Sam's Club Mattress
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Topic: Sam's Club Mattress
Posted By: CFWARREN
Subject: Sam's Club Mattress
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2016 at 4:38pm
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Has anyone used this mattress from Sam's Club in their Pod?: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/10in-rv-spring/prod14960157.ip?searchTerm=Short%20Queen Somewhere on there I read that it's shipped rolled up into a box 20" x 20" x 40"....? Good price, just wondering if anyone on here had tried this...thanks....! ------------- 2016 179 - Hood River Edition 2008 Nissan Xterra |
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Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2016 at 4:51pm
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looking for replacement; cant wait to here. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2016 at 5:12pm
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Do not have that mattress but got a similar (i think) one from camping world that came shipped in a roll, like the one at Sam's. We purchased ours in 2011 (after using the existing mattress 3x) from Camping World for $ 199.00 including shipping. That was a huge sale price - the mattress is called a Euro Top, we still use it today and is extremely comfortable. I think the list when we purchased it was $ 299.00 so we jumped at the opportunity because at the time quite a few others talked about what a great mattress is was. AND . . . . . . they were right. ------------- 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." |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 8:53am
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I think im gonna give this one a try. hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 6:02pm
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ordered and window too!! will give update on mattress. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 7:47pm
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Jon, if that is anything like the one we got from Camping World - mattress rolled up like a jelly roll. Stand back when you cut the plastic liner, it will explode in front of your eyes and lay flat on your luan platform where the bed mattress is supposed to be. Pretty neat.
------------- 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." |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 7:52pm
clear. thats what i thought! hopefully comfy. scared about cutting door though but i guess at worst i just have a plywood door . hogone------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 8:02pm
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If you want to be safe, just cut it open outside of the pod and let er rip! You will need a helper to get the mattress situated in the pod however.
------------- 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." |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 6:30am
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no, i meant me cutting the hole in the door for the window!! hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2016 at 2:41pm
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Measure twice (or three times), cut once. Use the trim ring to verify placement and size of the opening before you cut. You can make a cardboard template (which is what I did) and use that to help with placement and marking of the opening location. Cover the door with masking tape and mark on that and cut with it in place to protect the door. I cut from the inside. Drill a starting hole inside the marking for the opening and use a fine-toothed blade in your jigsaw. Go slow so you cut smoothly. Use a thin and not a wide blade so you can pivot at the corners easier. If anything, cut the opening a bit smaller and enlarge it carefully as you go. You definitely don't want to cut it big. It is easy to cut a bit more out. You can't easily put material back if you cut it too big. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2016 at 6:48pm
stephenh; im scared!!! seriously. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2016 at 8:06pm
Take a deep breath and go for it
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2016 at 9:34pm
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So was I. I did it anyway. You can do it too. Take the door off and support it on a couple of sawhorses. That will help greatly. To remove, take the door off the hinges, leaving the hinges and screen attached. Be careful and place some protective padding on the wheel well or you will end up scratching it like I did.  At least I could get a little paint and touch it up. You get to benefit from my mistake, as you will be able to avoid doing likewise. Get some help when you remove and reinstall it.When you put the window in, have the outside of the door facing down. Support the door and window from underneath. That will help when you go to start the screws. I found that a power drill/driver worked best for starting and driving the screws. When the thread catches, it will draw the two parts together and compress the rubber seal. That will make it watertight. The hardest paret for me was getting the screws started. I am just glad that lots of extras were included.  ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 6:19am
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mattress arrives today!!! curious, does anyone put anything down first/under the mattress; or lay it right on the wood? hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 12:33pm
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The original mattress is right on the wood. While you have the old mattress out, you could do something like seal the wood with a polyurethane finish and/or cover the wood with some sort of contact adhesive plastic, but what you do is your option. Have you gotten up the nerve to install the door window yet? ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 1:31pm
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I was actually thinking about putting a polyurethane down, but I think I'll pass. Ya, the old one was right on the wood. I might just throw an old sheet down first. Neg on the window. Have been busy the past few weekends, so maybe this Sunday!!!! My jigsaw is several years old, but still works. hopefully it will have plenty of power. definitely going to buy a good blade. ill keep you updated. hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 2:36pm
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The jigsaw will probably be fine with a new blade. You are only cutting through a thin layer of fiberglass reinforced plastic, a thick layer of polystyrene foam, and another thin layer of fiberglass reinforced plastic. Just go slow and keep the dust blown or vacuumed out of the way so you can see your cutting line. I used a battery powered Porter Cable jigsaw to cut mine. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 5:58pm
oh boy, you got me all nervous again. just took mattress out of box, gonna haul it in and watch it explode!!!!!! hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 7:33pm
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oops took a little nap. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:04pm
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On the new mattress?
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:28pm
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ya hooking up speakers KANSAS hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:35pm
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we put our new mattress right on top of the wood back in 2011. Just checked it out, looks fine underneath after nearly 5 years.
------------- 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." |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:39pm
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yup, that's wats i did; hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 8:02pm
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oh my. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2016 at 6:19am
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2 night review. slept two nights on the mattress. very comfy, on the firm side. for the price i would say hard to beat. hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |