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11-10-2014, 04:06 PM
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Junior Member
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Location: Ocala, FL
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Bed Question
New to RVing....so forgive me if this is a dumb question.
Is the "queen" bed in the FR 282RK a true full size queen bed?
I just bought one today and I can tell that we will probably want to replace it with a regular mattress.
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11-10-2014, 04:47 PM
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I don't know on that model but none of the ones I've seen have a true queen. If you can find the actual dimensions, an actual queen mattress is 60"x 80". What we have done to all ours to make sheets fit is add a foam topper to tighten the fitted sheet up. You might want to measure before getting a regular mattress because it might not fit in the camper between the closets.
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11-11-2014, 07:31 AM
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Ours had a short queen...we replaced it with a full queen with no problems.
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11-11-2014, 08:48 AM
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Mddle of the Rd Extremist
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Parmela
New to RVing....so forgive me if this is a dumb question.
Is the "queen" bed in the FR 282RK a true full size queen bed?
I just bought one today and I can tell that we will probably want to replace it with a regular mattress.
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Look up the terms "RV Queen or RV King" for the true sizes....they are somewhat smaller
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11-11-2014, 08:06 PM
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McCubbies
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Kansas City
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Following this thread. Our mattress is like sleeping on the wood underneath.
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11-11-2014, 08:12 PM
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Because the mattress would hit the opposite side when the slide is in we had to replace with a short queen RV mattress. The one we picked was a memory foam topped mattress. It is almost 10 inches thick. We wish we had of replaced the mattress when the trailer was first purchased.
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11-11-2014, 08:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by McCubbies
Following this thread. Our mattress is like sleeping on the wood underneath.
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Yup....a lot of the manufacturers are putting very cheap mattresses in. Our first trailer had such a cheap mattress that when I pulled it out and had it outside, I could see daylight through it!!! Now that's cheap!!! Replaced it with a better mattress, and had beautiful nights thereafter.
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11-15-2014, 08:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2014
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We had a custome cut mattress made for ours. It is a short queen and I tell you the new mattress is 1000 times more comfortable. ..
Mike
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11-15-2014, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
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Our 282RK has an RV queen which is about 6" shorter than a regular queen. We put a regular queen memory foam mattress on top and just let it hang off the end. Very comfortable.
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11-15-2014, 09:07 PM
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Cyber Phrenologist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southern Crescent
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The rig in the sig came with what seems to me to be a real queen sized bed. That's what was specified in the sales literature and sheets from Walmart seem to fit just fine.
My 6'1" frame (be it somewhat skinny) fits without hanging of the end with plenty of room for the wife.
We have a heated mattress. We love it with no plans to change it. But we aren't full timers. And our opinion of FR RV mattresses seems to be in the minority.
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11-30-2014, 04:51 PM
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Junior Member
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Location: Ocala, FL
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If you put in a regular mattress did you have any problem with it hanging off the end?
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11-30-2014, 05:04 PM
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My queen is 5' x 6' (60 x 72).
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12-15-2014, 09:13 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Kennesaw
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Go to youtube and search "How to lenghten an rv bed". This and a 4 inch memory foam topper did the trick for us.
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