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lblevins67
Newbie Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Topic: Anyone improve their mattress? Posted: 25 Jan 2015 at 5:32pm |
Has anyone improved their mattress in their 'Pod? We have a 179 with the short queen mattress that came with it, and after a handful of trips, we realize we need something more comfortable.
There are foam toppers and other mattresses out there, and I know mattress firmness is a personal thing. What I am looking for are suggestions on what others have used and are happy with, brand names, retailers, etc. What has me a bit baffled is the crazy pricing for short queen anything--sometimes twice as much as standard sizes. I don't mind paying for quality, but it looks like RV sized anything is code for "expensive." :) Thanks in advance! Lisa in Oregon |
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J&Jcf
Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Location: central Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Posted: 25 Jan 2015 at 6:03pm |
Our last TT we went to the Original mattress factory. They cut a high density foam (6 inches) to my measurements. You might price them out. There are others companies mentioned on the forums. I plan on checking them out again. That mattress worked excellent for us for over 10 years. Others have gone to a standard full size mattress, losing a few inches in width but same length. This way if you have a mattress at home you can get the same basic model that your currently using at home. Just remember that the surface is going to be a little bit harder than the box spring at your home.
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J. - 2011 rpod 171
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 25 Jan 2015 at 8:00pm |
Welcome. We added a 3" memory foam topper.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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wingnut2312
Senior Member Joined: 25 Aug 2013 Location: MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 26 Jan 2015 at 7:07am |
We went to Ikea and bought a fouton cushion. It was cheap and fit perfect in the 182G. We rarely used the table, so it just stays in place.
I will say it is very firm. I think it's comfortable, but my wife would have preffered it to have a little more cushion. Definitely a departure from the Temperpedic at home. It has only been used on 12 camping trips, so it may break in more. |
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2014 rpod 182G
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 26 Jan 2015 at 8:47am |
http://www.rpodnation.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=441&KW=mattress&PID=3075&title=172-bunk-mattress-replacement-pics#3075
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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lblevins67
Newbie Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Posted: 26 Jan 2015 at 3:20pm |
This is a great idea, thanks for sharing.
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rickcosby
Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2015 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 at 3:24pm |
Tossed the one that came in my 178 and replaced it with this one from Amazon. It hasn't seen much use yet but it wasn't much more expensive than some of the better toppers. Almost anything would have been an improvement ;-)
edit: made it clickable - techntrek
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SiberD
Newbie Joined: 07 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 33 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 at 6:27pm |
Wow, that's a good deal! |
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lblevins67
Newbie Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2015 at 3:50pm |
Hey Rick! I bought the mattress you recommended from Amazon and we love it. Thanks for the response and the link to it on Amazon, much appreciated.
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DRP
Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2015 at 9:48pm |
We just purchased our RPOD 179 last weekend and have already notice the bed beginning to develop a hump in the middle. We have a sleep number bed at home and noticed they make one for campers. Has anyone tried it? Is it worth the investment?
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