Brand new TT, queen size bed. Added a foam topper and thick goose down like topper and finally the bed is soft enough and thick enough. BUT... I'm cramped. Can't toss and turn because overhead storage and if not careful I'll hit my head. Wardrobe closets on both sides come down half the length of the bed. And entertainment center is right up against the foot of the bed, making it so you can't stretch out.Add the wife in the bed and the 2 of us feel cramped and we get no sleep. That puts a damper in the trips and driving back home today I was so tired it took all I had not to fall asleep at the wheel. I'm not sure what the answer is, but this issue may cause me to trade in. Thing is I just traded up 5 months ago.

Sleep is number one for our old bodies. Could you cut the bed platform down. We threw the old mattress in the lake and replaced it with 6 inches of foam and an additional 2 inch egg crate foam to act as a pillow top.

First thing we changed when we hit the road FT was the OEM mattress.Out it went in the factory plastic and in came the Tempur-Pedic Queen

a replacement mattress.... trailers are expensive...for me, a super thick foam egg crate pad.. but that's me.but sizing the bed was the second thing I made sure fit me. but I am 6'3.if you can get comfortable ... the size may not be a big deal.

Doesn't sound like OP needs a new mattress, just a bigger sleep area. It sounds horrible to me too, because I like to stretch out while sleeping. Any way to do something with that entertainment center? Sounds claustrophobic.

Tacswa3...Frequently understated and over-looked. Should be way - up on the list of must - haves....right under lay-out. My current (space) and comfort level is better then in my sticks and bricks. I commiserate with your problem... not sure what approach I'd take.Good quality new mattresses seem to start around $800...the "in-cave"experience probably doesnt have a work around. Good luck. Charles

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azrving
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
Sleep is number one for our old bodies. Could you cut the bed platform down. We threw the old mattress in the lake and replaced it with 6 inches of foam and an additional 2 inch egg crate foam to act as a pillow top.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 01, 2015
First thing we changed when we hit the road FT was the OEM mattress.

Out it went in the factory plastic and in came the Tempur-Pedic Queen
Chuck_thehammer
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
a replacement mattress.... trailers are expensive...

for me, a super thick foam egg crate pad.. but that's me.

but sizing the bed was the second thing I made sure fit me. but I am 6'3.

if you can get comfortable ... the size may not be a big deal.
brirene
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
Doesn't sound like OP needs a new mattress, just a bigger sleep area. It sounds horrible to me too, because I like to stretch out while sleeping. Any way to do something with that entertainment center? Sounds claustrophobic.
cdlaine
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
Tacswa3...

Frequently understated and over-looked. Should be way - up on
the list of must - haves....right under lay-out. My current
(space) and comfort level is better then in my sticks and bricks.

I commiserate with your problem... not sure what approach I'd take.
Good quality new mattresses seem to start around $800...the "in-cave"
experience probably doesnt have a work around. Good luck.

Charles
GaryWT
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
Not sure what you height is but I am 6 feet. At times I have my feet pushed up against the entertainment center and sometimes I have them off the corner and along side of it. Our over head is high enough that it is not an issue. It is hard to make changes without doing damage. We will be looking for a new mattress this year after 3 seasons.
Tacswa3
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
OP here,

I'm 6'3. We think we improved the factory mattress enough so its the space that is the problem. Wife has to close her sliding door to get that extra 1.5 inches to stretch out. We have to leave one bedroom door open or it gets stuffy in there. So yes the bedroom is claustrophobic.

I don't think I have many options here. We think just one of us in the bed would help. So we may try a good quality air mattress for the living area (Twin size) for the wife lol Sounds bad I know, but She's the smaller one .
Margos_
Explorer
Nov 01, 2015
The bed is the FIRST thing my husband and I look at when looking at a RV. He is 6'4 and we know we need the room around the bed. Don't even look at anything else until the bed checks out. Second is the bathroom, then the kitchen and where the TV is. Just how we will look at a new RV in a few years. Already looking at floorplans and know there are some out there that will work well for us and lots that won't. Take your time and look over everything!
Good luck.
301TBS
Explorer
Nov 02, 2015
I extended the bed frame in ours and put a memory foam topper on. Ours is a walk around so there was room. Could you sacrifice part of the space in the entertainment unit to cut a cubby hole to extend the bed a few inches? Too many things are on the wish list for a new trailer, but for sure my next one will have an 80" bed!
GordonThree
Explorer
Nov 02, 2015
Bed was the number one priority while shopping for my TT. Queen size, so called walk around. I'm almost 7 ft tall and more linemen size than kicker. I know this doesn't help your situation.

If I may ask how did you wind up with such a terrible bed while shopping for your trade up?

It may be cheaper to trade up again but you could try talking to some custom cabinetry makers about redoing the interior, around a more sensible bed.

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