Mattress thread...again

Iraqvet05 · 02-26-2020, 05:33 PM

I'm pretty disappointed in the Sealey mattress in our fairly new TT. I think we spent less than 20 nights in the camper and the mattress looks like a canoe. I'm not going to deal with a warranty claim to settle for another horrible mattress.

I've been looking at foam mattress under $250 and found a 10" Lucid for $200 from Walmart and some 8" units for the same price. A few people recommend the Zinus 10" but their short queen seems to be in short supply and $100 more over their 8". Is an 8" mattress adequate for us (220 lbs me and the DW who is lighter) or should I stick with a 10"?

Stingray75 · 02-26-2020, 06:41 PM

For us, the 10” Zinus was right because 1) it was firm enough. The 8” too firm and 2) sheets fit better on the 10”.

Jopopsy · 02-26-2020, 06:47 PM

I’m sure I’ll be dealing with this too. I have a 2” latex topper, but I suspect it won’t be enough for that mattress. Of course my mattress hangs off the back end of the motorhome so I don’t want something that weighs 60-70 pounds either.

RetiredOne · 02-26-2020, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jopopsy

I’m sure I’ll be dealing with this too. I have a 2” latex topper, but I suspect it won’t be enough for that mattress. Of course my mattress hangs off the back end of the motorhome so I don’t want something that weighs 60-70 pounds either.

After spending the first trip on ours, and the mattress feeling like sleeping on plywood, we put a 3" memory foam topper on it, and it's been a lot better.

RogerR · 02-26-2020, 07:49 PM

we put a memory foam topper on ours and still rolled to the middle. The edge broke down the first time I sat on it.
Go with the 10 inch zinus. Anything less will not hold you up in the long run.

cpjeff · 03-10-2020, 09:55 PM

After the first night on the stock mattress, the DW and I both knew it had to go

. We bought the Zinus 8" and have zero regrets. We thought about the 10", but decided it wouldn't be worth the extra money. As to the sheets fitting better, yeah, probably, but we hooked two sheet garters on and we are good to go with the 8". Sleeps great!

Camper_bob · 03-11-2020, 12:30 PM

You may know this already, but we installed the Zinus 10" short queen. DW liked it but thought it a little firm, so I added a topper; 2" or 3" I can't remember. It was a Zinus too. Now it's just right.

If you go with the 8", you can always try it out and add a topper to give it a bit more of a plush feel.

We installed another one in our S&B master, so now we have all Zinus everywhere. We put a latex topper on the one in the master, and we like it so far.

poohbear · 03-13-2020, 06:08 AM

Sleep Number for us. Tried several mattress/topper combos but none came close to our home SleepNumber. Threw in the towel & spent the money.

Jopopsy · 03-13-2020, 06:14 AM

Anybody have mold issues under their foam mattress? Since we predominantly put the mattress on a plywood base, there is no air movement under the mattress. I’m wondering about the moisture possibility and the formation of mold, especially those whose bed is on a slide out. .

Camper_bob · 03-13-2020, 07:32 AM

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Anybody have mold issues under their foam mattress? Since we predominantly put the mattress on a plywood base, there is no air movement under the mattress. I’m wondering about the moisture possibility and the formation of mold, especially those whose bed is on a slide out. .

Haven't noticed any so far. I think the mattress had been there for a while before I had to lift it up to do some work on the water pump. I made sure to look specifically for mold when I did that.

I also put some insulation on the bottom of the bed platform. Nothing too major (or really all that effective). I attached some Reflectix I had laying around to the bottom of the platform to mitigate temp delta.

The reason I say "not all that effective" is that there are gaps all over down there. It would have been MUCH more effective if I had used 1" block foam insulation glued to the platform and made some efforts to close up some of the gaps between the platform and the storage compartment. But I was just launching an initial salvo against heat gain in the area. I'll get back into it some day...

tjndsa · 05-16-2020, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear

Sleep Number for us. Tried several mattress/topper combos but none came close to our home SleepNumber. Threw in the towel & spent the money.

Thanks for sharing. We're considering one for our RV as well. Would you be willing to share which model of SN you went with and why? Making this large of an investment (for both home and RV), we want to make sure we get as much information as possible before doing so.

Ckallen68 · 06-01-2020, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tjndsa

Thanks for sharing. We're considering one for our RV as well. Would you be willing to share which model of SN you went with and why? Making this large of an investment (for both home and RV), we want to make sure we get as much information as possible before doing so.

Did you purchase a sleep number? We're also looking to invest in one and wondering the same thing as you. Did you install it yourself or had someone install it for you?

Thanks

CAG · 06-01-2020, 04:29 PM

A very recent thread with lots of info:

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f...ble-76086.html

gypsmjim · 06-01-2020, 05:56 PM

Last year I bought a super duper mattress for the house. It cost 3 grand and it is really nice.

Our (what y'all call) a cheepie Jayco mattress was equipped with a 2" foam topper last year. Its nice too.

At home I sleep so-so and have heartburn every night. I usually wake up at 5 or 6 am. At camp I sleep like a baby and we both don't wake up till 9 AM. No heartburn.

Maybe it's just the relaxation of being in the woods. But it sure isn't because of the mattress.

I just don't see the problem. Maybe y'all should take some xanax before bed.

shrpshtr · 06-03-2020, 05:43 AM

We put the 10" Lucid gel memory foam mattress in last fall and absolutely love it. Well worth the cost imo.

shrp

tjndsa · 06-10-2020, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ckallen68

Did you purchase a sleep number? We're also looking to invest in one and wondering the same thing as you. Did you install it yourself or had someone install it for you?

Thanks

We have not yet purchased one but did visit one of the stores. We left there with a quote for two mattresses (one for the RV and a slightly upgraded version for home), one box spring (for home. They were offering free delivery for both mattresses with this purchase. Delivery cost otherwise is almost the same price for it so we figured it'd be better to have something to show for it), two remotes, and a cool memory foam pad for the rv that DH liked right around $3800 including tax.

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