New R/V mattress

Has anyone had any bad experiences with Mattress Insider?

Last weekend we decided to take the plunge and buy one. It hasn't arrived yet, but they have a great website and being a US made product had us feeling good about the purchase. I suppose when it arrives I am going to have to de-winterize the trailer and go sleep in it for a few nights. Mothers Day weekend is typically our our first outing with the trailer ever since buying it, but with things the way they are, I haven't even taken the cover off.

MarkieBob wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I thought all RVers had a before trip check list. ;)

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Don't give your self a headache!

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I thought all RVers had a before trip check list. ;)

:S

I thought all RVers had a before trip check list. ;)

Cummins12V98 wrote:

MarkieBob wrote:
We have a memory foam but really love the 3" blue topper we got at Costco. We have it on our mattresses at home too and love them. We had a sleep number one before this and didn't like it. Too much work in a RV (air pressure over passes etc etc)

Well if it's "too much work" the day of travel to hold a button for a few seconds to lower the beds air pressure your life must very stressful.

We full-time 5 years now and have our SN from our house and would never own anything else. FYI there are different levels of comfort and expense so one should take a test on one in a SN store.

Well, I'm proud of you to NEVER forget to reduce the pressure. Altitude travel can be eye opening especially if you like your pressure high

Pretty much anything you buy will be far better than what they call a mattress that comes in the RV. We've put memory foam mattresses in our last two RVs. First was from bed in a box, before they got really proud of their products. The most recent was from Walmart online. If you are really particular, it may be worth purchasing from a local mattress store where you can see the display models. I've just relied on the online reviews and ordered ones with good reviews. We've ordered them for the house and RV over the years.

A couple of things to look out for from experience:

• Measure your existing mattress. You may or may not want to alter the size of the replacement, but don't assume all queen or king mattresses are "standard". They aren't. There are "RV" (short), California (Long), and completely odd ball sizes. When we ordered our first replacement, we assumed it was an RV queen. When we got it, it was about 4" shorter than the existing mattress. Our current trailer came with an RV queen, but I measured before we ordered and decided I had room to modify the platform and replace with a regular queen. Custom sizes can be ordered but may be more expensive.
• If you have under bed storage with gas struts to hold it up, they probably won't hold the weight of a memory foam. Not a huge problem for most, but something to be aware of. For now I use a 1x2 cut to length to hold it up, but stronger replacement struts are available.
• Thicker isn't always better. We ordered a 12" thick mattress for our latest. It's very comfortable, but while 4" difference in height doesn't sound like much, it is.
• Weight difference. Memory foam is going to be significantly heavier than what comes in the RV. The memory foam is probably somewhere in the 60-100 lb range for a queen mattress.

Wow, on edit, just realized this thread is 2 months old. In normal times, I would assume the OP has already made a decision but with everything going on, maybe not. Either way hopefully this will be of use for someone...

MarkieBob wrote:
We have a memory foam but really love the 3" blue topper we got at Costco. We have it on our mattresses at home too and love them. We had a sleep number one before this and didn't like it. Too much work in a RV (air pressure over passes etc etc)

Well if it's "too much work" the day of travel to hold a button for a few seconds to lower the beds air pressure your life must very stressful.

We full-time 5 years now and have our SN from our house and would never own anything else. FYI there are different levels of comfort and expense so one should take a test on one in a SN store.

We have a memory foam but really love the 3" blue topper we got at Costco. We have it on our mattresses at home too and love them. We had a sleep number one before this and didn't like it. Too much work in a RV (air pressure over passes etc etc)

We recently moved into our 5th wheel and will likely end up living in it for many months. We quickly discovered the existing mattress is lacking. Even with the stay-at-home restrictions we were able to visit a local Sleep Number store and decided on the P6. We skipped the RV models in favor of getting a thicker top with the Sleep iQ and cooking.

We just have to wait until the restrictions are eased enough so they can enter our “home” and remove the current mattress.

Question; our current bed setup uses a metal frame with nylon webbing, that rests on a wood box (storage). Would or should we need to add a platform of plywood for the new mattress to sit on? Is anyone else using a sleep number on the metal frame with nylon strapping as a base?

Thanks
OJ

"If you're over a setting of 30, you need to reduce pressures at higher altitudes."

GREAT advice!!! To clarify, when traveling in to high altitudes reduce bed pressure before leaving camp.