Mattress
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Topic: Mattress
Posted By: IdahoBoy
Subject: Mattress
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 12:12pm
| I want to replace the factory mattress on my 172 bunk bed. Does anyone have any suggestions short of a custom mattress? I'm willing to spend a little to get a really good one. |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 1:10pm
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Many have purchased a memory foam mattress and cut to fit.. ------------- |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 2:10pm
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We purchased a 2 1/2" gel foam mattress topper that you don't have to cut to fit. Just do a google search for short queen size. We found ours on Amazon. ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 2:31pm
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We got a memory foam mattress topper for ours and sleep great! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2025 Ford Transit Camper van 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 2:33pm
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Please note, he is asking about the BUNKs... ------------- |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 2:45pm
Opps my mistake! Get out the razor knife or google single gel foam mattress topper, maybe? ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Dpod56
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 4:46pm
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We replaced ours with one from the Original Mattress Factory. You give them the measurements, and they make it. You can spend as little or as much as you want, depending on what you pick out. ------------- Dpod56 |
Posted By: IdahoBoy
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 5:39pm
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I ordered a custom gel foam from mattress insider. Not a bad price. I'll report how I like it once I sleep on it a few times. I'm planning a three week trip through the neighborhood - Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, in mid-September. That will be a good test. |
Posted By: Kup-Pod
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 8:53pm
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Small hint for everyone, if you buy a foam mattress or topper and you have to cut the foam to size, the best way to get a nice clean cut is to use your old electric knife... you know the one, it's sitting in the back of your cupboard behind the Foreman grill :-) It cuts though nice and clean in one pass. Kasper ------------- 2017 RP-178 2021 F150 5.0l "Lead me on a level path" |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 9:19pm
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We measured the space and ordered a piece of custom cut foam. You can get the density that you like and there are several kinds of foam available. My wife made a cover for it and we had our new mattress for our 172 for under $130 including the cover materials. I searched the Internet and found that prices vary considerably. I got the foam from a place in Minn. and they mailed it to me. They have a local store and a web sales outlet. Prices are a little for the store, but you have to go there to get them. We had previously cut out the upper bunk leaving a shelf for the part next to the head. When I got the new mattress, I raised the bed about 5 1/2". It added about 3 inches of extra width. The only bad thing is the shelf is right at the height of my knees so I have bumped them a few times while in bed. But I'm getting used to it and it's happening less. The nice thing about the extra height is that one can sit on the bed at pretty much normal seat height. .... much easier for my old bones. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 9:20am
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We have a new 179 and after one weekend of camping we added the 3" memory foam. Yes is works great. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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