Replacement Mattress

[Loden]

We just finished our maiden voyage with our 2013 27' FB Eddie Bauer and it was a delight. We inadvertently wound up boondocking for three days and were impressed that the solar panels kept things up and running and even charged up my computer several times.

One of the few disappointments was the mattress quality. We both wound up with back aches and a couple of headaches. The Airstream Store has a replacement mattress with two inches of memory foam for $600 while Rocky Mountain Mattress has an 8" memory foam for about $785.

The Rocky Mountain site has a bunch of glowing reviews, but the Airstream Store has nothing, positive or negative. Anyone have experience with their mattresses?

[StreamRollin]

Have 1999 with Safari with 15 year old mattress's. Bought new ones from Mattress inc 8" mem foam for about $800.00 for 2 with shipping . Funny how they were shipped in two 37 pds boxes, mattress was rolled up shrinked wraped in a roll. After unrolling and cutting shrink wrap they were full size in about 45 mins. My wife has a disc problem in lower back and I have had back fusion surgery. The mattress after a 2 weeks trip to Utah we sleep great.
Jim

[amaier7771]

Joining this discussion, as our stock mattresses are terrible!

[philipsinewe]

We went to a Comfortaire bed and like it very much. Hate foam mattresses so we skipped those.

[Rocinante]

Given the original mattress in our Airstream is pretty terrible, we have no interest in buying a replacement mattress from Airstream. A comfortable bed is clearly not one of their priorities.

We threw a memory foam pad on top of the stock mattress, which works for now. When we finally give up on that, we'll go with a 3rd party product. Perhaps the Denver mattress folks. We'll see when we get there.

[urnmor]

If you have not already you might want to look at this site. The Mattress Underground - Your best source for information on mattress brands, materials, and choices. It has a lot of good info. As to Rocky Mountain Mattress; we bought from them about year ago and have been quite happy with the mattres.

[sparkymark]

I slept on mine 1 night, then went to a mattress store and bought a regular queen pillow too (not RV queen), now sleep like a rock...it's a little tight, but, totally worth it!


Ford F-350 crew cab 4X4 diesel, 25' Jack Bauer edition AS

[switz]

We installed a 8" modified queen from Rocky Mountain Mattress to fit into our 25FB and liked the mattress. We installed 8" twins from Rocky Mountain into our Classic and have been pleased. If we like the experience on a 10" Rocky Mountain mattress that is awaiting the completion of the modifications to the 23D, we may order 10" twins about 6" longer for the Classic.

We also have their 12" mattress in a king size in out home. Sleep well every night.

[judyjudy]

Interested to follow this thread. Have a 2016 Classic on order. Wondering if we need to go ahead and replace the mattress day 1. We sleep on a Tempurpedic at home and love it.

[the ponz]

For the past ten years, my wife and I have always camped with two children. Our two boys are not so young anymore. Leaving the our two boys at home on recent camping trip, I temporarily removed the twin mattresses from our 1986 31' Sovereign and installed the 20 year old Comfort Select air mattress that I sleep on at home. When I woke up the first morning in the campground, it took me several seconds to remember that I was in my trailer.

I am quite sure that once the boys are no longer involved in camping, a Comfort Select mattress will be a more permanent fixture in our Airstream.

A memory foam mattress also appeals to me, however, the light weight of the air mattress is a benifit.

[amaier7771]

following because our AS stock mattresses are really bad.

[switz]

The new 30' Classics since the 2015 model year have a totally custom mattress that is half as thick near the top so it will bend easily and raise the head area. That may kill the deal for most third party mattress manufacturers.

[Mrjkq]

Wow, glad to come across this thread. I have serious back issues, love my new AS but hate wakeing up daily with a sore back. We have twins, where can I buy a quality mattress that forms to the AS "curve" ?

[DHart]

To us... our RV is our "home", when traveling. Life is short. Our RVing time is limited. The reason we RV is to have our "home" with us whenever we travel. That means comfort, pleasure, enjoyment, and the things we like to have with us when traveling. We are not weekend campers, we are RV travelers and often spend weeks or months living in our RV.

First thing we do with a new RV is ditch the mattress and replace it with the most comfortable mattress that we can find. We are willing to have a mattress which may be slightly oversized for the space in the coach, in favor of supreme comfort for the 1/3 of every day we spend traveling with the coach. We couldn't care less about having an "RV curve" on the corners of the mattress. It may cramp the bedroom a little more, but this is a small trade off for being able to have a superb quality mattress.

Personally, I would skip the Airstream mattress store, do some careful measurements in your coaches' bedroom, find the best/most comfortable mattress that you can which will fit in your coach, dress it with the most luxurious sheets and pillows that you are able to put together (modal sheets-100% beech- in our preference), and then sleep and dream magnificently during the 1/3 of your life spent traveling with your coach.

[Goal15]

We bought a Sharper Image reversible memory foam mattress topper because the original AS mattress was so terrible. We haven't trimmed it to fit the five yet but it has made a world of difference. We liked it so much that we bought one for home even though we already loved our home mattress. The best part is that if one of us gets up in night or has to get up early you can't feel the person getting up.

Dana


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[switz]

Our 2013 25FB International received an 8" Rocky Mountain Mattress (cost $635 on 12DEC2012) to replace the stock 7" mattress. We had ordered the Airstream store 600 thread cotton custom sheets for the stock mattress, but they fit the 8" mattress perfectly and would have been really loose on the factory 7" mattress.

Before the trailer arrived, we had the 8" Rocky Mountain Mattresses made for the twin beds in our 2014 Classic (cost was $1,158 for both in June of 2013) along with the Airstream 600 thread sheets. If we knew then what we know now after the trailer arrived, the mattresses could have been perhaps five inches longer to better fit the space in the Classic and thicker. We might even splurge in the future and go to the 10" thick mattress the next time.

We ordered the 12" Rocky Mountain mattress (cost $1,825 on 15 JUN 2015 included two sets of custom sheets, pillow cases and bed pad) for the king bed at home and should have ordered the 14" thick one as I miss-measured the height needed. Their custom sheets are fitted on the bottom and also can have a fitted pocket for the foot of the top sheet so it does not pull out at night.

We have a custom shaped 10" Rocky Mountain mattress (cost $1,825 on 15 JUN 2015 including two sets of 600 thread cotton custom snapped sheets, pillow cases, bed pad and pillows) still rolled up in the home garage and will put it and the sheets into the 2015 23D International Serenity trailer hopefully next week when all the modifications are completed and I can pick it up in Paradise, TX and tow it home.

You can call the Airstream factory (phone 937-596-6111) and ask for customer service to send the two drawings for the twin bed mattress for your specific trailer. They will needed the last six digits of the VIN number to find the correct details. There is a large overview drawing and a detailed measurement drawing for the large radius.

Contact Andrew Melchoir (1-866-733-3132) for questions and a quote concerning Rocky Mountain Mattress products and their linens made to fit the weird Airstream shapes.

[SilverBuddha]

While preparing for a two week Colorado trip (earlier this summer) one of our concerns was possible discomfort while sleeping on the stock mattresses.
Realizing that the (twin) mattresses are placed directly on plywood and not on top of box springs, there needed to be another layer of cushion.

Having waited too long to order a better quality (curved) mattress I opted for a 3" thick, Serta Cool Gel mattress topper. Fortunately, Kohl's department store had them marked down 50% and then honored a coupon for additional savings.
Because two twin mattresses ( 34"+34"=68") are 8 inches wider than a Queen (60") I purchased a King size topper. I used each mattress for a template and cut the topper with a sharp knife.
Fortunately, our fitted sheets still fit with the extra 3 inches of soft padding.

The best part is they are so comfortable. The only slight annoyance is the 3" topper tends to slide off the mattress. I haven't resorted to securing them with duct tape and bungee cords but eventually I'll look for some elastic cord, Velcro, or other method that is probably available at a sewing/ fabric shop.

Sweet Dreams and Goodnight!

[rd tighe]

We found Sam's club approx $250 for a foam memory gell and $20 for an electric knife unzip cover trace shape cut replace cover fits close enough and we have a great nights sleep: ) full time 4 years and counting

[Shoudawouda]

If the mattress is full thickness memory foam, how do you deal with the increased weight? We have a 25 FB and a '12 150 Ford Eco boost.

[upnorththree]

Originally Posted by switz

We installed a 8" modified queen from Rocky Mountain Mattress to fit into our 25FB and liked the mattress. We installed 8" twins from Rocky Mountain into our Classic and have been pleased. If we like the experience on a 10" Rocky Mountain mattress that is awaiting the completion of the modifications to the 23D, we may order 10" twins about 6" longer for the Classic.

We also have their 12" mattress in a king size in out home. Sleep well every night.

Okay, it seems you have extensive experience here so, if you would be so kind to share the types of mattresses I would be eternally grateful.

Are they full foam/poly/latex etc, box springs with layers, what type of layers, gel foam (how thick). We are very interested in getting two twins and we have attended RV shows and scrubbed the internet but are still uncertain on type of mattress.

We would like to get as close as possible to our soft-sided water bed we have at home. They are also referred to as hybrid water beds. It's a conventional 9 inch deep water bed but, instead of a board frame it has conventional sides with mattress ticking all the way around. The pillow top is about one inch thick which knocks down much of the heavy waves experienced with a conventional wooden water bed.

I can't get a lick of sleep which makes camping no fun.

Any info offered would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Richard