Folding Bed

Many RV'ers have added memory foam topper or an air bed (Aero Bed or Sleep Number) to use on the folding beds.

The biggest complaint is having to fold up the bed or unfold it. Most RV'ers prefer a always made up bed.

We dealt with folding beds in or first two RVs. It was a necessary chore to fold and unfold the bed so it wasn't that bad. However, I sure like our current RV with an always made up bed.

You may want to consider a Class A with a walk around bed. They are about the same as a class C to drive and you get more usable living space when compared same length class A vs class C

We didn't want a corner bed either and bought a small class C (25.5 feet) with a rear slide out the back end of the RV for a queen bed. Before the slide comes in, the top third of the mattress has to be folded in. I thought it would be a hassle but it's really not - a minor adjustment of the bedding when it goes in or back out again.

The mattress is memory foam and we both find it comfortable and sleep well on it.

There's a very skinny "aisle" on each side of the bed, and though I don't really consider it a "walk-around", it definitely makes making the bed easier and getting in & out on the sides. It takes standard queen sheets sold anywhere, another plus.

Ours is a Navion, but there are several brands offering a similar queen bed slide out the back.

There are a lot of different kinds of folding beds. Are you asking about a bed with a two-piece folding mattress, a pull-out sofa bed, or a jack-knife sofa?

I've found the first only moderately comfortable, not because they fold but because it is a high density ("memory") foam construction, and my body prefers a mattress with a lot less give, like a firm innerspring with no topper or a pad on the floor. But a lot of other people prefer softer and put foam pads on top of even soft mattresses.

Pull-out sofa beds? I've slept on some really good ones and some really bad ones. It all depends on the quality of the mattress and the underlying spring structure. Mattress too soft, and I might feel the crossbars in the bed frame. Springs too giving, and the sag hurts my back.

Similarly for jack-knifes, there are good ones and bad ones. The one in my motorhome, the cushions are good enough, but proportions of seat and back are not equal and there is a crack to fall into. Bridging it with a foam topper makes it too soft for me. But I've slept on jack-knife folders on cruise ships that were just fine for me.

It's the queen bed in bedroom. I am one that likes to add a foam topper. I find most RV beds hard.

So I was concerned about having to fold the bed every time we moved. I guess I need to consider if we ever need to sleep in it and the slides can't or won't open.

Something else to decide. I am going into information overload choosing an RV floorplan.