Bed size?

[goldgiter]

I have 2 30'' wide memory foam mattress' that were in my bus when I got it. I decided to use them in the bedroom because I wanted the extra space in an isle between the beds and they are easier to make up than a queen with a little room on each side.
I have laid on them and they seem to be roomy enough but I am having second thoughts about sleeping on them for an extended period of time.
Debby is little so she can sleep on about any size bed and be comfortable, I however am plus size at 6' and 230 lbs.
I was wondering if any of you have or have had this small of a bed and what your thoughts are. I know bigger is better but I like not feeling cramped up in the bedroom.

Wes

[Iceni John]

Wothahellizat, the Australian housetruck built on a 6x6 military chassis, had two single beds on slide mounts  -  they can be slid together to make one wide bed, or separated to help with bed-making.   With this arrangement, the wide bed can be offset to one side or to the other side or centered.   Is that an option for you?

John

[goldgiter]

Yes it is John, I built the beds with storage under the mattress' and they are movable, but heavy.
I also wanted to be able to get to the access panels for the top of the engine and this arrangement allows that without a lot of hassles.

Wes

[solodon]

I'm still working on my coach however have been living in a 5th wheel camper for 2 years.  I used to have a Select Comfort mattress.  The air chambers in a queen size are 27 inches wide and about 6 foot long.  I've been using just the chamber for this period of time.  I'm 6' tall and 270 lbs.  While narrow it's not been a problem.  I do not tend to move much when i sleep and sleep on my back.  The occasional times I want to be on my side can be a slight challenge to rool over as there is no rollover room.  Hope this helps.

[goldgiter]

Thanks,I've done a few unconventional things with my conversion and this one of those things that I am second guessing myself about.
We are going to start staining the cabinets and some of the other wood work this coming week and I don't want to make any drastic changes after it's done, I guess that's probably inevitable though!

Wes

[TomC]

I used a standard 80" x 60" queen mattress with wood perimeter frame to hold it in. The advantage of that is you can sleep right to the edge of the bed without falling off (I'm 6'3" and 305lbs). Inner sprung mattress works the best for me. And since you can walk around both sides, making the bed isn't a problem. Good Luck, TomC

[Oonrahnjay]

I used a standard 80" x 60" queen mattress with wood perimeter frame to hold it in. The advantage of that is you can sleep right to the edge of the bed without falling off (I'm 6'3" and 305lbs). Inner sprung mattress works the best for me. And since you can walk around both sides, making the bed isn't a problem. Good Luck, TomC

     I went with "California King" (IIRC, they're 4" narrower but a little longer than a standard King).  I'm about 6'1 and just over 200# but I like a big bed.  It works and it's OK getting around the sides to make the bed (the headboard has cabinets on either side and that makes it little trickier to get sheets tucked into the top of the mattress but that's kinda unrelated to the size).  All in all, I think that a full King would have been way too big and -- in all honesty, as much as I like the size of the CA King -- a queen mattress would have been about perfect.  (I have memory-foam in the bus and at home; I like it but that's a personal preference thing and very much DIYW.)

[bevans6]

I had custom mattresses made for twin beds that are half-queen size, so 30" wide by however long a queen mattress is.  Yes, you notice the first night but that's it.  I am 6'-2" and 235 lbs.  I replaced the existing queen center bed with the twins to get the aisle for engine access, and that has been extremely worthwhile, and because my MC-5C has wheel arches that protrude up in the space around the side of a center bed, and quite low ceilings out at the edge as well.  Just did not work for us.

Brian

[goldgiter]

Thanks for the replies and comments, after getting these opinions and hearing that someone else has already done it I will rest easier tonight!

Wes

[Gerry H]

Hello: I went with a Select Comfort Expanded Queen I8 air bed. It's 66" wide 82" Long. I may have issues with finding sheets for it someday, since Select Comfort dropped it from their stock, but I wanted more width than a queen, but less than a king. I'm 6'1" and 240 lbs. Wife is small. Not too worried about the sheet issue. It's got 2" of 5 lb foam with 1-1/2" of 3 lb gel foam on top of that. Very comfortable for me with individual control of each air cylinder. Got the king size version in my house. Most beds and pillows are really personal preference. Finding the right one is always a challenge. Good Luck. Gerry H

[RJ]

Wes -

My 5C, like Brian's, has twin beds with memory foam mattresses, not sure of their width.  I'm smaller than most of the guys here, at 5'10 and 175, so haven't had any issues, other than turning over and going whump against the wall of the coach with a knee or arm.  Brings me out of a deep slumber, but I just roll over the other way and go back to sleep.

FWIW & HTH. . .

 

[Scott & Heather]

memory foam king bed in our bus

[chessie4905]

We have memory foam in our home pillow top mattress.It gets hot!!! Have to turn every Hour or two. Been thinking about getting a gel topper. The 4104had the air type mattress. Nice and light, making it easy to lift bed to access underneath.

[kyle4501]

Queen at home & queen in the Newell. 2 or 3" gel memory foam on both.

We solved the problem of the first memory foam mattress being too hot by getting a thick quilted mattress pad. Wish we hadn't left that one in the Airstream when we sold it. was super comfortable.