Mattress upgrade

[bikendan]

The challenge with a "topper" is storage.

I had a queen Dormeo mattress topper (past tense) at home and you'll be startled by the bulk of it. Looks easy to transport but once it's off your front porch and out of the box you'll see how gigantic it gets! Not sure where I'd carry it in my Roo. Fit in the back of my Expedition with the 3d seat down.

It's all relative. Years of "real camping" -- sleeping on the ground under a poncho with, maybe, a pad or air mattress -- makes the heated Roo beds bliss. (Thumping my chest.)

Time for to review the Princess and the Pea fairy tale again? This is a floral display in Denmark so lacks many of the 20 mattresses and 20 feather beds.

-- Chuck

Chuck, my DW didn't serve in the military like you did. She's been camping all her life and introduced me to camping.
But she no longer wants to be on the ground or on a thin mattress.

 

[NJKris]

My stupid junk foam mattress for my Murphy bed is full size, but only 71 inches long. I've found it impossible to find a mattress that size. I had a older cheap sam's Club topper on it that didn't help much and made me sweat. On Prime Day I ordered the Tempurpedic 3" topper with cooling cover. Expensive (300 bucks) but a big improvement. Has straps to keep it in place. Last 4 night trip woke up with no shoulder pain which I always had since I bought my camper when sleeping on the torture mattress it came with.

 

[Chuck_S]

Army nurses saved my life twice so I thought it prudent to hang onto the second one. (She's now Colonel ANC (retired) -- yeah, I say Ma'am a lot.) She's the real reason we started camping and eventually moved from tents to campers. She claims she often sleeps better on the OEM Roo mattresses and under tentage than at home.

-- Chuck

 

[V8s4ever]

My mattress solution

I have an older 2014 Roo 233S. OEM, it has the mattresses with the springs in them. Awful, awful mattresses. I got 3 inch memory foam toppers for the three popouts. As someone else said, the problem is storage. I store and transport them rolled up secured with lashing straps and/or bungees. All three fit on the dinette with the table lowered. It's a PITA to handle and store them, but in conjunction with the OEM spring mattresses underneath them, they are WONDERFUL to sleep on. I would do it again.
Just for your (and anyone else with a Roo or Shamrock) information...

 

[Briand-j]

Chuck makes a pretty good point… For hybrid owners, we don’t have the luxury of leaving the topper on the mattresses when we fold up our bunk ends. In our case, we let the topper ride on the dinette, with the table in the collapsed position.

We went with an Allswell 4" Memory Foam Mattress Topper from Walmart (currently on clearance) - good prices and easy warranty/return policy.

Color me, a princess and the pea! After an absolute lifetime of camping in all sorts of conditions (former Eagle Scout, with more than his fair share of time on the ground) - and some initial disappointment over the stock mattresses in the trailer - The topper has made all the difference in the world to us. The trailer sleeps better than our mattress at home (of course that could probably have something to do with the fact that we’re camping, too).

Good luck, G.Mack! I hope the topper works out for you!

Rhumblfish…just wanted to say, once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout…no ‘former’ necessary! Congrats on your achievement! (Proud Father of threes Eagles.)

 

[capeharj]

Hello,
I have a 24 shamrock 233s and I'm looking to upgrade a mattress. I see there is alot of rv custom mattresses avalible online, including putting hinges in them where ever you want. I was wondering if anyone has done this, which company they went with and if they had any tips when submitting the measurements.

Thanks alot

Don't make things more complicated than they need to be. Just go to your local furniture store or mattress store and buy one. Most RV's use a short mattress, which is 75" long, so you get a full or queen short. If you have the room at the foot of the bed you can use a full length which is 80". That way you can match your mattress to what you use at home.

 

[S.Edington]

Our OEM mattress lasted about 3 years before our backs started whining. We tried toppers, but the sheets wouldn't stay on. So, we went with Brooklyn Bedding and never regretted it. They offer RV sizes and are taller, but get their custom sheets and you'll be shocked how well they work. We've had ours now for almost a year and enjoy every night now in our trailer.

 

[G.Mack]

Don't make things more complicated than they need to be. Just go to your local furniture store or mattress store and buy one. Most RV's use a short mattress, which is 75" long, so you get a full or queen short. If you have the room at the foot of the bed you can use a full length which is 80". That way you can match your mattress to what you use at home.

That wouldn't work. I posted in the roo/shamrock because the mattresses are very unique, there is a section that is an inch thinner then the rest of the mattress and a hinge because you have to fold the mattress before you put the pop out in. So far I'm happy with my Dormeo topper choice

 

[jmherman]

We just added a 1" latex foam pad to our factory heated mattress (EPro 19FBS) and it made a 100% improvement and it is very comfortable. Heated mattress still works on those 24 deg nights traveling cross country.

 

[RhumbleFish]

We just added a 1" latex foam pad to our factory heated mattress (EPro 19FBS) and it made a 100% improvement and it is very comfortable. Heated mattress still works on those 24 deg nights traveling cross country.

Just a reminder to be extra careful when using anything heated underneath a significant source of insulation (like a mattress topper). When heat cannot dissipate appropriately, it becomes trapped and can get very hot. the Internet bounds with images of melted car upholstery when seat heaters have been left on underneath a pillow, or a baby car seat, or a shopping bag. This is one of the reasons why car seat heaters have been tied into passenger seating sensors, only turning on when someone is actually sitting in the seat.

Just my opinion. Hope this helps.