R-pod Mattress Replacement?
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Topic: R-pod Mattress Replacement?
Posted By: rpodcamper.com
Subject: R-pod Mattress Replacement?
Date Posted: 07 May 2011 at 11:50am
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Well it looks like Forest River is saying the mattress is not the best in the r-pods. They have added them onto their site to sell. Personally I like the Futon Mattress in my R-pod Camper. http://www.forestriveraccessories.com/c-116-mattress.aspx - http://www.forestriveraccessories.com/c-116-mattress.aspx |
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Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 07 May 2011 at 3:16pm
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Yikes! They're a little pricey aren't they? ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 07 May 2011 at 3:26pm
Or, maybe they're just really, really proud of them. ------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 08 May 2011 at 3:56am
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Yikes is right! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 08 May 2011 at 8:40am
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The prices look in line with Camping World to me. And, they are made by Serta. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: Dulcinea54935
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2012 at 9:45am
| We had to replace the mattress that came with our R-Pod after our first 11 day outing. The new one from Ikea is wonderful! |
Posted By: XPod
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 2:00am
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Our (very comfortable) solution was to buy the California King Size Spa Sensations 4" Memory Foam mattress topper from WallyMart for $159 and cut it in half. It is within a 1/2 inch of fitting the oddly sized bunks perfectly. We just put them on top of the factory R-Pod mattress. We use Our-Pod :-) mostly in the winter for snowboarding and let me tell you...sinking into that foam at the end of the day feels might good on these adult bones! You kinda sink in, get all toasty and enjoy camping! Hints: - Order it online and use "ship to store" for free shipping - When cutting, we used a new box cutter (so it was sharp) and a couple of 2x4's. We drew a line, I stood on the 2x4's which were placed on either side of the line to compress the foam, then had someone else cut it. - It's easy to cut, just do a little bit at a time. We didn't worry if the cut wasn't perfect since it has sheets over it anyway and you could always place the cut side towads the walls. Link to the CalKing size 4" topper at WallyMart (hopefully this link is ok, sorry if it isn't, no forum rules violations intended :-) |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 10:25am
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Link = good. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 11:23am
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thats what Donna and I did, got the 4in spa sensation from wallyworld, the full fit our short queen on the 172 perfectly, it is very comfortable and well worth the $109.00 ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 12:15pm
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Ditto the dsmiths. We did the same and really like it. ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 4:15pm
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Just a heads up: if you have an electric carving knife, it will cut the foam like butter. Just draw your cut lines on it with a sharpie and away you go. ------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |
Posted By: XPod
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 4:50pm
| Good call on the electric knife....we didn't have one so a cheapo box cutter was good for us. The knife would have made a nicer cut however! |