In need of comfy bed

[lyndayoda]

We are just getting ready to embark on full time living in our brand new Grand Design Reflection 5th wheel. We purchased a memory foam topper for our bed. We did this in our previous travel trailer and it made the bed very comfy. This time it has not done the trick. The topper is 4". Was thinking of adding another topper.

Has anybody done this or have any suggestions?

Lynda

[Lizardqing]

We tried a topper on the factory mattress. Worked for a bit but then it just kept getting worse and worse. I would put the money towards a new decent mattress myself.

[lyndayoda]

Thanks for the suggestion. We've thought about that but we are concerned about the weight of a new mattress may put us over and we've heard mattresses are extremely hard to get in the rig. Some people have actually cut them in half in order to get them in the rig. Not wanting to take that on right now.

[steve83814]

We bought an 8” memory foam mattress for about $200 at WalMart. We’ve been full time for about a year and the mattress is still comfy.

[Dreamer1]

Thanks for the suggestion. We've thought about that but we are concerned about the weight of a new mattress may put us over and we've heard mattresses are extremely hard to get in the rig. Some people have actually cut them in half in order to get them in the rig. Not wanting to take that on right now.

There was no way we were able to sleep on the factory mattress so we bought a hybrid (springs and foam) mattress that added 100# to or 2930RL. We had it delivered and those 2 young guys got it to where it needed to be. Sleeping is no longer a problem and the added weight shouldn't be either for our situation. Good Luck and Happy Camping.

[lcallander]

We were concerned about that too.... we are going to replace the sleeper sofa (which is terribly heavy!) with a normal sofa. This should make weight room for a normal mattress.
We aren't inclined to invite sleepovers.... kids are old enough.. they can get a room nearby if they visit us.

[Second Chance]

We tried a topper on the factory mattress. Worked for a bit but then it just kept getting worse and worse. I would put the money towards a new decent mattress myself.

X2^^. Adding toppers is just stacking money on top of a crappy mattress. We replaced ours with a Tuft & Needle and absolutely love it. Others have done everything from Sleep Number mattresses to "you name it."

Rob

[Dreamin' Dreamers]

X2^^. Adding toppers is just stacking money on top of a crappy mattress. We replaced ours with a Tuft & Needle and absolutely love it. Others have done everything from Sleep Number mattresses to "you name it."

Rob

I believe 'you name it" is a polite term for what people call their original mattresses!

[MidwestCamper]

X2^^. Adding toppers is just stacking money on top of a crappy mattress. We replaced ours with a Tuft & Needle and absolutely love it. Others have done everything from Sleep Number mattresses to "you name it."

Rob

Rob,
What is the weight of the tuft & Needle mattress? How does it work with raising the bed for access to the storage area underneath? Our OEM mattress and memory foam topper has worked well for three seasons. But it's no longer is as comfortable.
Jim

[Second Chance]

Rob,
What is the weight of the tuft & Needle mattress? How does it work with raising the bed for access to the storage area underneath? Our OEM mattress and memory foam topper has worked well for three seasons. But it's no longer is as comfortable.
Jim

The Tuft & Needle queen has a shipping weight of 72 lbs. I would guess that less than 10 lbs. of that is box and plastic wrapping. The stock struts aren't quite strong enough to hold it up when we've got our heavy comforter on the bed... but I haven't bothered to replace the struts. I either rummage through the stuff under there with one hand or get my wife to hold the bed up for me (or vice versa). It's the best bed I've slept on in my 66 years (over 30 of those with back problems). When we buy a house again, you can guess what's going to be in the MBR in the house.

One note, though: with any foam mattress you'll need to figure out a way to provide air circulation between the mattress and the plywood platform to prevent moisture accumulation and mildew. There are several options - we chose this option:

https://www.mattressinsider.com/matt...revention.html

There are dry mat tiles designed for boats. They're even pricier than what we used.

Rob