Sleep Number Mattress Questions

Wagonqueen Truckster wrote:

Two Hands wrote:
When we bought our coach new it came with a sleep number mattress. I liked it, my CEO/Navigator did not. The longer we used it the more I agreed with her. We roll to the middle, we have tried numerous different settings, but cannot find one that is comfortable for either of us. We would not buy another.

I would think twice about a sleep number. I completely agree with this poster. You literally roll to the middle. I have had one in my home for nearly a year and it was one of the worst purchases of my life. Haven't had a good day sleep in a year.

I find just the opposite with ours. The sides are just a foam block and are easily flatted and will not stay in place allowing you to roll out.

I disagree with those who claim that the bed will make you roll toward the middle. There must be a problem with their setup because I am quite a bit heavier than my wife and neither of us rolls toward the middle even slightly. It is a king size so that may make a difference but you can go to the store and lie down on all the different models and make your own decision on that. We had the mattress optioned with a new camper and it is the best mattress we have owned and that includes water beds.

The other answer to your question is no, we do not need electrical power once the bed is setup to our comfort and we are staying in one spot.

I've been sleeping on a sleep number bed for 10 yrs now. I moved it from the sticks & bricks when we bought the coach and went full time. I never had the problem with rolling into the middle. Altitude is the only issue we have. Its the best bed I ever had. :B

falconman wrote:
Sleep a Numbers, like most things come in different trim levels. If your not buying an upper level model be prepared to put a memory foam topper on it. We have two and the topper makes all the difference.

X2. I got the Sleep Number from CW and added a 2" memory foam topper. I love this set-up.

Besides the comfort issues, consider that the cost of replacement air bags and compressors is excessive - I dumped mine because of that.

Sleep a Numbers, like most things come in different trim levels. If your not buying an upper level model be prepared to put a memory foam topper on it. We have two and the topper makes all the difference.

Hmmmm. Interesting input from everyone.

Dick

We have an inverter set up for our Sleep Number.

Best upgrade we ever made on our RV

The max pressure the Sleep Number uses is about 8#. My pump broke and they wanted close to $600. for a new one. I got a Coleman pump for their air mattress and have been using that for 5 years now.

dclark1946.....We had a water bed for 20+ years and loved it. When it went bad we tried a newer version of the water bed and hated it...too stiff. We tried a competitor to Sleep Number and it lasted about a year before we realized we hated it.

We eventually went back to a standard mattress and matching one in the motor home. We bought a new motor home in January and it came with a Sleep Number bed. They've changed since our first one and have more of a pillow top. I would have said never to another Sleep Number, but have found this one is pretty comfortable.

Typically, you only need to adjust the mattress once, once you know the setting you want. So adjust it when you use your generator the first day of your trip and then leave it alone until you drastically change altitude. Even if you change campsites everyday, just adjust it when you arrive with a short generator power up.