Memory Foam Mattress

[Jeepwatchman]

Has anyone bought memory foam in bulk to make a mattress for inside a camper or pick up bed? I'm looking to use some in the bed of my pick up and am open for suggestions on where to purchase (brick and mortar store or online) and how thick of a chunk to use. For reference I weigh 190 lbs.

Thanks!

 

[Boppa's Travels]

Tri Fold Foam Mattress

This is my tri foam mattress and a couple of reasons to use it. 1. It folds up to allow me to pack other camping equipment. 2. It doesn't need a platform because it is 6 inches thick, I don't fill the gap between the seat and back storage area. 3. Biggest reason for me doesn't have the air...

overlandbound.com

 

[Jeepwatchman]

All I see is Morse code, no pictures.

 

[M Rose]

The Walmart mattresses are really good if you are wanting something decent price that doesn’t break the bank to modify.

 

[Boppa's Travels]

All I see is Morse code, no pictures.

 

[Jeepwatchman]

The Walmart mattresses are really good if you are wanting something decent price that doesn’t break the bank to modify.
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I thought about those. Are they dense enough to use on a plywood base?

 

[huachuca]

We have a local mattress mfr that does custom work just a few miles from our home in northeastern NC. They've built mattresses to spec for our Scamp campers which have an odd size berth with rounded edges on two sides. I know they're very popular in the molded fiberglass camper community and have shipped product all over the US. Southern Mattress

 

[M Rose]

I thought about those. Are they dense enough to use on a plywood base?

Yes they are... that’s what the base is on the one pictured... it was very comfortable... I almost miss it... I say alimony because I really like my Bronco which is too small to build out like my Ram was.

 

[Jeepwatchman]

Yes they are... that’s what the base is on the one pictured... it was very comfortable... I almost miss it... I say alimony because I really like my Bronco which is too small to build out like my Ram was.

Do you remember which one you have from Walmart?

 

[M Rose]

Do you remember which one you have from Walmart?

I don’t... I bought it off the shelf at the local Walmart... I will check tomorrow during my grocery run

 

[Jeepwatchman]

I don’t... I bought it off the shelf at the local Walmart... I will check tomorrow during my grocery run

Have you had a chance to take a look at the mattress topper you got from Walmart yet? Thanks.

 

[M Rose]

Sorry I forgot to look... I wonder if my tag is visible still

 

[Flipper]

I used three pieces of 3” MF. Lot easier, less expensive, to find, handle and custom cut than a single 9” piece. Cut mine to fit twin sheets. Works great, super comfortable.

 

[Jeepwatchman]

I used three pieces of 3” MF. Lot easier, less expensive, to find, handle and custom cut than a single 9” piece. Cut mine to fit twin sheets. Works great, super comfortable.

So you just stacked the (3) 3" pieces on top of each other to get the 9" total thickness?

 

[Flipper]

So you just stacked the (3) 3" pieces on top of each other to get the 9" total thickness?

Yes, they don’t slide around on each other, guess it’s the texture of the MF. Very comfortable, you don’t bottom out either. Much easier to cut and fit, the two rear corners had to be cut at an angle to fit correctly.

 

[Boort]

Has anyone bought memory foam in bulk to make a mattress for inside a camper or pick up bed? I'm looking to use some in the bed of my pick up and am open for suggestions on where to purchase (brick and mortar store or online) and how thick of a chunk to use. For reference I weigh 190 lbs.

Thanks!

@Jeepwatchman

When I looked into buying in bulk I found the minimum orders were WAY more than I could use. For us it was easier to source off the shelf and build the mattress.

Building new custom mattress pads for the popup we found the most affordable way was to make our own lamination of 2" upholstery foam (Locally From Joann's fabrics IIRC) and a 3" king sized memory foam mattress topper from Costco. We clamped the foam between a sheet of plywood and an angle-iron section to compress it then cut to size with a long hobby knife. Glued together using a compatible spray adhesive 3m Super 77 IIRC.
then stuffed in to the existing mattress covers and zipped up. took about a weekend to gather and make the 5 mattress sections for the camper. Which works out to 1 just smaller than queen size and 1 full/twin-ish size.

The upholstery foam gives a nice firmness after the 3" of memory foam does it's contouring thing. Very comfortable.

Boort