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rvshrinker's avatar
rvshrinker
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2018

New queen mattress

Ready to upgrade our mattress. Our TT has a full size (60x80) queen mattress but it is super soft. We have lots of extra payload capacity in both the trailer and our TV so weight is not a major concern. However the mattress sits right at the front of the trailer so it will add more hitch weight and I’ll need to take that into account when I pack.

I have read all kinds of articles about mattresses and compared to a house mattress it seems these are the major considerations.

1. Weight (not a concern)
2. Flexibility - make sure it fits in the doorway and can get into the bedroom. Does this rule out an inner spring mattress?
3. Moisture - some mattresses don’t handle the wide swings in moisture found in an RV.

The one thing we need is a mattress on the firm side, and preferably one that the whole thing doesn’t move when one person rolls over. We aren’t big people but we’re used to a king size mattress at home so it’s been poor quality sleeping on this super soft, flimsy, tiny queen mattress that jiggles whenever anyone so much as breathes.

Thanks for any tips.
  • Vintage465's avatar
    Vintage465
    Nomad
    Mar 18, 2018
    rvshrinker wrote:
    Ready to upgrade our mattress. Our TT has a full size (60x80) queen mattress but it is super soft. We have lots of extra payload capacity in both the trailer and our TV so weight is not a major concern. However the mattress sits right at the front of the trailer so it will add more hitch weight and I’ll need to take that into account when I pack.

    I have read all kinds of articles about mattresses and compared to a house mattress it seems these are the major considerations.

    1. Weight (not a concern)
    2. Flexibility - make sure it fits in the doorway and can get into the bedroom. Does this rule out an inner spring mattress?
    3. Moisture - some mattresses don’t handle the wide swings in moisture found in an RV.

    The one thing we need is a mattress on the firm side, and preferably one that the whole thing doesn’t move when one person rolls over. We aren’t big people but we’re used to a king size mattress at home so it’s been poor quality sleeping on this super soft, flimsy, tiny queen mattress that jiggles whenever anyone so much as breathes.

    Thanks for any tips.


    Our Creek Side came with a horrible mattress. And I have to say I never really gave any concern to the weight. That was irresponsible on my part.........too late now! Never worried about flexibility as the mattress maker(local mattress factory)delivered and installed the mattress and hauled the old one away! There is dang little I can do about moisture except try and manage it while the trailer is dormant in the driveway. We keep Dri-Z-Air in a few places to do that. I actually think a de-humidifier would be great........then the trailer needs to be plugged in.........I'd have to disconnect my batteries......then come up with a means of maintaining a little trickle on them......Too much for my little brain when there's fun things to do!
  • The_Owl's avatar
    The_Owl
    Explorer
    Mar 18, 2018
    I would definitely recommend trying one out before just buying one blindly from an online retailer. We bought one from Amazon for our last trailer and it was better than the stock mattress but definitely not one we’d buy again. This time we tried several out and ended up at a Box Drop which has a limited supply but found one we liked for about the same cost as Amazon but we could try it first.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Mar 18, 2018
    rvshrinker wrote:
    Ready to upgrade our mattress. Our TT has a full size (60x80) queen mattress but it is super soft.

    The one thing we need is a mattress on the firm side, and preferably one that the whole thing doesn’t move when one person rolls over.

    Thanks for any tips.


    One person's dream mattress is another's nightmare and since you're talking a standard size queen it seems to me your best bet would be to visit a mattress retailer and try out a few. Sorry, I've never heard of anyone worrying about moisture or weight when selecting a mattress for RV use, I'd bet the manufacturers don't either, and I know I sure wouldn't. ;)
  • WNYBob's avatar
    WNYBob
    Explorer
    Mar 18, 2018
    We have a Sleep Number bed at our Sticks n Bricks. The wife complained about the bed in the TT camper. So I waited for a sale and got one, a C 2 (cheapest one) for $700. I put the control box in the back oh the wardrobe (didn't use the space way back there any way).

    Never been happier I'm a 35 DW is a 90!
  • tmm2good's avatar
    tmm2good
    Explorer
    Mar 18, 2018
    We put the same one in our trailer we have at home. Cant talk to the moisture question, very dry here in our part of the west.

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