportunity to test it first.
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We disposed of our OEM "mattresses" and bought a piece of 4" seat cushion foam (blue) and my wife made a cover for it.  If you like a firm bed, it is super comfortable.  We cut it to fit the space (I had previously removed the upper bunk of our 172 and widened the bed below by raising it about 8").  And the cost was much less than a conventional mattress.  Supposedly it's a foam that has a service life of about 15 years, so that will be plenty of time for our Pod use.  As I'm sure everyone knows, custom cut foam comes in different densities and thicknesses, so it's easy to get just the "comfort level" you like without breaking the bank or adding unnecessary weight.  And the cover is easy to sew.
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Does the mattress that goes in an R-pod get done at the dealer? Reason I ask is because the mattress in our R-179 is 7" thick and is pretty darn comfy, such that we've never thought about replacing it. I've heard some complaining that the mattress is only 3" thick. That might be too little mattress for anyone unless it was a very firm foam.
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Our mattress came with the Rpod.  It is 6” thick and has springs in it.  Sounds like quite a few ppl replace them quickly.
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Ours has no springs, and I don't know what's inside, but when I've lifted it out, I can (with some effort) fold it in half. It may be foam, it may be something else.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Nov 2017 at 3:38pm
Originally posted by IdahoPodder

Our mattress came with the Rpod.  It is 6” thick and has springs in it.  Sounds like quite a few ppl replace them quickly.


We slept on ours four camping seasons before we replaced it.  It was sagging badly so we put in a good quality memory foam mattress. 




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Ours was very uncomfortable so we put a foam topper on it. You can get one at a drugstore that specializes in DME equipment. Wheelchairs,walkers and such. It made a big improvement
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