Simple hack to help my back

[LuckyDuck]

The cushions are bad enough, but I could never understand why RV makers build the dinette seats with straight vertical backs. Like an uncomfortable church pew! So, I took a 4-foot foam “Gutterstuff” leaf guard and cut it to the width of the seat back. It is already triangle-shaped perfectly to angle the back cushion slightly. You don’t see it and it makes the seat much more comfortable!

[Screwby]

Well, well....you’ve peaked my interest on that one. Does the back stay in place ok? Mine are always shifting and moving around even with the added double sided Velcro I added.

[LuckyDuck]

I just did it this week, so haven’t taken the TT on a trip yet. But it looks like it will stay put. I might need to add another couple of Velcro strips a little higher on the cushion backs. I had to replace a couple of the original ones that already had pulled out of the wall (tiny staples they use are worthless.) I might even Velcro the foam wedge to the wall to keep it from moving when I access the storage under the seat.

If someone wanted a slightly less angled seat back, he could cut foam with a different triangle shape, which was what I was going to do. But I found the gutter foam in the perfect shape — easy peasy.

[JimD]

Nice idea. I get the worst backaches when sitting at the dinette. I am prone to back pain and the dinette just aggravates things. I have started using a heating pad while sitting there. Also, I now move over to the couch more often which is my wife's domain. I'm sure she doesn't mind sharing her space.

[LuckyDuck]

Yes, the couch is a little better. I do see replacing the cheap foam in the dinette seats sometime in the near future, too. Always some improvement to be made.