Wrestling with the Alligator |
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poohbill
Groupie Joined: 22 Aug 2019 Location: Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 87 |
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Topic: Wrestling with the Alligator Posted: 12 Jul 2022 at 7:56pm |
We are still wrestling with the original R-Pod 179 mattress with an aftermarket foam topper every few weeks during the short summers here in Idaho, where most of the camping in above 6,500f and paying $500 for a new mattress seems extravagant. Just to revive an old gripe and to remind folks why the 179 bed is a pain, I post this with a general question: is the alligator winning most matches?
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2016 179 Gastropod
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2022 at 10:35pm |
We replaced ours with a 6" memory foam mattress, which was the best compromise between comfort, weight, and the ability to move it to get to the valves, added storage, battery, etc. I am the one who makes up the bed, and yes, it is tough to make the bed. My wife made the flat top sheet a fitted sheet for the foot end which makes it a bit easier. However, it is hard to get the sheets tight when one has to be crawling on them to get the back, head, and foot ends tucked in. So while the alligator might not win, it puts up a good fight.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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poohbill
Groupie Joined: 22 Aug 2019 Location: Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 87 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2022 at 10:51pm |
With one's head to the right and feet to the left, the space from the closet, back, is a natural storage area for (in order, up: the top sheet, the blanket, the quilt, then the dog. The dog is unstoppable: “Oh, is this my pillow?” but the other three beg for a podmod.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2022 at 5:41am |
We replaced an OEM mattress with a "short" queen [60"x74"] that we got on Amazon 3 years ago and it has been a very good value. It makes our trailer bed one of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept on. The price has gone up a bit, but it still a good deal. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J5HX864/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It comes in varying thicknesses, depending on your preference [and weight]. We have the 6" version. I wouldn't want it any thicker because our bed is already pretty high off the floor. Much higher and it'd be awkward to get in the bed, especially in the middle of the night when geezer trips to the head become necessary.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2022 at 5:59pm |
We replaced the original 179 mattress, with a really nice 8" mattress we got through Camping world, it was excellent.
Have also replaced the factory mattress that came with our Vista Cruiser with a similar 8" mattress. |
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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gpokluda
Senior Member Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Location: NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 280 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2022 at 9:19pm |
We replaced the mattress in our 179 with an 8" from Wilderness Mattress I believe. Was it expensive? Yes. What is a good night's sleep worth to you? Since then we've taken a number of multi-week trips and when we get home, we actually miss our RV mattress.
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Gpokluda
2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023) 2022 Escape 5.0TA 2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB Triumph T120 |
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JR
Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2018 Location: Manistee, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 345 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jul 2022 at 7:35am |
+1 gpokluda a good nights sleep is irreplaceable to me, especially if you are going to using your RPod. My wife and I go on a spring trip for about 70 nights since we have had our pod. Hope this helps
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Jay
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2022 at 7:41am |
+2 Cannot put a price on a good nights sleep and proper support for your body while sleeping. After 3 sleeps on our original mattress we purchased an 8" Eurotop, not cheap but well worth it. Have had it for over 11 years now and is still just as firm and comfortable as the day we got it. Average 40 - 50 nights/year with it so it gets a fair amount of use.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Dirt Sifter
Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2018 Location: Right side OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2022 at 9:00am |
Quit fighting and go buy a good mattress. Memory foam short queen worked for us. We moved it to the 195 when we traded in the 179. Only way to go. Happy camping!
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Greg n Deb 2020 195 HRE
'07 Tundra 5.7L., '17 Tacoma 3.5L. Both with tow packages 1 Puggle, 1 Chihuahua support staff |
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poohbill
Groupie Joined: 22 Aug 2019 Location: Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 87 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 2022 at 10:00am |
I found a simple and cheap improvement by sheeting only the foam topping we bought a couple years after sleeping on the original mattress. Much simpler that trying to sheet the two as a stack by only making up the top layer and letting it rest on the unadorned bottom mattress as if it is a box for the mattress above. This takes me half the time and stays in place no matter how much tossing and turning.
Just don't take that many trips these days.
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