R-pod Owners Forum : Queen mattress https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Wish List : Queen mattress Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 30 May 2026 15:40:34 +0000 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:40:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3051 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Queen mattress : The mattress (if you can call... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=29993#29993 Author: Raymondo
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Posted: 28 Dec 2012 at 10:40am

The mattress (if you can call it that) was more of a painfull spring assembly in a cloth bag. Our dealer would not budge on getting us something we could sleep on without significant cost. I ended up removing the contraption, and replaced with firstly a 3" high density flat foam mattress, cut 3" shorter to fit R-Po, and on top of that a layer of egg crate sleeping foam (spikes upward). Wow what a great bed that created. Very supportive, and form fitting. Now to dispose of the aforementioned torture device! Happy Camping, Happy Sleeps! ]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:40:43 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=29993#29993 Queen mattress : Hey!! I would never put a fellow... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28957#28957 Author: furpod
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 9:45pm

Hey!! I would never put a fellow in the dog house.. Wink]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:45:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28957#28957 Queen mattress : ok i stand corrected. Sorry... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28951#28951 Author: rpodcamper.com
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 8:36pm

ok i stand corrected.  Sorry Furpod .... Guess im in the dog house again....]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:36:38 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28951#28951 Queen mattress : Thank you very much, will do! https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28950#28950 Author: curieuse
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 8:21pm

Thank you very much, will do!]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:21:26 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28950#28950 Queen mattress : Originally posted by rpodcamper.comFurpod... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28945#28945 Author: furpod
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 7:18pm

Originally posted by rpodcamper.com

Furpod - yes foam mattress can be rolled up or folded up in half.  The original mattress that was in ours was a steel frame around the outside with steel springs in the middle.  they bent the steel frame on the outside.  I have yet on any of my campers felt a need to replace them myself but everyone sleeps different and I could sleep on the park bench if needed since I'm always in the Dog House Anyways


I hate the doghouse..

But this mattress isn't foam. It's a steel interspring mattress, with a pillow top. How they roll it up and get it in the box, I don't have a clue, but I know it sure wouldn't go back in.. lol.

mattress
]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:18:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28945#28945 Queen mattress : Originally posted by Camper... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28944#28944 Author: furpod
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 7:12pm

Originally posted by Camper Bob

Furpod, is that mattress not the best?  Safe Travels.


It is. We have sold a couple I would guess, after people see how nice it is... 
]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:12:08 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28944#28944 Queen mattress : Furpod, is that mattress not... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28943#28943 Author: Camper Bob
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 7:08pm

Furpod, is that mattress not the best?  Safe Travels.]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:08:21 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28943#28943 Queen mattress : Furpod - yes foam mattress can... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28937#28937 Author: rpodcamper.com
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 5:16pm

Furpod - yes foam mattress can be rolled up or folded up in half.  The original mattress that was in ours was a steel frame around the outside with steel springs in the middle.  they bent the steel frame on the outside.  I have yet on any of my campers felt a need to replace them myself but everyone sleeps different and I could sleep on the park bench if needed since I'm always in the Dog House Anyways]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:16:05 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28937#28937 Queen mattress : I will say this, my parents have... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28935#28935 Author: furpod
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 5:01pm

I will say this, my parents have been RVing for 40+ years. They have had at least (and flat wore out) 5 new rigs, from B van to Class A, including a very high end TT, and never once have they been happy with the stock mattress(s), or thought they were of any real quality.The Class C they have now, got a new mattress before it was slept in a second night.

We knew going in that was the way of the world, so the same day we picked up our pod, we ordered a new euro pillowtop from CW. BTW.. they come rolled up and you open them in the camper where you want them.. doesn't seem to hurt them a bit.
]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:01:03 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28935#28935 Queen mattress : Originally posted by curieuseWish... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28926#28926 Author: rpodcamper.com
Subject: 3051
Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 1:12pm

Originally posted by curieuse

Wish the rear mattress would be of higher quality, will have used the pod for 2 weeks and already the mattress has valleys in it and we are not overweight!!!!!! will have to find a replacement that is better for the back, not sure what we will install,

any suggestions?Angry
 
We have a very early 2009 171 RPod and have watched Forest River Get away with putting the cheapest and most unusable mattress in the rpods since then.  With your camper still under warranty I would go back to the dealer and let them handle this defective mattress.  Do not take a no from them but be firm and ask for a replacement that will work with no out of pocket from you.  Also remind them that you have a 1 year warranty and you will keep coming back if it keeps failing.
 
On our 171 the first weekend we used the Camper we had a valley form from how you need to get in and out of the bed.  In talking to Forest River I also asked them how they installed the steel spring mattress and they told me the fold them in half and put them in that way (no wonder it failed so quickly)  Forest river did end up replacing ours with a futon mattress.  Has work very well since June of 2009.
]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:12:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28926#28926 Queen mattress : I went to a local mattress store... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28893#28893 Author: Iteach5th
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Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 8:09pm

I went to a local mattress store and picked up a pillow top full size mattress. A couple of inches narrower, but it's great to sleep on. Got a great price on a closeout]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:09:48 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28893#28893 Queen mattress : You will get all kinds of... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28846#28846 Author: Camper Bob
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Posted: 23 Oct 2012 at 9:15pm

You will get all kinds of advice.  Will share with you my experience.  Many have purchased memory foam and they are happy.  I find it does not breathe for me and I get very warm.  The day that we brought home our new 171 I had pre-purchased a European style pillow top mattress replacement from Camping World.  Was $329 delivered.  From the day we installed it, it has been a joy to sleep on.  I am of average height and weight.  It is heavy, so lifting up the bed to get to the storage area underneath is a bit tricky but certainly do able.  I did however, have the thin plywood board replaced with a thicker board and then had pneumatic lifters installed that make lifting it up very easy.  A little expensive mod, but worth it to me.  Safe Travels.]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:15:51 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28846#28846 Queen mattress : Wish the rear mattress would be... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3051&PID=28845#28845 Author: curieuse
Subject: 3051
Posted: 23 Oct 2012 at 8:49pm

Wish the rear mattress would be of higher quality, will have used the pod for 2 weeks and already the mattress has valleys in it and we are not overweight!!!!!! will have to find a replacement that is better for the back, not sure what we will install,

any suggestions?Angry
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