We're in the market for a new RV mattress. We've lived with the original factory cheapo mattress long enough. Now, DW has suffered a fracture to her back and it is causing difficulty in her sleep, so the search begins. Our mattress is a standard 60"X80" mattress size. We are hoping to receive input on a decent quality, affordable and comfy mattress that will not crush through and leave us laying onto the plywood foundation. (BTW, we are not 110 pound teenagers) Any guidance and/or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Get a good memory foam topper to go on top of your mattress

60x80 is a standard Queen size, go to a mattress store and find the one you like and buy that. They may even deliver and pickup to old one.

We just purchased a foam mattress that is 7 inches thick. It has 5 inches of firm foam and 2 inches of memory foam. Cost was $659 and we haven't picked it up yet. Due to shape of the mattress the cost would have been prohibited to make one with springs and a pillow top.

Check out Bed In A Box. They have a wide variety of mattresses. We’ve had one in the house for a year now and it’s great. They send it to you rolled up in a box. You take it out of the box, after removing the plastic wrap, place it on the bed platform, some more cutting and low a behold it expands out to a a mattress. You can try it for a while, and if you don’t like it they will come get it. The down side is you then have to get your old mattress hauled off.

If you are happy with the mattress in your home, have you tried to buy one from the same manufacturer in the appropriate size? I did and it is great!

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spoon059
Explorer II
Jul 23, 2022
If you belong to Costco you can return a bed if you don't like it. We have the 14" memory foam king mattress at home and the 12" memory foam queen in the camper.
Thermoguy
Explorer II
Jul 23, 2022
from personal experience, I would stay away from any kind of foam or memory foam mattress. I'm not suggesting I have tried all of them, but I have found they are too soft and sag towards the middle. Most important if you do try one, make sure you can return it or donate it for full refund if you don't like it. We have a sleep number at home and the best part is if it is too soft, you add more air to make it harder.
TnTtravelers
Explorer
Jul 23, 2022
Thank you for all the replies! I see that many opt for using a residential mattress. I was under the impression that the weight of a residential mattress wasn't a good ida for an RV due to being hard on suspension and bringing the weight closer to max GVRW, especially pin weight as it is a 5th wheel trailer... but it sounds like it may not be a big deal. I think Costco will be my next stop. Thanks again.

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