theresa
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from Northern Maine ~ Proud new owner of Lola, a 1960 Shasta Airflyte and Pearl, a 1962 Mobile Scout
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Post by theresa on Apr 19, 2015 18:51:37 GMT -8
I'm so happy it's finally getting warm enough to start working on my 1960 Shasta Airflyte. My gaucho bed needs reworking, and the mattress/cushion is completely missing. I thought I read somewhere last summer where someone found a perfectly-sized mattress at Ikea that they cut down to use as the seat and back for the Gaucho? I did a search and couldn't find that info anywhere. Did I make this up or does anyone recall seeing that info somewhere?
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John Palmer
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Hi, From a vintage trailer guy located in Santa Ana, CA. It's good to see lots of activity here.
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Post by John Palmer on Apr 19, 2015 21:23:22 GMT -8
I have come to one conclusion on foam, it's not cheap!
I have tried going the $100 Walmart, 4" mattress topper route (2" memory foam, and 2" regular foam), and was never satisfied on a couple of trailers. Every time I rolled over in bed, I could feel the wood base with my elbow. Your results may vary.
I have been buying from Foam-on-line for my last two trailers. One was 4" thick, and the last one was 3" thick. The 3" was 25% lighter than the 4", making it easier to lift and handle, because I build storage compartments below my beds, so weight is an issue. The 3" sleeps just as well as the 4" in my opinion. But........this was premium quality, high density foam. It's about $300 for a full sized bed to do it in high quality, dense foam. Then I have the expense of having them upholstered.
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Post by Schatzi on Apr 20, 2015 2:49:22 GMT -8
I have a 59 Airflyte and opted for a futon mattress from Walmart. It's 8" with coils. After putting it in the trailer I now leave the bed down all the time. It's nice not to have to fuss with the gaucho option. The mattress is incredibly comfortable and I'd give it a 10.
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theresa
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Post by theresa on Apr 20, 2015 6:12:00 GMT -8
Thanks for your responses. I'm still a long ways off from putting bedding in, but I'm just trying to make my list of things to keep on my radar to buy, etc. I think I'd like the option of having it up or down rather than just down full time. I could have sworn it was on here that someone mentioned the Ikea buy, and for the life of me I cannot find it.
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Post by txoil on Apr 26, 2015 6:16:29 GMT -8
We finished up a 1960 Deluxe last year, and after going round and round over this same topic what we did was to buy our own fabric (two different patterns, to make a reversible result) and we took the old gaucho mattress to a local mattress factory, and they made a new gaucho to exact dimensions of old one with our material and 6" foam. Total cost was about $100 for fabric and $300 for new foam and labor, but it is a professionally built replica with better than original materials. We are quite happy with it!
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