Mattress, poles and battery

We did the same as Charlie and Bernice -the Sam's club 2 1/2" topper. Tim too has size 13 feet. He is 6'5 and sleeps on side. He says the foot space really isn't an issue, and he LOVES the Memory Foam. I was fine without the foam -I'm tall 5'10 and carrying too much weight, but have to admit is pretty cozy.
Also -we got microfleece sheets on sale from the Company Store catalog. LOVE them!! they do shed a bit at first.
Eileen

 

Re: Overstock.com has 1.5" topper for $59 + 3

Is that a good price compared to the other places?

 

Re: Overstock.com 1.5" topper arrived...

One last question... what size did you get for the memory foam? Queen or Twin?

 

Re: Overstock.com 1.5" topper arrived...

Ken,
I'm pretty sure you will like the memory foam topper when you use it. It made a huge difference for us even though we have only used it once so far.
Charlie

 

We didn't opt for the mattress for allergy reasons. However, we found these at REI (on sale right now):

http://www.rei.com/product/778153

The mats fit the cabin perfectly and a queen sized fitted sheet snugs them in nicely. They seem firm and thick enough at 3.5 inches and my hip doesn't bottom out at all! We are both 6'2" and we weight between 180-190 lbs each.

 

Hi Ken, no, no problems for foot room. I am a women's 12, and my hubby is a man's 12 1/2. The CampInn came in a 4 inch height... and my husband has an inch to spare. He is the main problem since he is the back sleeper!

If this happens not to be thick enough... we can thow in a 1/2 inch closed cell foam. What is also nice is that we can adjust the firmness.... they also fit so snugly into each other that the "crack" between them isn't an issue where you are falling between the mats and hitting the floor of the cabin.

 

I'm confused. I layed on my back on the standard mattress, and my size 13 feet already ran out of room at the foot of the 550. If I ADDED memory foam, I can't see how that would work.

I can see doing the memory foam on some other mattress, or going the air mattress route. Glad that your feet are somehow fitting.

 

are these more comfortable than memory foam?

is there a consensus on what is more comfortable?

 

AlCat, we have 1.5" of memory foam, and my feet can touch the underside of the cabinets when I point them straight up in the air - I'm size 11. But so far, I haven't heard anybody complaining about running out of foot room, although it seems possible if you have big enough feet.

Perhaps, nobody really sleeps with their feet pointing straight up?...

 

Scissors. If you want a mattress topper and your big feet create an issue, cut it out. Hopefully your feet don't need memory foam. Case closed.

More babble.
Hilditch

 

Using an air mattress is the worst thing to use in the Teardrop. My Uff Da Inn came without a mattres. Had to sleep on an air mattress two nights and froze!

Suppose another solution would be to cut the bottom out of the storage units above your feet!

 

my feet are size 13. So make your big toe two inches longer.....



It's not a "big" issue, but I am spec'ing my camper, now, and I need to decide if a mattress is "in" or "out" (and I'd get my own, after I take delivery)

 

I also thought it would be cold, but a couple of members seem to like the air mattress route

which is why I asked - maybe they have a solution, like a 1.5-inch memory foam topper on a two-inch air mattress....

if I can save an inch of "height" where my feet are, it would help

(I so also like the idea of being able to pull the air mattresses out and lay them in outside if you want to laze outside....but I'm concerned about the slipping in between while you sleep, potential issue)

 

I think if you want to laze outside... use the screen doors. It's close enough to 'being outside' that I don't think you would go through all the trouble of tearing the bed apart to actually do it. Somehow, using an air mattress just seems wrong - but I've never tried it in the Camp-Inn. With 1.5" of memory foam, the bed in the Camp-Inn is almost every bit as comfortable as our real bed at home. The air mattress that we used in our old tent wasn't anywhere close.

Hilditch had a good idea - put down as much foam as you need to be comfortable - but cut it out at your feet if it is causing a problem.