PUP Mattresses

eng45ine · 11-06-2014, 06:59 PM

We purchased a new 2015 1007UD two weeks ago, but we won't be using our new PUP until next May. What have you done to make sleeping on the stock mattresses more comfortable?

ottor · 11-06-2014, 07:02 PM

got rid of them...... Seriously - tried the Costco Mattress topper, and not comfy... Tried a foam pad, not only on top but under the stock mattess - way too firm for a full night... Finally dumped the stock mattress and purchased an RV Queen from a mattress factory here in town... total $180 and just as comfortable as our home bed..

emjayuu · 11-06-2014, 07:46 PM

We use a queen air mattress,,looking at a rv mattress. Agree with eng.. Mattress toppers not good enough.

eng45ine · 11-06-2014, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the replies, my wife commented how firm the new mattresses were, I had never even laid down in the bunk before purchasing the PUP. I had thought all along that I'd lay out my sleeping bag on the mattress and sleep on it with a blanket, but thought I'd inquire in this community for suggestions.

Jayko 141 · 11-06-2014, 09:04 PM

We use a memory foam topper

eng45ine · 11-06-2014, 09:07 PM

A memory foam topper is something that we had thought to consider, I'm interested in reading more suggestions from this community.

bucko · 11-07-2014, 07:08 AM

With our first camping adventure behind us in our Jayco Jay Feather SLX16, I do have one complaint, and that's the foam pads for sleeping on. After about 2 hours of sleepin on my side, my hip was killing me! I can't sleep on my back (wife jabs at me because of my snoring). I'm subscribed to this thead to see what others are using to provide a wee bit more padding.

eng45ine · 11-07-2014, 03:18 PM

My wife and I are heading to Camping World on Monday, I look forward to seeing what they offer to make the bunks more comfortable. I will do a mattress replacement if that is the best solution, I am hoping to find something to place beneath the exists mattresses which might be a bit more affordable. Stay tuned!

RoyBraddy · 11-07-2014, 03:28 PM

I added 3-inch foam to mine. Works great unless you let the trailer freeze up without any heat in it. The memory foam becomes hard as a rock when it freezes up haha... Same with the memory foam pillows...

I'm guess about 5-inches is all the room one would have between the ceiling and the pushed in tent bed wood floor when the POPUP roof has been lowered. My original tent bed mattress and the three-inch foam pushes a tad against the popup ceiling when the roof has been lowered for travel mode.

If you purchased a six-inch thick mattress I really doubt you would be able to lower the roof and latch it down for travel. At least on my 2008 Starcraft RT14 popup trailer. Other may be different...

Roy Ken

Owen Stubbs · 11-07-2014, 03:32 PM

Are you sure its not comfortable as is? I have a 2008 1207 and find I get a better night sleep on the factory mattress than I get on my home bed.

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Originally Posted by eng45ine

We purchased a new 2015 1007UD two weeks ago, but we won't be using our new PUP until next May. What have you done to make sleeping on the stock mattresses more comfortable?

emjayuu · 11-07-2014, 04:00 PM

I noticed The jayco 2015 have Denver mattresses in them. My 2014 doesn't. Apparently they are great

eng45ine · 11-07-2014, 07:20 PM

The mattresses in our 2015 1007 are different than those of previous year models, don't know if what we have is an improvement though.

RandDT · 11-09-2014, 04:40 AM

We use a 3 in Egg Crate topper and it has worked well for us. When we take down the PUP we just roll it up and store it on the floor.

eng45ine · 11-09-2014, 07:04 AM

My preference would be to add something beneath our mattress, something that can remain there or removed before we break camp. I would prefer not to have to replace the existing mattresses. Heading to Camping World tomorrow to see what they night have available.

Owen Stubbs · 11-09-2014, 11:24 AM

Have you slept on it yet? Which burb are you in? Im in Naperville.

eng45ine · 11-09-2014, 06:54 PM

Nope, I haven't even sat on the bunk. My wife climbed into the bunk when we brought the Pup home and set it up in the driveway. We live in Downers Grove.

bucko · 11-10-2014, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Owen Stubbs

Are you sure its not comfortable as is? I have a 2008 1207 and find I get a better night sleep on the factory mattress than I get on my home bed.

When I was younger, I could sleep on a sleeping bag, on the ground, and have a nice restful sleep. Now that I'm older (MUCH older), I need some additional padding.

Just being picky; the mattresses work well, but I think I can do better.

eng45ine · 11-10-2014, 02:37 PM

Drove up to Camping World, came back without a viable solution. I think we'll move forward towards purchasing a memory foam mattress for each of the bunks, but still hoping that a member of this community will offer an opinion of how they solved their mattress comfort issue.

bucko · 11-11-2014, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by eng45ine

Drove up to Camping World, came back without a viable solution. I think we'll move forward towards purchasing a memory foam mattress for each of the bunks, but still hoping that a member of this community will offer an opinion of how they solved their mattress comfort issue.

Me too! Like it was already mentioned, one will need to keep the insides warm, as I also have first hand experience with how hard that stuff gets when it's cold. I left a memory foam pillow in a truck one night when I stopped at a hotel on a drive home from Texas to Florida. The next morning, I grabbed that pillow to remove it from the center seat; it had turned into a rock!

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