....WAL-MART $19.00 for mattress pad made of memory foam and another $39.00 for a foam mattress.....cheap and if you get a leak in the ''granny closet'' you can through the whole mess out or leave it in the sun with Clorox sprayed on it for a few days and it will be OK....geofkaye and the Rivercity Group..
We looked into foam mattresses, but we plan to use or conversion primarily in summertime, and foam mattresses hold heat where a coil spring will not.
Ours is a "Full" as we needed the small difference down the sides from a queen. it is only 4" thick. they can adjust the firmness/softness of it by the choice of coils that they use. the coils are 'bout an 1-1/2 in diameter and in a material sleeve then the sleeves are all sewn together to form the support, and then installed into a standard type padded mattress cover.
Really if you are going to spend a lot of time on it, do it right, nothing beats getting out of bed fresh and ready to take on the day. Besides, I have a hard enough time sleeping while out on the road, new noises every night, RV parks are usually close to a hiway, screaming kids in the campground, loud party's, new light night arrivals or early departures. etc. I figure why have the mattress contribute to the problem. -blizz
2001 GMC 6500 Topkick, 22' box, dropped frame, designed to fit into a 9' garage door. 3126 CAT 6spd Man Lo-Pro 19.5's w/ 3.07 rear axle ratio
Posts: 122 | Location: West Fargo ND | Registered: March 25, 2008
Cool... thanks for all the info. Cant wait to get headed out on my first road trip with her on thursday. Headed to the snowy north ( Bismark ) but in a few weeks will be headed to the Huston area. Gettin her broke in well in the next few weeks.
The problem we had with coils is that they tend to bounce if you're sleeping while on the road. If you only sleep while parked, that shouldn't be a concern.
Doc Weaver
Posts: 213 | Location: West Chester, Ohio | Registered: June 10, 2008
