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Old 03-15-2019, 08:28 AM   #21
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Very happy with our memory foam topper from Costco, I believe. You’ll wonder how they ever got that thing in the box, but after a couple of days it looks and feels like it should. No complaints.
 
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Old 03-15-2019, 09:02 AM   #22
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Do some measuring to determine if you have standard size or RV size mattress and then go shopping.


Ours was standard size (king). Wife wanted queen size so we cut the platform down. Then bought a 12" thick Serta queen size at Sams. Would rather sleep on it than the one in the house.


Keep in mind that a thick mattress will sit pretty high in most RV setups. I'm 6'-3" and have to climb into bed with the 12" mattress. But it lines up great with the small headboard shelves on either side of the bed. Choose your needs/wants carefully. ;-)
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Old 03-15-2019, 10:23 AM   #23
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We looked at several different Keystone 5th wheels and ended up buying a 2018 HC 345RL. One thing we noticed that all the units had in common was a hard mattress. After sleeping on ours several nights it's time to change it out. I have looked at numerous threads on the subject but still I would like to know what you replaced yours with. What type and where did you purchase it.
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We went to a store called Beds by Design in Sioux Falls, SD. They custom make the bed for you. Best thing we did, it saved our backs. There are all kinds of options available.
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:14 PM   #24
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We replaced our mattress with a Zinus from Amazon....very reasonable price & comfortable.
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:48 PM   #25
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We also cut the platform down to a Queen.. and added reinforcement angles under the platform, as it had been sagging...
bought an either 8" or 10" memory foam mattress in a box, unpacked it, 2 days later.... a full queen size...
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Old 04-02-2019, 07:34 AM   #26
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We went with an aftermarket mattress. We stayed with the same RV king size. However the mattress is heavier so I needed to change out the gas springs to 120lb units. The mattress decision was a no brainer. We have slept comfortably ever since installing it.
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Old 04-02-2019, 09:38 AM   #27
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The gas struts you replaced were they the same length? just remove and replace with the heavier struts? I need to replace mine too, 11 inch memory foam King mattress, the struts don't hold up the weight.
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Old 04-02-2019, 10:19 AM   #28
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The gas struts you replaced were they the same length? just remove and replace with the heavier struts? I need to replace mine too, 11 inch memory foam King mattress, the struts don't hold up the weight.

Yup! Same length compressed, extended and stroke and 120lbs. each.
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Old 04-02-2019, 01:14 PM   #29
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Im assuming you got them from amazon.... I ll need to check it out !
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Old 04-02-2019, 01:16 PM   #30
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something like this ...?


https://www.amazon.com/Suspa-C16-080...ateway&sr=8-10
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I did not purchase that exact one but that is pretty close. Mine are about a .25 longer but I think it's close enough. Plus those are a bit cheaper than what I paid at WHC.



My original shocks:

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Old 04-02-2019, 03:27 PM   #32
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We simply put a 3 inch foam Mattress topper on top and have slept great since.
we did the same, but I have a bad habit of reading in bed. From sitting up the foam top keeps sliding down about 6" and swallows my pillow, we are opting to put a new mattress in, we just returned from a 2 week trip to Florida and tired of wrestling the mattress top every morning
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Old 04-03-2019, 08:00 AM   #33
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A little trick that we discovered may help with the sliding mattress topper. Get a couple of pieces of 20" x 6' non-skid shelf liners and place them beneath your mattress topper. Should stop the sliding. We use these on our outdoor lawn furniture cushions as well to prevent them from sliding out from underneath us. Amazing, cheap fix!
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Old 04-03-2019, 06:51 PM   #34
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We did a real modification. We didn't like the king size because of the narrow distance between the bed and the room wall. A queen was too small. I noticed the wood platform was 67". We cut the RV king down to 67". Then went to Costco and bought a topper. We then cut the topper to match the mattress. We use king size sheets and it works great. Feels like we're on a king with more walking room between the bed and the wall.
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We went with an aftermarket mattress. We stayed with the same RV king size. However the mattress is heavier so I needed to change out the gas springs to 120lb units. The mattress decision was a no brainer. We have slept comfortably ever since installing it.
I just replaced the gas struts with the 120lbs version. I have a 10inch memory foam mattress with a 3 inch topper, residential king size. The gas struts work great. 3 spinal surgeries it’s imparative I’m very comfortable!! Thank you for the recommendation !
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Glad that worked for you too!!


Anyone need a couple of 80lb gas springs?
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