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Denise in Ark wrote: RE: RV MATTRESS UPGRADE Yep we had that issue. How weird is it that mfr's of a $100K camper will put a $50 mattress in it? It's something that we have never figured out. We're shopping to upgrade and have been shopping seriously for over a year. Not only that, DH has a fetish about RV shows so we have to go to every one within driving distance. You can imagine how many RV's we've gone into and inevitably it's the same story. TWO tips with this: first, we had a networking bud and got a free super high quality custom made mattress for free. So that's what we did. Yep, it's too heavy for the holder-upper doohickies. (I always like to use the most technical terms for things, don't you?) Our resolution was not to replace those but to screw a cat food can (closet rod holder, just about anything of that general shape would do) to the underside of the platform. A tension rod has rubber stoppers on both ends and so won't slide out of place when you use it to prop the bed open, but a dowel would probably work just as well as long as there is carpet under the bed. The second tip will get you a good matt, esp if you like a softer bed, without spending much at all. Buy one of those things that keeps an area rug from slipping and hot glue it to the top of the platform. Top it with an air mattress, and if you want to gild the lily, top that with foam mattress pad, your choice of thickness. This will make the sheets fit better too. Less than $100 and I have slept better on a bed like this than any other bed in my whole life. Denise in Ark When I bought my Cougar new in 02 I slept on that 2" mattress about 3 nights before it went in the garbage. Went to the local fabric store for a piece of felt to cover the plywood platform (no slivers wanted in air mattress) and then to Wally-World for the mattress. ($17.00 approx.) I also bought a double size electric blanket (on sale) and placed it on the platform under the air bed. When on shore power I always had a warm bed in the cooler months.366Views0likes0Comments
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