Mattress Toppers

[Mark and Mindy]

I'd like to get a mattress topper for our new van but the transverse bed is a pain of a shape, wider at the top than the bottom and cut off corners on the long side across the doors.

I loved our zonesleeper we bought for the previous van but its too long and wide and impossible to tuck under at 2 sides plus of course those cut off corners (and the mattress is tight to the sides and difficult to tuck anything under other than a sheet).

Some people seem to think that memory foam can be too hot in the summer, is this a general thing or only with a particular density?

Would we be better buying a memory foam topper from somewhere and cutting to fit, or getting a bespoke one made for us? I had a look at the Hymer accessories and it seems we could get one specifically for the bed but it would cost 240 Euro!

I could get another zonesleeper but think a custom one would come in at around the same price (our king size which we will be selling was £200).

I find the mattress on the Hymer just a little firm and I'm not getting a good night's sleep, frequently waking and feeling annoyed and having to go back to sleep which means I feel shattered in the morning.

 

[TCG]

Duralay do all the shaped toppers, give them a call and state the make of your motor home, they will have the template

 

[SpeedyDux]

If the memory foam topper has a removable zipped cover, cutting the foam to fit the tapered end of the bed should be simple DIY. I am considering this conversion for the PVC with the current John Lewis topper used in the house, when I replace it with a new one.

Meanwhile we use a duvet-like topper which is cool in summer and squishy enough not to need cutting to shape.

 

[Glas Robin]

We had a memory foam topper from somewhere like Marks or John Lewis. The memsahib used her biggest scissors to shape it to the mattress' curved corners.

Works a treat.

My only tip would be to buy as thick as topper as you can - or do away with the original mattress and buy a memory foam mattress.

 

[Hollyberry]

I bought this one from Dunelm https://www.dunelm.com/category/hom...SoefV4ekrV0ELDChqg_IrHAzq2RMMclBoC_OsQAvD_BwE
It would be thin enough to tuck in, I think. Mattress I bought for my bed is a bit too firm.

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[PeteH]

The one we have came from Dunelm too. Can`t think it was that expensive its about 40mm thick.

 

[mikebeaches]

We just bought a couple of memory foam toppers that had zip covers. Took the foam out and cut it to size to fit the tapered single beds. Put the foam back in the cover, and just tuck the excess cover under the edge of the topper - job done!

 

[Reallyretired]

We just got a memory foam topper, cut to size and use with a mattress protector. Cost next to nothing.

 

[ambulancekidd]

Another vote for Duvalay & the main thing is to avoid some of the cheap nasty stuff.