2020 jayco redhawk 24B

[2naEagle]

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We put this on and so far it has worked good. With the bed made up I do have to hold it up when pulling in the slide.

[Brian_HR]

Originally Posted by RetiredOne

I went out and took a picture of it folded and slide all the way in. I tried to find a picture on a dealer site, but all were with the slide out. As you can see, with the mattress folded, it's pretty close to the wall. If the mattress is folded out when the slide comes in (or with a standard mattress), it will get jammed into the wall.

Ah! I think I understand now. When the slide comes in, the "bed frame" the mattress is on compresses? Looking at the photos with the slides in and out there are ~5 floor boards between the bed the bathroom wall in both photos.

With a compressed bed frame you'd need a shorter mattress with the slide in. We thought the bed frame just shifted as the slide came in and got closer to the bathroom wall. We were struggling to understand why you needed a folding mattress if the bed frame just shifted.

Thanks for the photos. A picture is worth a thousand words.

[RetiredOne]

It doesn't actually shift. The mattress is on a platform by itself, and it runs on two tracks over that storage box when the slide comes in. When you take a close look at the mattress, that part that flips over is actually a liittle bit thicker, to make up for the height of the moving section when you flip it onto the storage box.

[jim7489]

You have to have a folding mattress,,, but, we just purchased a tri-fold 4inch short queen topper that makes it more comfortable.
Jim

[Rvorbust]

You may be able to purchase a custom folding mattress from mattressinsider.com, worth a call anyway.

[arobinson6]

Originally Posted by Brian_HR

If the bed doesn't fold up the mattress will hit the wall? Uh-oh. I thought the mattress is on a wooden platform and would fit without being folded up with the slide in? The reason I ask is the wife refuses to sleep on a stock RV mattress and requires we get a new mattress. Will a non-folding mattress fit in the 24B with the slide in?

Brian
2021 Jayco Redhawk 24B on order

No, it needs to bend forward, I did however put a feather bed on top of the mattress, so its better but that as thick as you go go

[arobinson6]

Originally Posted by Brian_HR

I just watched another video online and think I understand now. Do you need to fold the mattress and open the bed storage top to fully bring in the slide?

You need to fold the mattress but you dont need to open the bed frame storage, that doesnt move.

[Goco]

Couldn't relax watching TV from dinette seating. Replaced with a couple lazyboy recliners.
2019 entegra qwest 24l.

[RetiredOne]

Originally Posted by Goco

Couldn't relax watching TV from dinette seating. Replaced with a couple lazyboy recliners.
2019 entegra qwest 24l.

I wonder why they didn't put the TV on the pantry cabinet, like in the 24B. We can watch it from the dinette or from the two front seats when they are swiveled around.

[Goco]

We can also watch from the front seats, recliners, and also from the bed.