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   Is there a preferred brand of 8" memory foam mattress you'd recommend?  It needs to be able to fold as we just purchased the 192 (Murphy bed)Thanks, Dan

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danthefan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Feb 2022 Location: Grass Valley, C Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote danthefan Report Post Quote Reply Topic: New mattress Posted: 06 Feb 2022 at 10:16am
	Is there a preferred brand of 8" memory foam mattress you'd recommend? It needs to be able to fold as we just purchased the 192 (Murphy bed) Thanks, Dan

mjlrpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjlrpod Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2022 at 12:18pm
	Normally I see the name Zinus mentioned on any r.v. sites. I think its the most popular brand in the 3 or 4 r.v.ing sites i subscribe too. I would think anything "memory foam" would fold, as normally they come rolled up into a bag
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2022 at 1:55pm
	For a Murphy bed though, I would think 6" would be about the limit for being able to fold. We purchased a short queen Zinus 10" mattress. That was nearly impossible to fold once it was expanded in addition to it being quite heavy. We changed to a Zinus 6" mattress, but it failed to fully expand, so it was refunded and we purchased a 6" DreamFoam mattress that we are using now. It is easy to fold up to get to the water heater, pump, storage, etc. while still being comfortable. For us, it is the sweet spot of comfort and weight that works for us. An 8" mattress might also have worked, but I'm not going to spend the money to find out. As it is, the 6" DreamFoam does not seem to be available on Amazon currently, but there are other brands. Read the descriptions and ratings to help you decide which might be suitable for you. I understand the 192 uses a full queen sized mattress, so that might make your search easier.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2022 at 5:02pm
	I had an 8 inch Zinus mattress in my 179 and it was very comfortable. I would not have wanted to go any thinner. However I don't think an 8 inch mattress will fold well enough for a Murphy bed, it's pretty stiff. You might want to go with a 6 inch and if it's not comfortable enough get a 2 inch topper for it. By splitting it up it should be significantly easier to fold.
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Pod_Geek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pod_Geek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2022 at 1:29pm
	Public Service Announcement: If you own or plan to buy a Zinus memory foam mattress, you should know that all their beds do have fiberglass. Therefore, never open the cover of a Zinus mattress. https://www.sleepaim.com/zinus-mattress-fiberglass/
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Colt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote Colt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2022 at 11:37am
	I generally detest memory foam. I hate struggling to roll uphill to change positions. A salesman once told me if I bought his, I'd wake up in the morning in the same position I went to sleep in. Later I realized it would be because I wouldn't be able to move. Yes, I slept on Tempurpedic beds several nights. Are there other non/minimal-foam alternatives?
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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Online Posts: 3226	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2022 at 4:05pm
	+1 also do not like being "locked" in a position while in bed. We purchased an 8" Eurotop mattress for our 177 back in June 2011. Here we are going on 11 years (yes we use it a lot) and that mattress is still just as firm and comfortable as the day we got it. It wasn't cheap, but well worth it; my back is also quite happy!
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	We also purchased a new 192. Found a company near us in Toronto that makes foam mattresses. They made us replacements for the 2 sections of the 192 mattress so that they fit right into the original case. Nice thing is that because they are a manufacturer they have every density of mattress foam available. So we chose a 4" thick base and a 2" thick top. Comes assembled as a mattress. We had them supply mattress covers but in hindsight that was unnecessary since they are the same size. Rob
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