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    Posted: 27 Jan 2019 at 8:30am
Right now the 6" mattress is not working out very well as it is not expanding beyond 4". I already contacted Zinus' customer service. I will give it a couple of more days per the agent. If it still does not expand, I will contact Amazon to replace it. I may go for a refund and change brands, which would be too bad as my 10" Zinus is quite comfortable and is shortly going to be moved into our house for use there with a foam block to fill the space to make it a full queen length.

The issue may be that the mattress was manufactured in September 2018 and I ordered and received it in January 2019. The box states to unpack within 72 hours of receipt. That does not account for the four months of shipping and storage from when it was manufactured. The top memory foam portions seem to have expanded, but the base layer is the one that is still not expanded. I'll let you know more in a couple of days.

I really like the lighter weight and flexibility of the 6" mattress. An 8" mattress would be over 10 lbs heavier and stiffer. It would be a good choice as it still would be more flexible and lighter than the 10" mattress.
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Posts: 82 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jan 2019 at 7:37am
Thanks all for the replies.    We used a memory foam topper on top of the old mattress but unfortunately the OEM mattress foam still broke down. We are using our pod about 10-12 weeks a year right now so that could be why the OEM mattress is going flat.

I was looking at the 8" zinus as a replacement for us as I don't go under the mattress but once a year to winterize. I am also planning on installing a access door from the outside and rerouting the plumbing valves near the pump so they can be reached to make winterizing easier.

Stephen I look forward to hearing about the 6" mattress as that may be a good option for us to
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Posts: 2630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2019 at 12:47pm
Us too. We have always used relatively "firm" mattresses, and when we tent camp, plush to us is a thermarest, which is only 1" thick. The 6" mattress in the R-pod has seemed luxurious to us. 

We did have an old 2" thick semi-firm chunk of foam that was left over from the larger chunk that we used as a mattress in the back of the pickup that we put under the R-pod mattress. That is what does it for now. The original mattress has seemed to compress since we've gotten it, so I can foresee a time in the future when it will have to be replaced.
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Posts: 153 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2019 at 11:51am
So we might be classified with the "odd ball" category and also still have our RPod mattress.  We put a dense foam topper on it and also bought a mattress plush quilted cover to enclose the mattress and topper as one unit.  That seemed to do the trick for us.

Keep in mind, we are all different shapes and sizes with different definitions of comfort, so what works for one may not work for another! :-)
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Posts: 196 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2019 at 9:33am
We just ordered a folding 6" fullsized queen for the 176T from Amazon for $215:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W67PH2Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Since the bed is North/South and hangs over the dinette we didn't need a short Queen....being 6'4 and the wife 5'11 a full length will be glorious. 
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Posts: 163 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2019 at 8:36am
Greetings:  
I travel by myself and purchased a inner spring twin.  It's much easier to change the bedding and I installed a shelf behind it. I have a stereo system on the shelf and storage underneath.  It works great for me.  

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Posts: 473 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2019 at 6:57am
We are odd ball members if that bizarre group that actually don't mind the standard r-pod mattress. That being said, ours is getting old and needs to be replaced.

Has anyone tried the apparently new 'mattress topper' as an alternative to getting a whole new mattress??

https://www.zinus.com/collections/mattresses/mattress-type_memory-foam
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Posts: 6288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jan 2019 at 8:21pm
The six inch mattress arrived today and is expanding now. It will take a while before it is fully expanded and I can give an objective evaluation. I can provide some first impressions though.

First off, it is amazing what a difference that 28.1 lbs of weight makes. The 6" mattress is something Ican move easily. I expect it will still be easy once it is fully expanded.

Second is the thickness. I will need to wait to after it is fully expanded, but partially expanded, it is easy for me to fold enough to get to access things underneath.

As for comfort, I can't report on that until we have a chance to test it. One good thing about geting it now is that the odor of the new foam has time to dissipate before we need to use it. Lying down on it while partially expanded just does not work for providing an evaluation. I think it will be a bit more firm than the 10" model. My wife had mentioned the 10" model which we purchased in 2016 seems to have developed impressions where we lie. While Ido not find this to be a problem (I had not really noticed it), she does not care for that part.

Now to figure out what to do with a 10" mattress that is in too good a shape to throw away  and for which we have no good storage option.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jan 2019 at 7:52am
Originally posted by jato

This has been a problem since day one I believe.  After only a few nights in our 177 we decided to replace the mattress, and this was in 2011.  We purchased a eurotop  mattress (AKA mattress in a roll) from Camping World and have been very pleased with its performance.  We use it about 30 days/year and feel it is just as luxurious and comfortable as the day we purchased it 7 1/2 years ago.


We did the same in our 2011.. except we didn't last a "few nights".. we lasted one night in the driveway. Wink
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Posts: 2587 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2019 at 5:23pm
I've said this before, but it's worth repeating.  We use a 4" piece of seat cushion foam that's real firm.  My wife made a couple of covers for it.  It's light, very comfortable [this foam comes in various densities to meet your hard/soft mattress preferences], and easy to move.  Being relatively light, it's easy to get at the space below the bed where we have a lot of stuff stored.  Cost:  just a tad over $100 including the cloth to make the covers.
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