171 - Mod - Mattress Replacement

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   We pulled out the Mattress that came with the camper and had a Futon Mattress installed.  Sleeps so much nicer and easier to lift it up to put on sheets or flip it over.

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rpodcamper.com Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990	Topic: 171 - Mod - Mattress Replacement Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 12:43am
	We pulled out the Mattress that came with the camper and had a Futon Mattress installed. Sleeps so much nicer and easier to lift it up to put on sheets or flip it over.

Tusten Traveler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Location: Catskills NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 235	Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 9:52pm
	I found the perfect fitting 3 inch memory foam for our 174. The dimensions are perfect (75 x 56 finished) and fits like a glove with no cutting! It is a queen size Therapedic at Bed Bath and Beyond. Not cheap- but don't forget those 20% discount coupons never expire: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=111972 We just roll it up with bedding and all still attached and stow it on the bench next to the bathroom when we want the dinette made up. I would think it would be a good alternative to the "substandard" mattress I keep hearing about that comes with the 171/175/177 as it very easily flexes and bends to put sheets on. Here it is with the cover it comes with. Two enthusiastic thumbs up from both of us for comfort too!!
	John and Linda One 14 lb Cockapoo 2010 RPod 174

TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 15 Dec 2009 at 12:19am
	Thanks for posting about the mattress's guys. I hate changing sheets in my Pod. How hard is it to get the mattress out of the pod? Terry
	RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 15 Dec 2009 at 12:47am
	not as hard as I thought. kinda bend it in half end to end. I purchased a 9 inch memory foam mattress perfect fit for 399.00. Love it. Got it from bed in a box. www.bedinabox.com

Weekend Warrior Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Nov 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 06 Nov 2016 at 10:18am
	When you replaced the factory mattress that came with your POD was it a short queen mattress? And when you replaced it with the futon mattress, did you have more space between the futon and the 3 surrounding walls?

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3221	Posted: 06 Nov 2016 at 7:20pm
	Yes, short queen. We replaced ours after sleeping on it for 3 nights. Should have replaced it after the first night, but I am a slow learner. Got the mattress in a roll, wasn't cheap but here I am 6 years later and that pillow top mattress is just a comfortable now as it was the day I got it.
	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."

Weekend Warrior Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Nov 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 27 Jul 2017 at 4:49pm
	Hello, Yep I tossed out the cheap mattress that came with my RPOD 180 and got a full size 9 inch thick futon. What a difference. If you go this route, it's worth purchasing a 12 dollar Wally world foam topper (1 and 1/2 inch) and place it on top of the futon. The topper stays in place with the fitted full sheet. Now I'm in heaven.