Changing out the mattress in used motorhome

[bpaikman]

#The last motorhome we owned, we changed out the mattress with a new queen. But it was a real struggle, and it just barely fit through the door. I’d actually like a king size mattress in our next motorhome, but we’re wondering, how do you change out the mattress? I just can’t see us sleeping on a used mattress.

 

[Neemer]

We purchased a queen sized memory foam mattress. It ships rolled up and vacuum packed. Just lay it on the bed, cut the packaging off, and it will decompress to normal size.

We will do the same with a king size.

 

[NWIP]

Understand not wanting to sleep on someone’s old mattress. Have change them out in the past and sometimes a struggle getting the old one out.

 

[bpaikman]

I was wondering if it would possibly be necessary to take out a slide and how much that would cost... We’re not fond of memory foam...

 

[DKRITTER]

RV's as a rule have some weird sized beds, double check your base size so you know what will work best.

 

[BGMAC]

Here is a mattress we installed as @USMCRet said. It came rolled up.

10" CoolBreeze Gel Memory Foam RV Mattress

Why You Will Love It Conforming Support Adaptive and Responsive 4 lbs Gel Infused Memory Foam that compresses and evenly to body weight and contours the edges of your body to relieve common pressure points for a better sleep and wake up. Gel Infused Memory Foam We infuse high density gel into...

dynastymattress.com

 

[MapNerd]

I was wondering if it would possibly be necessary to take out a slide and how much that would cost... We’re not fond of memory foam...

You absolutely do not need to take out a slide. We replaced ours as we wanted a better mattress and it was a king size. It was a bit of a struggle but it did slide right out the front door. If you’re not feeling up to it, grab a couple of college kids. $20 and a 6-pack outta do it.

also look at Latex. Odorless and comfy but heavy as a whale. If you go that route, get those college kids contact info and invest in zip sheets. Your back will thank you.

 

[bpaikman]

RV's as a rule have some weird sized beds, double check your base size so you know what will work best.

Yeah ...i see that the so-called “RV queen“ is actually queen in width (60”) ..but not length (75” instead of 80”) ...but my husband is 6’3” so we need a real queen..but a king would be nice ..

 

[DKRITTER]

A good while ago we had a TT with a short queen. I seriously thought about getting a nice piece of foam cut so I could put it up against the headboard making the bed a regular queen. It would be pretty easy to take out when we closed the slides for travel.

 

[bpaikman]

You absolutely do not need to take out a slide. We replaced ours as we wanted a better mattress and it was a king size. It was a bit of a struggle but it did slide right out the front door. If you’re not feeling up to it, grab a couple of college kids. $20 and a 6-pack outta do it.

also look at Latex. Odorless and comfy but heavy as a whale. If you go that route, get those college kids contact info and invest in zip sheets. Your back will thank you.

I’ll tell my husband. I believe he and my son wrestled those queen mattresses, and he’s not looking forward to doing it again, especially a king. Will check out the college kids. It’ll be totally worth it. I’m not sure about the latex. What would be the advantage of that over a regular mattress? Especially if it’s so heavy

 

[bpaikman]

We purchased a queen sized memory foam mattress. It ships rolled up and vacuum packed. Just lay it on the bed, cut the packaging off, and it will decompress to normal size.

We will do the same with a king size.

We slept on a memory foam ones at my in-laws house and didn’t like it ....it was a couple of decades ago. I recall it being a bit too hot, and not comfortable for some reason.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Believe me Latex is the best I ever slept on. Check sleeponlatex.com for more info.

 

[Akdare]

We have a Temper-pedic at the house. This is our second one. It is so much cooler than our old one.

 

[RandyB]

Have you considered a Sleep Number bed? Deflated, they are maneuverable and they are light in weight, relatively.

 

[bpaikman]

Believe me Latex is the best I ever slept on. Check sleeponlatex.com for more info.

Will check...thanks!

 

[bpaikman]

Have you considered a Sleep Number bed? Deflated, they are maneuverable and they are light in weight, relatively.

We see those advertised in motorhomes a lot. Apparently they’re basically an air mattress. Not sure about that one

 

[bpaikman]

We have a Temper-pedic at the house. This is our second one. It is so much cooler than our old one.

I’m not sure where the Tempur-pedic is but I’ll check into it

 

[bpaikman]

#The last motorhome we owned, we changed out the mattress with a new queen. But it was a real struggle, and it just barely fit through the door. I’d actually like a king size mattress in our next motorhome, but we’re wondering, how do you change out the mattress? I just can’t see us sleeping on a used mattress.

What do you do with the old mattress in the motorhome?

 

[Neemer]

We see those advertised in motorhomes a lot. Apparently they’re basically an air mattress. Not sure about that one

A great many people swear by them, but we tossed ours in favor of the memory foam. Mattresses are such personal choices.

Getting back to something you said earlier, I have not noticed a heat issue with ours. I do recall that being an issue at one time, but I think they overcame that.

The only problem we have discovered with memory foam is sometimes it develops dementia. We are on number two in our master bedroom at home. The first one became a little too familiar with our forms after about 6-7 years.

 

[MapNerd]

I’ll tell my husband. I believe he and my son wrestled those queen mattresses, and he’s not looking forward to doing it again, especially a king. Will check out the college kids. It’ll be totally worth it. I’m not sure about the latex. What would be the advantage of that over a regular mattress? Especially if it’s so heavy

Latex isn’t so much heavy I guess as it is difficult to maneuver once it’s been

What do you do with the old mattress in the motorhome?

we donated ours to a charity. They said unused mattresses were so hard to come by, they’d have their carpenter adjust one of their bed frames to make it fit.