Replacement mattress

PNW_Steve wrote:

tomman58 wrote:
Why anyone would trust Walmart for a mattress I don't know.

Well lets see....

I guess that would be me. IF you read my post you will see that after reading MANY reviews from other customers who had already purchased that mattress and were pleased with it I bought one. I liked it so much that I bought two more. I have been sleeping on them for almost 18 months and still love them.

Are you always this rude?

Sometimes but not this time. My opinion is mine. I spend a min of 6 months in our trailer so guess I have an opinion of what we sleep on. Get over it.
Oh an I never shop walmarts and never will, something about worker fairness I guess.

tomman58 wrote:
Why anyone would trust Walmart for a mattress I don't know.

Well lets see....

I guess that would be me. IF you read my post you will see that after reading MANY reviews from other customers who had already purchased that mattress and were pleased with it I bought one. I liked it so much that I bought two more. I have been sleeping on them for almost 18 months and still love them.

Are you always this rude?

We have just gone to a real mattress store and either had one custom made or in our trailer now we got a standard Queen mattress. We have to lift the bed as the slide comes in and then drop it on the dresser. We never use foam as it doesn't breathe. We feel like we are at home and spend about 6 months a year sleeping on this. Why anyone would trust Walmart for a mattress I don't know. go see a person whose life is mattress'

check out Denver mattress.

mlts22 wrote:
My TT has an el cheapo bonnel coil spring setup. Oddly enough, with a relatively thin topper on it, it is more comfortable than the more expensive mattress I have at the S&B place, just because it sleeps cooler, even in a Texas winter.

Because there is only a thin cloth covering, the mattress does breathe. However, if I were to go with a foam mattress, I'd definitely go with a Froli system or maybe roll or two of HyperVent. This way, air circulates under the mattress, so one doesn't get mildew underneath.

I wound up building an elevated (2") platform of 1x2s spaced 6" on center.That allows air flow between the mattress and the base.

My TT has an el cheapo bonnel coil spring setup. Oddly enough, with a relatively thin topper on it, it is more comfortable than the more expensive mattress I have at the S&B place, just because it sleeps cooler, even in a Texas winter.

Because there is only a thin cloth covering, the mattress does breathe. However, if I were to go with a foam mattress, I'd definitely go with a Froli system or maybe roll or two of HyperVent. This way, air circulates under the mattress, so one doesn't get mildew underneath.

We went with the 11" NuForm Quilted Pillow Top from Overstock.com and both love the new mattress.

I know that this thread is a bit dated but I wanted to add a bit of follow up regarding the memory foam mattress in the RV.

I looked at the gel foam toppers at Walmart and after spending a great deal of time researching and reading reviews I bought an 8" gel memory foam mattress from Walmart and put it in my little 5er.

I then stayed in that trailer for almost 4 months including a month in Mexico.

When I go home I bought 2 more of the same mattress. We are sold on this mattress with two minor issues.

First: The mattresses are noticeably different in feel from each other. All comfortable but not consistent.

Second: I didn't know that you need a ventilated base for these mattresses and had mildew issues on the bottom of the one in my big 5er.

We purchased one from mattressinsider.com: an 8" cool-max 2. It is quite comfortable and the company was a pleasure to deal with. It arrived on time as promised. Our space allowed for a 72 x 80 RV King, but they also do custom sizes. The Spa sensations from Walmart is a standard King and not an RV King. Be sure to measure!

I would caution anyone contemplating purchasing a foam mattress via the web. Not that I'm against on line purchases, but look at the return policy closely.
Many companies state that a returned mattress must be packaged in the original container....an impossible task once the foam expands.
Look at Sleep Like The Dead web site for reviews. We did our comparisons there, and ended up with a 14" memory foam from Costco to replace our pillow top....they have a great return policy, and shipped it to us.
And if Made in America is important to you, check here also.

Regards
Gemstone