At Home we sleep on a pocket coil mattress and we do not have any problems, I always thought foam would be too hot to sleep on, but I slept on a foam mattress in a resort in Bohol last week (tough life isn't it), and I found it surprisingly good for what I am sure was not a high end product.
I have recognised other values with foam for a while, they are not heavy, they are easy to use with sit up mechanisms (manual like a deck chair) which would be great to have from a comfort point of view.
Now when I investigate I find there are a number of varieties, things like Latex, and Memory Foam, and I am confused.
I would love to hear people's experiences with foam type mattresses.
Gerty Dancer said
05:56 PM Aug 9, 2013
We have a latex mattress at home and its extremely heavy. So comfortable to sleep on but too heavy for a RV. The caravan mattress is medium-high density foam, fairly firm but quite light, so we put an egg-carton topper on and its very comfy.
Big Gorilla said
05:57 PM Aug 9, 2013
I'll be sleeping on a water bed in Cebu in 3 weeks. Yes it is a tough life !!!
spida said
09:31 PM Aug 9, 2013
I bought a topper pad for the van bed - very high density foam as I was finding I was getting very sweaty on the egg-carton pad. Having spent ages asking around was advised that the reason for that was that low density foam traps the heat and the egg-carton squashes down and traps even more..... so - I guess if in a cold place I will put it on top of my high density pad. Although firm it is surprisingly comfortable.
Cupie said
12:53 AM Aug 10, 2013
Home ...
We used to sleep on a heated water bed for more than a decade & loved it.
Changed to a Latex bed topped with around 100mm of lambs wool. Even better but extremely heavy.
Neither of these would be usable in a van.
Van ...
We specified an inner spring in our new van, but the first trip out found that it was too hard. Fitted an egg shell overlay & it was a great improvement.
After 15 years it is still going strong (might be about time to replace it). Never had a problem with heat or moisture.
We always use a good quality mattress protector over our mattresses.
This set up would be my choice. Not a fan of foam mattresses except maybe for short term camping .. like in the back of my Patrol for 2 or 3 day fishing trips.
Big Gorilla said
01:10 AM Aug 10, 2013
Cupie wrote:
Van ...
We specified an inner spring in our new van, but the first trip out found that it was too hard. Fitted an egg shell overlay & it was a great improvement.
After 15 years it is still going strong (might be about time to replace it). Never had a problem with heat or moisture.
We always use a good quality mattress protector over our mattresses.
This set up would be my choice. Not a fan of foam mattresses except maybe for short term camping .. like in the back of my Patrol for 2 or 3 day fishing trips.
I had an inner spring mattress tailor made for my MH bed but also found it too hard. I now have a 2 inch layer of foam over the top. Makes a big difference to comfort.
billeeeeeee said
01:42 AM Aug 10, 2013
Howdyeee Mattress lovers,,, Salutations lovers of life, My first love , !!Was a Kapok Mattress, anyone that old?????, God knows what it was made of........ !!!But enjoyed it for 8 years, soooooo long as it puts me to sleep , is ok, ,,,,, stay excited Billeeeeeee
Billeeeeeee could sleep on a barbed wire fence!!!!!!
neilnruth said
03:04 AM Aug 10, 2013
I remember another thread on this topic and there were as many opinions as there were posters - not many agreed. So I think it is really down to personal preference. And our 'penny worth' would be innerspring with mattress topper - we found foam mattress too hot and also no good for our backs.
Plendo said
04:43 AM Aug 10, 2013
Thank you all for your experiences and opinions, and I think Neilnruth is correct to say it is a topic that has as many different opinions as posters.
I did note however that inner springs being too hard appears to be a common theme.
Also note that people find foam to trap too much heat, I suspect this may be limited to only some foams, but not sure.
Egg carton bed toppers appear to have mixed, but generally favorable comments.
Appart from weight Latex survives well.
Kapok, hmm not sure Bileeee, I think I remember it being an itchy mattress, that might be because of the inhabitants.
Thanks again for your views.
Dougwe said
05:08 PM Aug 10, 2013
I have a innerspring mattress at home and in the Avan and both have the egg carton on top with no overheating problem's, could have done with a heated egg carton the other night near Yass NSW.
spida said
06:46 PM Aug 10, 2013
Plendo wrote:
Also note that people find foam to trap too much heat, I suspect this may be limited to only some foams, but not sure.The expert - who sells nothing but foam & latex assured me that it has to be high density foam - very small 'bubbles'. Low density traps too much heat - as do egg carton.
Egg carton bed toppers appear to have mixed, but generally favorable comments.
woolman said
07:21 PM Aug 10, 2013
We have put in a memory foam mattress. Not cheap but best thing ever did. Memory foam is not necessarily memory foam. Lots of different qualities, some not as good. You need to go online and look a densities etc. I got mine from a guy at the Tasmanian CMCA rally. I get bursitis in my hips and memory foam is the only matress I have any chance of sleeping on. We live full time in MH but maybe quatity not so important for shorter trips. a good standard high density foam might suffice, just that they don't last long I find.
At Home we sleep on a pocket coil mattress and we do not have any problems, I always thought foam would be too hot to sleep on, but I slept on a foam mattress in a resort in Bohol last week (tough life isn't it), and I found it surprisingly good for what I am sure was not a high end product.
I have recognised other values with foam for a while, they are not heavy, they are easy to use with sit up mechanisms (manual like a deck chair) which would be great to have from a comfort point of view.
Now when I investigate I find there are a number of varieties, things like Latex, and Memory Foam, and I am confused.
I would love to hear people's experiences with foam type mattresses.
I'll be sleeping on a water bed in Cebu in 3 weeks. Yes it is a tough life !!!
Home ...
We used to sleep on a heated water bed for more than a decade & loved it.
Changed to a Latex bed topped with around 100mm of lambs wool. Even better but extremely heavy.
Neither of these would be usable in a van.
Van ...
We specified an inner spring in our new van, but the first trip out found that it was too hard. Fitted an egg shell overlay & it was a great improvement.
After 15 years it is still going strong (might be about time to replace it). Never had a problem with heat or moisture.
We always use a good quality mattress protector over our mattresses.
This set up would be my choice. Not a fan of foam mattresses except maybe for short term camping .. like in the back of my Patrol for 2 or 3 day fishing trips.
I had an inner spring mattress tailor made for my MH bed but also found it too hard. I now have a 2 inch layer of foam over the top. Makes a big difference to comfort.
Howdyeee Mattress lovers,,, Salutations lovers of life, My first love , !!Was a Kapok Mattress, anyone that old?????, God knows what it was made of........ !!!But enjoyed it for 8 years, soooooo long as it puts me to sleep , is ok, ,,,,, stay excited Billeeeeeee
Thank you all for your experiences and opinions, and I think Neilnruth is correct to say it is a topic that has as many different opinions as posters.
I did note however that inner springs being too hard appears to be a common theme.
Also note that people find foam to trap too much heat, I suspect this may be limited to only some foams, but not sure.
Egg carton bed toppers appear to have mixed, but generally favorable comments.
Appart from weight Latex survives well.
Kapok, hmm not sure Bileeee, I think I remember it being an itchy mattress, that might be because of the inhabitants.
Thanks again for your views.
We have put in a memory foam mattress. Not cheap but best thing ever did. Memory foam is not necessarily memory foam. Lots of different qualities, some not as good. You need to go online and look a densities etc. I got mine from a guy at the Tasmanian CMCA rally. I get bursitis in my hips and memory foam is the only matress I have any chance of sleeping on. We live full time in MH but maybe quatity not so important for shorter trips. a good standard high density foam might suffice, just that they don't last long I find.
Neil