Camper beds................

I have a queen size inner spring caravan matress for sale but I think it is a bit thicker than the normal foam ones and might not fit your camper.
Send me an MM if you want more info.

We have a 5" inner spring queen. Better than the one at home. Cost about $300.

MM me if you want me to find out brand.

John

The inner spring mattress is always a good idea.

What some people do , and I've got to get to it , is use a piece of that Foam Underlay (for beds) , that has an eggcarton type arrangment.

Clarks Rubber has various qualities. From relatively cheap (about $70 for queen size) , and to about $200 for some deluxe stuff.

Gday Brian, I would go along with the "eggshell" underlay that was already suggested. We have one in our Trakshak, and I get a great sleep with it, I haven't got the best back in the world either, and I'm certainly not a light bloke.

We just got the cheaper version from Kmart when they had 20% off. Give it a whirl before you lash out for a new mattress, worst case scenario you can cut the eggshell into singles for the kids beds if it doesn't help.

G'day Brian,

my uncle makes foam products down in Victoria, but can deliver. He makes mattresses mostly for the large distribution companies, but has made a few specials in the past. I used to work for them on school holidays etc.

It's a small outfit, so not inflated prices. Anyway, my point was that if you were interested in a new foam mattress, I'm sure he would be happy to make one up for you to your specifications. The other big advantage is that he has access to all of the different levels of foam, not just the cheap stuff you get retail. You can get some pretty seriously firm foam mattresses. (They've even made them for the army and hospitals with thick canvas or vynil covers).

Would be a good option if you use it a lot, but may be overkill if you only use it very occassionally.

Send me an MM if you need details.

Cheers,

We have an innerspring in our camper, and while it was much better to sleep on than the foam we found the springs really noticable because the mattress is not as deep as a normal one and doesn't have as much padding over the springs. To rectify this we bought an eggshell overlay (from Target) and a mattress protector. We put the overlay on first then the protector, this way you don't sleep directly on the foam overlay.

We actually get a better nights sleep with this system than we do on our soft pillow top near new mattress that we have in our bedroom.

Good luck, there's nothing worse than waking up with a bad back from a poor sleep.

Cheers
Cheryl

Hi,

When we bought our capmer trailer (2nd HAND) it came with two 50mm mattresses, we quickly purchased a 4 inch Hi density Queen size Foam matteress , spent a weekend away on it and thought why was it so uncomfortable ??? three weeks on it over xmas, some nights average to sleep on , others....(the ones after 2 bottles of red) were a dream.

Have since heard about the eggshell foam and plan to get one to sit ontop of the foamie.

pAUL

Gday Brian
Our camper has a "luxura' foam mattress. It is the standard 4" high density foam mattress sandwiched between 2 thinner medium density mattresses. It gives a sensational nights sleep even for me @ 100kg plus. I have heard that the inner spring mattresses may rust in the springs, how true this is I don't know.
Good luck in your search. Trips away can be far less enjoyable when you can't sleep well.
Cheers
Ray

I agree with the egg-carton type overlays. Wife was 6 months pregnant and getting back aches in our home bed when we first spent a few nights in the camper. High density foam matched with egg carton overlay was heaps better according to her. I personally think because of the support our camper bed is more comfy and supportive than our $400 sprung mattress at home.

Other option would be to get a good quality self inflating mattress, to go on top. Could easily be removed for thouse nights you want to sleep under the stars or leave the camper for anight or two.

D-Jack