Mattress Topper

[nwhiker]

From what I read somewhere on this forumn these are recommended. I saw that Costco has them on sale for $30.00 or $100. for a 60 X 80 Queen size 2.5 in memory foam.

Thought I would pick one up and maybee others that are waiting would be interested. Dave

 

[Jean W]

Memory foam will add comfort while sleeping. One fact about memory foam many learn the "hard" way, it holds the cold and is known to freeze solid.

I purchased a latex based mattress overlay, from a local mattress store, which doesn't freeze.

Buyer beware of Memory foam and winter.

Jean

 

[rwkrause@gmail.com]

I know others have talked about memory foam getting hard in the cold but we have a walmart memory foam topper and have been down in the 20's and have not experienced that. We do have a quality down comforter, maybe that insulates it enough.

 

[AlCat]

One man's memory foam is another man's "memory foam." I don't think all "memory foam" (a marketing term that probably has very little real, "legal" meaning) is the same. Actually, we can be certain that each company's "memory" foam is likely different from another's.

The Walmart memory foam must have a different forumulation than Tempurpedic, for example, bcz Tempurpedic memory foam would be useless or worse in our Teardrops in sub-freezing temps. My Tempurpedic mattress gets harder in 60 degree temps, and I am certain it would be even harder in 50 or 40 degree temps. In our TDs, your body would warm up the foam, eventually, and a good comforter would keep it soft enough through the night, I'd think, but I think it would be pretty hard by the next bedtime (unless the TD were parked in the sun and really stayed warm during the day - how much do our TDs experience heat gain during a cold day? Is it warm in a TD parked in the sun when it is 30 degrees outside?).

I'm not sure which foams are best. I'd probably opt for the least toxic one,...but that might not be the most comfortable, so.....

If anyone does any sleauthing on this, I'd be interested. We haven't pulled the trigger on buying any topper. So far I am sleeping pretty well in my TD, so....

but I have been thinking about it

-Al

 

[AlCat]

From what I read somewhere on this forumn these are recommended. I saw that Costco has them on sale for $30.00 or $100. for a 60 X 80 Queen size 2.5 in memory foam.

Thought I would pick one up and maybee others that are waiting would be interested. Dave

Dave: I would wait and see if you need it. I am around 200 pounds, and I feel there is enough foam in the cabin. I sleep comfortably.

Also, you may want less foam at your feet than at your hips and shoulders, so.....not sure if anyone makes a tapered foam topper. I suppose you could just cut off the bottom 18 inches

-Al

 

[Betsey]

In our TDs, your body would warm up the foam, eventually, and a good comforter would keep it soft enough through the night, I'd think, but I think it would be pretty hard by the next bedtime (unless the TD were parked in the sun and really stayed warm during the day - how much do our TDs experience heat gain during a cold day? Is it warm in a TD parked in the sun when it is 30 degrees outside?).

That is where a 12v mattress warmer comes in handy.

As far as a mattress topper, we use a very puffy hypoallergenic down one & it works great. Our mattress isn't the 4" thick one (it's only 3"), so the topper may fit better than it might on the 4" CI mattresses.