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[LandKO]

Originally Posted by gnach

Hiya LandKO, would you mind adding some details about your choice. How thick, did you get different foam layers, and the cover choice? My back is very unhappy. Thx

The mattress we ordered is based on this one https://www.mattressinsider.com/rv-l...-mattress.html
We went the custom mattress route for several reasons.
1. We needed a longer mattress (80") because we are both over 6 ft tall
2. Because of the bedroom slide, we needed a way to have the longer mattress stowed when the slide was retracted.
3. While the original mattress was labeled as 60" wide, it was not. The actual dimension of the bed platform, between the built in side cabinets was 59". The Tops of the side cabinets extended over the mattress by another inch on each side. Vertical height from the platform to the underside of the overhanging cabinet tops was 8".


Our customization requirements ended up being the following.
The mattress size became 59" x 80" x 8" thick. We had a hinge installed, 8" from the foot to allow it to be folded up when the slide was retracted. I added a fold down extension to the foot of the bed platform to support the extended mattress.
We radiused the corners at the foot to allow easier passage.

We originally wanted to go with a 10" thick mattress, but because of the cabinet top overhang, we stayed with the 8" thickness (going with the thicker mattress would have required additional modifications that we were not willing to do.)


This is how it turned out.