Mattress Question

[Nitetimes]

I thought most Teardroppers used the air mattress for their Tears! You can get a Coleman Queen size on sale for about $20.00. I did.

That what's in ours with a pillow top mattress pad on it. Quite comfortable but it's a lot like sleeping on a waterbed, when one person gets in or out the other gets jostled around a bit so we are going to 4" foam with the mattress pad.

[IndyTom]

When the MegaTear is complete, moma and I will probably be sleeping on our queen size air mattress. It is really comfortable and we really like it. However, if I am able, I eventually want to put a Select Comfort queen size in it. That is what we have on our bed at home and it is without a doubt, hands down, the most comfortable night's sleep I have ever had.

[Ma3tt]

I have 4" foam. cut in sections for easy removal. This very profitable because I usually find about $3 in change that has fallen behind it. I think you need to be able to clean under it.

[halfdome, Danny]

I tried to find an air mattress to fit but they don't make them 56 ½" wide. We have 4 cushions of 4" grey medium firm foam with 1" of memory foam in zippered waterproof cases. They will double as cushions for the foot well cover that doubles as a table. It wasn't cheap by no means but we want to be comfortable. Why go to all the trouble to build a bedroom on wheels and skimp out on the part you'll spend all you time on when in the cabin. I've napped on them and it is very comfortable, I have no regrets with this purchase. Danny

[Chris C]

We plan on using a Select Comfort Sleep Number mattress..................the one from the bed in the house. (figured why spend the extra money buying another!)

[Kurt (Indiana)]

When the MegaTear is complete, moma and I will probably be sleeping on our queen size air mattress.

Tom, I had a Coleman air mattress in my (4' wide) tear, and it was very comfortable. The only reason I changed was because the mattress was 54" wide and the tear is 48" wide inside. When the doors were open the mattress buldged out a little. This wasn't a problem when I camped alone, but when my wife went along, the mattress budged just enough that she could'nt get her door shut from inside the tear.
I had to get up and shut it from the outside. That was a real pain, especially in the middle of the night! The foam mattress solved that problem but it wasn't real cheap.
Both are comfortable and the foam seems easier to put sheets and blankets on so it has worked out well.

[IndyTom]

Kurt,
We have a Coleman clone that came from Meijer. It is queen sized and I believe it is real close to 60". That shouldnt be a problem, since the MegaTear is about 80" wide inside. I wanted the boys to have full length bunks as well as a spot inside the door where they could step before climbing up to their bunks that didnt involve stepping on our bed.

Chris, that is a pretty good idea. I think I could get our Sleep Number out of the house in about 30 min. or so.

Tom

[Chris C]

Yup, Tom. Just pull the plugs and take it out there just before you leave on a trip and air it up. Nice and simple. $1000 bed in a teardrop!!!!! Hudda thunk it?

[halfdome, Danny]

Yup, Tom. Just pull the plugs and take it out there just before you leave on a trip and air it up. Nice and simple. $1000 bed in a teardrop!!!!! Hudda thunk it?

What are you sleeping on for $1000 a twin? Up here in the Great Northwest you can spend over $3,000 on one of those things in the queen size, no thanks, got a Costco special Sealey with memory foam topper, nice bed. Danny

[Classic Finn]

Shoot Heikki,

Thought you'd be sleeping on Reindeer hides?

Fred

Are you light all night yet?

Naaaa - We be using the Reindeer Skins for quilts or so called bed spreads...


We have pretty much light already during the entire night however come June the sun will not set at all.. So we can read the newspaper without any
problem what so ever... Really neat...

So Once again we can call Finland "The Land of The Midnight Sun" as it is known.

Classic Finn

PS Do you want our Midnight Sun Mosquitos from Lapland? We,d like to donate a few..

[alaska teardrop]

Do you want our Midnight Sun Mosquitos from Lapland? We,d like to donate a few..

No thanks Heikki,

Soon enough, we'll have plenty of our own!

19 hours from sunrise to sunset and gaining. Light all night here too. Soon we'll be celebrating under the Midnight Sun with baseball, fun runs & such.

From the other Land of the Midnight Sun,

Fred

:peace:

[Classic Finn]

Do you want our Midnight Sun Mosquitos from Lapland? We,d like to donate a few..

No thanks Heikki,

Soon enough, we'll have plenty of our own!

19 hours from sunrise to sunset and gaining. Light all night here too. Soon we'll be celebrating under the Midnight Sun with baseball, fun runs & such.

From the other Land of the Midnight Sun,

Fred

:peace:

Were really glad that it will be such that the sun will not set all night. It,ll give me more chance to really "Gitty Up N Go" on the Finn Voyager...

Figured out a lil technical problem on the frame. Check out the thread.

Classic Finn

[Chris C]

What are you sleeping on for $1000 a twin? Up here in the Great Northwest you can spend over $3,000 on one of those things in the queen size, no thanks, got a Costco special Sealey with memory foam topper, nice bed. Danny

Back when I bought it 8 years ago, a queensized Select Comfort was "only" (easy to say isn't it?) around a thousand dollars. Didn't have any idea what they cost today. ($3000.......WHEW!) Nicest benifit, besides a marvelous nights sleep is they weigh next to nothing!!!!! Gotta save weight, ya know! I've lifted too many foam mattresses with memory foam toppers. They're nice, for sure, but weigh much too much for me.

[Noob]

So... a simple futon, is out.

[Nytewyng]

We went with Know Foam 5 inch medium firm , the wife will make a giant case out of two falt queen sheet and then we'll put a fitted matress cover over that. If that proves not comfortable enough we'll probably get a two inch memory foam topper. We were able to get ours in the galley end , the counter is hinged and lifts up for acess.