pnichols wrote:
X100 on what Ron said above re Class C rear corner beds.
I our situation we needed an always-ready bed so the DW could nap or give her bad back a quick rest anytime anywhere on short notice. Our bed had to be "corner" so we could have a short Class C for small campsites anywhere anytime and to also be able to go toadless.
We don't make up the corner bed at all. The mattress has the never-washed, never-removed, vacuumed-only, original Winnebago color matched mattress cover on it. On top of this mattress is a 2 inch foam topper. We use a fitted sheet on only this foam topper and remove/wash/replace the fitted sheet after every trip. We throw a fancy color matched down comforter over the whole thing to help keep it dust-free and "kindof looking organized" between uses. This all works like a champ and helps keep camping life simple.
You make some good points about having the bed available all the time. I did not even consider in my post, slide-out couch convert-a-beds, murphy beds and other push-button beds. They have their own challenges with being made up......they get torn down, not made up. And they are never readily available.
About your memory foam topper, We learned both in the motor home and at home that every kind of topper we've tried, just don't agree with us. They make it more difficult to get in and out of the corner bed by swallowing us up. We also found them being hard on our backs for reasons we can't explain. Maybe it's just us, but mattress toppers are a surprising thumbs-down by us. If your back is sore in the morning, and/or it's hard to get in and out from the rear corner bed, I advise to then remove the topper for one trip and see how it goes for you. Maybe you'll come to the same conclusion as us. But if a nice topper works for you, then surely don't mess with a good thing.
Oh....like you, we have a comforter that is the size of the mattress. It covers the flip-fold stuff in a flash.
