| Now that gas prices are affordable again but airfares | | | | conventional cotton crops have a bad reputation |
| are sky high, it's time to dust off the camper trailer | | | | (from heavy pesticide and insecticide use), organic |
| or RV for vacations and hit the road. The old RV | | | | cotton is becoming more widely available from |
| mattresses that came with the camper become | | | | mattress manufacturers. |
| soiled, flat, and covered with dog hair over the years. | | | | Another material that is making RV mattresses much |
| Time to award yourself a comfortable night's sleep | | | | more comfortable is Visco-elastic foam. Visco-elastic |
| (yes, even when camping) and replace your old RV | | | | foam is better known as memory foam - a product |
| mattress easily and inexpensively. The cost of a new | | | | that is hard to beat for a sensual, plush feeling. |
| RV mattress is likely to be a fraction of a single airline | | | | Memory foam RV mattresses are available in a 6-inch |
| ticket, and you'll enjoy it for a decade or more. RV | | | | mattress, with a two-inch memory foam layer atop a |
| mattresses are now available over the Internet, even | | | | four-inch layer of polyurethane foam. That extra two |
| in custom sizes! | | | | inches of memory foam makes a world of |
| RV mattresses are necessarily thin for purposes of | | | | difference! Memory foam is also available as a 2" RV |
| conserving weight, but that four-inch thick RV | | | | mattress foam topper, memory foam layers sold |
| mattress can easily be upgraded to a six-inch | | | | independently that sit on top of your mattress, |
| mattress with little or no increase in weight or mass | | | | transforming any camper bed. |
| with the new products that have become available | | | | Purchasing Custom Sizes in RV Mattresses |
| over the last five to ten years. | | | | Online futon stores specialize in mattresses that are |
| New Technology Means a More Comfortable Sleep | | | | compact and available in unusual sizes. They can |
| Advances in foam technology mean more loft and | | | | easily handle custom orders for non-standard sizes, |
| plushness in today's thinner RV mattresses than was | | | | such as an RV-size twin mattress or an RV queen |
| previously possible. New high-density slab foams last | | | | mattress that is a short queen size common in many |
| longer and provide firmer support. Convoluted (finger) | | | | RV campers. Measure carefully before you start so |
| foam offers a springy feel that adds to a | | | | you know exactly what you need. |
| mattresses' plushness. | | | | Look over the mattress offerings from a retail web |
| Even cotton has come a long way. The weight of | | | | store and select a mattress or two from the store's |
| cotton prohibited it from being included in the content | | | | products that are close to the size you need. Then |
| of most RV mattresses in the past, even though | | | | contact the online store's customer service to order |
| cotton provided a cooler summer sleep than | | | | the custom size. You will be ordering a traditional |
| foam-only products. | | | | mattress in a non-traditional size, and the web futon |
| Advances in cotton technology translate into | | | | store can handle the custom sizing for you. |
| lighter-weight products with the same support and | | | | The additional cost to get exactly what you want will |
| sensual, soft feel of cotton. Cotton felt layers often | | | | vary depending on the manufacturer of the |
| surround the foam layer in RV mattresses for optimal | | | | mattresses you've chosen. The cost should range |
| feel and sleeping comfort. Organic cotton batting is | | | | from $20 extra to a maximum of $50 extra to |
| today's natural choice for mattress fiber fill. Though | | | | purchase the exact size that fits in your camper! |