roadturn
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Post by roadturn on Aug 15, 2018 10:04:55 GMT -8
The table in my little 11-ft Tramper turns into a bed, but the foam cushions need replaced. I can wash the upholstery and reuse it. Two are 54x20x4 and two are 54x16x4.
I'm thinking of buying a full-sized memory foam mattress and cutting it to fit to replace the foam, but I'm afraid the "toppers" will not be firm enough and mattresses don't really come in 4-inch thicknesses.
Any ideas, suggestions, experiences out there?
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Post by Hamlet on Aug 15, 2018 14:17:10 GMT -8
If the fabric is good, you can replace the foam with foam. Get a good, high density foam, the type that professional upholsterers use, You can ask for it to be cut into four appropriate sized pieces or you can do it yourself with an old electric knife. Wrap the foam in polyester batting and then wrestle the foam back into the covers. The batting gives a softer, more finished look. If you find it’s too firm, then you can add a 1” foam topper. That 2Ay you’ll have the adequate support for comfy sleeping.
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Post by datac on Aug 15, 2018 15:18:44 GMT -8
Buy good quality foam of a known density. I've bought foam from these guys for a couple of trailers and other projects over the years, excellent quality but not cheap: www.foamorder.com/ This is not a part of the job where you want to cheap out. I do like to do a wrap with cotton batting, like Hamlet described above. |
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Post by nccamper on Aug 15, 2018 16:45:03 GMT -8
We bought foam for the dinette cushions from a factory outlet in Asheville. The mattress in the rear bed needed to be an odd size which was very expensive if special ordered so we bought a memory foam mattress (10") from Walmart for around $180 and I cut it on the deck. It's very comfortable.
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Post by Hamlet on Aug 15, 2018 19:03:58 GMT -8
Most vintage trailers have what’s called a 3/4 mattress. They’re wider than a twin, but not as wide as a full (double), which is why ac5ually ordering a mattress is so expensive. We got our foam from a place in Portland, OR that I believe made the foam. They cut the pieces to our specifications. We had a 6” very dense foam, four cushions that make a full size bed (we did a little reconfiguring to make the bed larger) that’s also comfortable enough to sit on wh3n the table’s up.
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Post by nate on Jul 2, 2019 16:53:49 GMT -8
NC Camper - Do you have any problems with that thick of foam on your cushions? I'm ready to make the gaucho and dinette cushions and was thinking 6" was going to be a little thick. I'm struggling to decide on what size to get. We bought foam for the dinette cushions from a factory outlet in Asheville. The mattress in the rear bed needed to be an odd size which was very expensive if special ordered so we bought a memory foam mattress (10") from Walmart for around $180 and I cut it on the deck. It's very comfortable.
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Post by nccamper on Jul 2, 2019 18:08:57 GMT -8
NC Camper - Do you have any problems with that thick of foam on your cushions? I'm ready to make the gaucho and dinette cushions and was thinking 6" was going to be a little thick. I'm struggling to decide on what size to get. We bought foam for the dinette cushions from a factory outlet in Asheville. The mattress in the rear bed needed to be an odd size which was very expensive if special ordered so we bought a memory foam mattress (10") from Walmart for around $180 and I cut it on the deck. It's very comfortable.
Our 10" memory foam is a stationary bed in the rear and (I believe) 5" firmer foam is what we used in the dinette. It replaced 4" cushions I thought were a little hard on the behind.
I like the look of the gaucho but the 10" memory foam is a huge step up as far a sleep quality is concerned. Also, breaking down the bed each morning and setting it up each night is a hassle.
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Post by Hamlet on Jul 3, 2019 9:14:42 GMT -8
Hamlet here...
If we were to do it again, we’d use the same density foam, but a 5” thickness. The support is good enough that even with the two of on the mattress, we don’t come close to “bottoming out”. And it has been slept on many, many hundreds of nights.
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Post by nate on Jul 3, 2019 9:25:13 GMT -8
Hamlet, you would use 5” instead of 6”? Did you use memory foam or upholsterers foam? Hamlet here... If we were to do it again, we’d use the same density foam, but a 5” thickness. The support is good enough that even with the two of on the mattress, we don’t come close to “bottoming out”. And it has been slept on many, many hundreds of nights. |
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Post by Hamlet on Jul 6, 2019 18:43:54 GMT -8
Hamlet, you would use 5” instead of 6”? Did you use memory foam or upholsterers foam? Hamlet here... If we were to do it again, we’d use the same density foam, but a 5” thickness. The support is good enough that even with the two of on the mattress, we don’t come close to “bottoming out”. And it has been slept on many, many hundreds of nights. We used upholstery foam. The 6” is quite comfortable, but it makes the back cushions (that turn into part of the mattress) sit a little high and they cover the bottom half inch or so of the side windows. Memory foam is fine for something stationary, I guess, but it doesn’t work for us. |
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