Author: StephenH
Subject: ouR escaPOD mods
Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 10:58pm
The last time I took our R-Pod out, I realized that even with a pretty good mattress topper, the original mattress that came with our R-Pod was not going to be something that either my wife or I would want to use much longer. I ordered a new mattress from Amazon. It is this one: Sleep Master Ultima Comfort Memory Foam 10 Inch Mattress, Short Queen. The difference is amazing, even though I have not had the opportunity to sleep on it yet. Just lying down on it is enough to know it is a world of difference.
The new mattress:
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The old mattress was three layers of polyester fiber-foam. There was a thick, denser middle layer and two thin outer layers of a fiber/foam that was a little softer. These three layers were held together with short straps and the cover seems to be a polypropylene, non-woven material. It is no wonder that this just does not hold up very long. I expect the new one to provide long and satisfying service.
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This is a shot of the middle layer. I figured out a use for it and the thinner layers. I was never pleased with the two end cushions for the dinette. The foam there was too soft. When we sat on it, we sank way too much. When I saw how the old mattress was constructed, I had the idea to replace the foam in those two cushions with material from the mattress. I used one thick layer and three thin layers. One thin layer is on bottom, next the thick layer and another thin layer. These got put into a plastic bag. The last thin layer got placed inside the cushion to be the top. I used our vacuum to remove the air and compress the foam sandwich so that I could slide it in to the cushion. Once it was in, I removed the vacuum and let the foam return to full size. I repeated that for the other cushion.
The improved cushions provide much more support, and yet should still be comfortable if someone should need to sleep on them. I need to check the other dinette cushions to see if they could be similarly improved. I have enough fiber-foam to do so if I think it is worthwhile.![Smile]( "Smile")
Subject: ouR escaPOD mods
Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 10:58pm
The last time I took our R-Pod out, I realized that even with a pretty good mattress topper, the original mattress that came with our R-Pod was not going to be something that either my wife or I would want to use much longer. I ordered a new mattress from Amazon. It is this one: Sleep Master Ultima Comfort Memory Foam 10 Inch Mattress, Short Queen. The difference is amazing, even though I have not had the opportunity to sleep on it yet. Just lying down on it is enough to know it is a world of difference.
The new mattress:
The old mattress was three layers of polyester fiber-foam. There was a thick, denser middle layer and two thin outer layers of a fiber/foam that was a little softer. These three layers were held together with short straps and the cover seems to be a polypropylene, non-woven material. It is no wonder that this just does not hold up very long. I expect the new one to provide long and satisfying service.
This is a shot of the middle layer. I figured out a use for it and the thinner layers. I was never pleased with the two end cushions for the dinette. The foam there was too soft. When we sat on it, we sank way too much. When I saw how the old mattress was constructed, I had the idea to replace the foam in those two cushions with material from the mattress. I used one thick layer and three thin layers. One thin layer is on bottom, next the thick layer and another thin layer. These got put into a plastic bag. The last thin layer got placed inside the cushion to be the top. I used our vacuum to remove the air and compress the foam sandwich so that I could slide it in to the cushion. Once it was in, I removed the vacuum and let the foam return to full size. I repeated that for the other cushion.
The improved cushions provide much more support, and yet should still be comfortable if someone should need to sleep on them. I need to check the other dinette cushions to see if they could be similarly improved. I have enough fiber-foam to do so if I think it is worthwhile.
