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I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on each side. The Memory foam ones are so high, like $1,000 a copy. There must be one that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an afternoon nap on the couch, I think I rest better.  SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME toss the old one and buy the cheapest firm mattress to fit. should be about 100 buckies, then get a 2 inch mattress topper with memory foam. Camping world has them. >I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you could >get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on each side. >The Memory foam ones are so high, like $1,000 a copy. There must be one >that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an afternoon nap on >the couch, I think I rest better. I don't know where you are, but we are in DFW, TX and there's a place called City Mattress Factory that custom built a short queen pillow top for our motorhome. The price was less than $250 and it is easily the most comfortable mattress we have, mobile or home. >I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you could >get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on each side. >The Memory foam ones are so high, like $1,000 a copy. There must be one >that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an afternoon nap on >the couch, I think I rest better. > I don't know where you are, but we are in DFW, TX and there's a place called > City Mattress Factory that custom built a short queen pillow top for our [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an afternoon nap on >>the couch, I think I rest better. Thanks I have family in the area I'll have it check out. SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME > I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you > could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on > each side. The Memory foam ones are so high, like $1,000 a copy. There > must be one that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an > afternoon nap on the couch, I think I rest better. That memory foam mattress is available from Sam's Club for about $500. It weighs 100 lbs, significantly more than an innerspring mattress. You have to consider that in an RV. We have a topper on ours in the RV, and it is heavy, too. John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee >> I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you >> could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee One reason the ones they come with are cheap, besides being inexpensive, is that many of them have to be bent nearly double to get them into the space provided. After many unhappy trials with air mattresses, I am quite pleased with my present set-up: 5 inches of dense foam, topped by 2 inches of medium foam, topped by one inch of memory foam. Cover the whole mess with a good quality mattress cover. I bought all of it at an upholstery supply shop, cut to fit, for about $250. Bob www.arcatapet.net/bobgiddings >>>I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you >>>could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Bob That is the reply I was waiting for. I remember when you got the mattress, you posted about it then. But I forgot who it was and how it was constructed. I knew it would take an act of congress to get a good mattress in to the 5er. I have been doing some measuring and it appears to not be impossible to get a complete mattress in to position. Did you make any attempt to do so before you took the piece at a time rout. I appreciate your information. :-) SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME >> One reason the ones they come with are cheap, besides being >> inexpensive, is that many of them have to be bent nearly double [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > make any attempt to do so before you took the piece at a time rout. > I appreciate your information. :-) I like to use two twin <extra long> mattresses on a king size frame. It is easier to make the beds. Being single, I don't need the entire bed usually. I use two matching twin bedspreads and just leave one side covered Keep both tightly tucked in the middle seam and just throw back the spread on the side I want to use. Morning makeup is simple, straighten the sheet and flip the bedspread (still tucked into the middle seam) back into place. King Mattress Size 76" wide x 80" long King Split Mattress 78" wide x 80" long Two Twin Extra Long beds together >>>One reason the ones they come with are cheap, besides being >>>inexpensive, is that many of them have to be bent nearly double [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > King Split Mattress 78" wide x 80" long > Two Twin Extra Long beds together Unfortunately the beds in an Rv is kinda built in so to speak. The queen is 60X80" and the space to put the mattress is the same. No box springs just a mattress. Closet on one side built in night stand on the other. SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME >> King Mattress Size 76" wide x 80" long >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > is 60X80" and the space to put the mattress is the same. No box springs > just a mattress. Closet on one side built in night stand on the other. Haha. I had a problem deciding how to sleep with a 6 foot box. Even a small twin is too long to fit. I just carry my mattress topper and a minus 30 rated sleeping bag for winter emergency. Thats a hefty bag. I push the bag into its stuff sack, roll the topper around it and use a poly trash bag a a stuff sack for the whole roll. No winter this year, fishing season is here, so I installed the "kitchen" in the Ranger. An electric (12v) Coleman cooler and 2 matching color coordinated milk crates. (One for staples and one for the Hibachi and charcoal) I like to take off on a whim, fishing and exploring.. Nice to have the fixin's to make hot soup and coffee or a nice steak. New awning, too. 5x8 blue tarp was on sale for a couple buckies at ACO. I was in Springfield Mo for Christmas. I thought to wonder if you were home, but I scooted back north between two nasty storms. Last I heard, you were headed for Texas. I have relatives in Alabama, but woulden't walk across the road to see most of them. While I was in Mo., I started thinking about buying a lot big enough to plant a mailbox and pour a wide driveway. I would just need a shed building and maybe a couple utility poles to run electric service. Looking at pushers, but really wanting something shorter. It would be nice to have a place in the middle of the country. Pepperoni 2005 Ranger Super 3.0 limited slip Astro aluminum cap Don't laugh, mine is "paid for". > Haha. I had a problem deciding how to sleep with a 6 foot box. Even a small > twin is too long to fit. I just carry my mattress topper and a minus 30 [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Astro aluminum cap > Don't laugh, mine is "paid for". Hello Pep. That sounds like a good sleeping arrangement and pretty fair kitchen. Reminds me of some I have had in the past. I used a Coleman white gas camp stove for years. In fact that was my only kitchen stove when I was stationed up in Newfoundland in the 50s. Headed for Texas every chance I get but am at a stalemate right now. Sold the ranch acreage and have rebuilt the barn to home base out of for now, but still have to get the new roof on the house so I can sell it and 2 of the 4 acres I have left. That will give a place to stop by in the spring and fall between trips south in the winter and north in the summer. I have family every where so I can have places to visit, fairly well spread out, Maine, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great I put one on bet in house. >>>>One reason the ones they come with are cheap, besides being >>>>inexpensive, is that many of them have to be bent nearly double [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > is 60X80" and the space to put the mattress is the same. No box springs > just a mattress. Closet on one side built in night stand on the other. > After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought a > 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great I put > one on bet in house. If I were to add a layer of foam to my existing mattress it would be to thick, and would still have those springs in it. I am afraid I am destine to have to get the entire new mattress. One with memory foam as part of the construction. I understand from some one else here that they use about three different layers of foam at differing density and glue them together. We have had this discussion here in the past, I will just have to quit being a procrastinator and get out there and find a new mattress. BILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Trojan Batteries, 600watt Inverter Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog >> After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought >> a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > BILL P. Someone posted on this or the other newsgroup some time ago about a place in Fort Worth that makes beds. I went by there three weeks ago and they are really nice and fit the RV. They are a single mattress with springs and a nice top cover. Just like a regular bed. We bought one for our Mountaineer for around 220.00 delivered. It was so good, we bought 2 more sets and a bed for the house. Royal Sleep Products P.O. Box 7362 Fort Worth, TX 76111 1-800-834-2473 I'm sure they could help. SignatureMoParMaN---Remove Clothes To Reply! --SCUD Coordinates 32.61204 North: 96.92993 West-- >>>After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought >>>a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great I [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > I'm sure they could help. Thanks, I have family there I'll have them contact the company. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Trojan Batteries, 600watt Inverter Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog >>>>After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought >>>>a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> I'm sure they could help. > Thanks, I have family there I'll have them contact the company. A little more money I know, but the wife and I both have back problems, mine pretty bad. We are FT and our mattress was starting to wear down a bit and we replaced it with the RV sized Select Comfort Air Bed. Very comfortable, and they do come in the Queen Short used in many RVs. Dave W >>>>>After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up bought >>>>>a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt so great [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Dave W Thanks I'll look in to that too. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Trojan Batteries, 600watt Inverter Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog Also, United Mattress in Denton >>>>>>After first night in our Outback 5th wheel I couldn't straiten up >>>>>>bought a 3inch memory foam topper from overstock.com for $149 it felt [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> Dave W > Thanks I'll look in to that too. >>>>I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you >>>>could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >make any attempt to do so before you took the piece at a time rout. >I appreciate your information. :-) No. Every mattress I looked at that was firm enough didn't look as if I could bend it enough to get it in there through hallway. I didn't do this all at once. I bought the stiff foam in El Paso, the memory foam somewhere in California, and the medium foam in Austin. Actually the memory foam was salvaged from one of the more expensive air mattresses that failed. But you can get it all in one place, and save the travel. :o) Just go down to the upholstery shop and start stacking foam until you get the combo you like. As a last resort you can always cut it in half to get it into the bedroom and glue it together. They have some great glue. But it bends pretty good in the queen size. www.arcatapet.net/bobgiddings >>>>>I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you >>>>>could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > www.arcatapet.net/bobgiddings With my floor plan there would be no bending at all. http://www.forestriverinc.com/nd/floorplanview.asp?name=8&cat=Fifth%20Wheels&pag e=wild&loc=wcfw&direc=fifthwheels/wildcat/floorplans SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME > With my floor plan there would be no bending at all. > > http://www.forestriverinc.com/nd/floorplanview.asp?name=8&cat=Fifth%20Wheels&p > age=wild&loc=wcfw&direc=fifthwheels/wildcat/floorplans That's a nice floor plan. What really surprises me is that it indicates a STANDARD-sized Queen bed. Almost all of the rigs I've looked at include a "short" Queen. I recall they're 60x74-inches. Do folks with SHORT Queen beds have to buy special linens? Virtually the FIRST improvement I made to my camper when new was to replace the factory "mattress". What a piece o' dey CRAP!! In fact, I left it at the dealership and towed the trailer directly to the furniture store where I purchased a Simmons Beauty Rest. It was a little awkward at the loading dock as the rig was parked a short distance away. I asked the delivery man to help me load it into the camper. He did. It was close but no folding necessary. Mrs. MacWidow (my wife, Leslie) claims to sleep better on the camper bed than our (good) queen in the house. That figures... Signature:) JR 2000 Skamper Ultra 249 TT 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vortec 8100 - Allison 1000 > That's a nice floor plan. What really surprises me is that it indicates a > STANDARD-sized Queen bed. Almost all of the rigs I've looked at include a [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Mrs. MacWidow (my wife, Leslie) claims to sleep better on the camper bed than > our (good) queen in the house. That figures... The full 80" mattress is one of their sales points. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog >> That's a nice floor plan. What really surprises me is that it indicates a >> STANDARD-sized Queen bed. Almost all of the rigs I've looked at include a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >The full 80" mattress is one of their sales points. yes it is biut most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. > most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. I respectfully disagree. Until you get into upper mid-range RVs, virtually all have "short" queens. At least, that is my conclusion after looking around a lot. Signature:) JR >>most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. > > I respectfully disagree. > > Until you get into upper mid-range RVs, virtually all have "short" queens. At > least, that is my conclusion after looking around a lot. Well that is not all together it either. For example the Arctic Fox. The TT has two of the longer rigs with the 60X80 but all others have the smaller 58X74.5. In the 5ers it appears as though there are more with the large size as compared to the TT. http://www.northwoodmfg.com/2006/nash_trailers.htm The Nash seems to offer several sizes of mattresses but again only the longer ones gets the big bed. http://www.northwoodmfg.com/2006/nash_5thwheel.htm But the Wildcat by Forrest River has the large bed in all the 5ers and the smaller one in all of the TTs, dont make sense. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog >>>most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >But the Wildcat by Forrest River has the large bed in all the 5ers and >the smaller one in all of the TTs, dont make sense. Yeah, I see that with TTs also. Fifth wheels for the most part are starting to have the full size queen in most of the ones made these days. >> most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. > >I respectfully disagree. > >Until you get into upper mid-range RVs, virtually all have "short" queens. At >least, that is my conclusion after looking around a lot. Sheeesh!! I am talking about fifth wheels that cost from $15,000 and up. If you buy something costing less then you deserve to have cheaper. >>>most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > up. If you buy something costing less then you deserve to have > cheaper. I didn't know they had any thing out there that cheap. SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME >>>most offer the full 80' queen now-a-days. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > up. If you buy something costing less then you deserve to have > cheaper. Do they even make fifth wheels that cheap? If anything they are getting more expensive. We were just at a small RV show and anything that didn't appear like it would fall apart over the first reilroad crossing it encountered was well over $40,000. That doesn't account for a truck that has to be at least $30,000 and probably more. If I were to replace our 2000 Kountry Aire and Freightliner at today's retail prices, It would cost about $300,000. Class A's are cheaper than a good fiver and truck. JMHO, J Signature----------- Janet Wilder The Road Princess http://janetwilder.blogspot.com >Do they even make fifth wheels that cheap? If anything they are getting >more expensive. We were just at a small RV show and anything that didn't [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >JMHO, >J Shouldn't that be 'some' Class A's? RVsonline has about sixty used mhs over $300K, with most over $500K. You're right on the money about a Kountry Aire and Freightliner, since they list those, purchased used and separately, for $295K. Canoli >>Do they even make fifth wheels that cheap? If anything they are getting >>more expensive. We were just at a small RV show and anything that didn't [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Canoli I stand corrected. After visiting a couple of RV shows, I was surprised with the number of very nice Diesel pushers available for under $200,000. If one already has the toad and has no other preferences between trailering or motorhoming, IMHO,in general, a motorhome seems to be a more economical purchase. J Signature----------- Janet Wilder The Road Princess http://janetwilder.blogspot.com > I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you > could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on > each side. The Memory foam ones are so high, like $1,000 a copy. There > must be one that could be in the middle for comfort. When I take an > afternoon nap on the couch, I think I rest better. I couldn't stand the mattress in our Class C. Husband liked it. So we went out and bought a Dual Zone Aerobed. Cost $219 (Had a 20% off coupon). Now we are both happy and the weight of the Aerobed is a lot lower than the other mattress. We have to deflate it and roll it up and put in the house in the winter when we have the heat off in the coach, but that's okay with us. We put 2 twin foam toppers from Wal-Mart on top of it to because the cold from the underside of the bed came through the bed. >>I think the mattress that came with my rig is about as sorry as you >>could get. It is a standard 60X80" box springs with a thin blanket on [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > of it to because the cold from the underside of the bed came through the > bed. The cubbieholes that rv beds are located in does not lend it's self to proper assembly each morning when there are several layers of mattress. My daughter and her husband have one of the inflatable beds, but as you pointed out they can be cold. But I slept on air mattresses in the military enough that that is no longer an option. I think the three sheets of foam glued together with a cover on it would be my answer, so long as it is not to thick that the fitted sheet will not stay on. SignatureBILL P. Just Dog & ME > My daughter and her husband have one of the inflatable beds, but as you > pointed out they can be cold. But I slept on air mattresses in the > military enough that that is no longer an option. I think the three sheets > of foam glued together with a cover on it would be my answer, so long as > it is not to thick that the fitted sheet will not stay on. We use a air mattress with a foam pad on top. To me, it is as comfortable as any normal mattress. The pad keeps your skin away from the plastic. Dan |
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