Truck Camper Forum

Dan-O

Sep 3 2009, 08:58 AM

Hello everyone,

I just was given a 1986 Lance 480 / 9.6 camper. For the past 8-10 years it has been a mouse condo for someones backyard. Everything amazingly still works in it! mice have been evicted and I am disinfecting it as well. I'm looking for suggestions on what to replace the mattress with. Would a double size mattress work? I know there is that angle cut on the one side. I look forward to hearing from everyone.

Dan-O

Desert Rat

Sep 17 2009, 03:23 PM

While we never got mice, our OEM mattress was moldy from water leakage issue of prior owner. In our case, simply moved in a new air mattress--the big, boxy ones. I've had to patch it a couple of times in the last two years, but it sure has been comfortable, once I added a couple of inches of memory foam.

In an earlier rig, we ordered a custom cut chunk of 4" high density foam. It's not an inexpensive proposition, but it does beat the daylights out of a "custom RV mattress." If you go this route, don't go cheap, but the best density foam you can afford, and do the memory foam trick on top. We once bought the less expensive foam and wound up "sleeping in a trough" when the foam broke down where the bodies lay.

Dan-O

Sep 18 2009, 09:34 AM

QUOTE(Desert Rat @ Sep 17 2009, 01:23 PM)

While we never got mice, our OEM mattress was moldy from water leakage issue of prior owner. In our case, simply moved in a new air mattress--the big, boxy ones. I've had to patch it a couple of times in the last two years, but it sure has been comfortable, once I added a couple of inches of memory foam.

In an earlier rig, we ordered a custom cut chunk of 4" high density foam. It's not an inexpensive proposition, but it does beat the daylights out of a "custom RV mattress." If you go this route, don't go cheap, but the best density foam you can afford, and do the memory foam trick on top. We once bought the less expensive foam and wound up "sleeping in a trough" when the foam broke down where the bodies lay.

Hey, I appreciate the feedback and good advice. What do you think about a futon mattress. I was going to look into those.

Dan-O

Desert Rat

Sep 18 2009, 03:06 PM

QUOTE(Dan-O @ Sep 18 2009, 07:34 AM)

Hey, I appreciate the feedback and good advice. What do you think about a futon mattress. I was going to look into those.

Dan-O

Depends on what your back can tolerate. We tried sleeping on somebody's futon for a couple of nights and found it was really hard as a rock. Wondered if this was just the particular futon; after doing more looking into it, found this is a common complaint wth futons. Some sugest a couple of layers of egg carton foam shoved on top of the futon (inside the cover). Never tried it, but it stil sounds like a tough job to me.

garbinator

Sep 20 2009, 02:37 AM

QUOTE(Desert Rat @ Sep 18 2009, 01:06 PM)

Depends on what your back can tolerate. We tried sleeping on somebody's futon for a couple of nights and found it was really hard as a rock. Wondered if this was just the particular futon; after doing more looking into it, found this is a common complaint wth futons. Some sugest a couple of layers of egg carton foam shoved on top of the futon (inside the cover). Never tried it, but it stil sounds like a tough job to me.

Some years ago I upgraded to a Serta Brand mattress. I am not sure of the exact dimensions but I located this link you may or maynot be interested in. I too added the egg shell thick memory foam to the top... man what a grand difference, very comfy.
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http://rvcampermattresses.ecrater.com/prod...php?pid=2643977

Dan-O

Sep 29 2009, 12:33 PM

QUOTE(Dan-O @ Sep 3 2009, 06:58 AM)

Hello everyone,

I just was given a 1986 Lance 480 / 9.6 camper. For the past 8-10 years it has been a mouse condo for someones backyard. Everything amazingly still works in it! mice have been evicted and I am disinfecting it as well. I'm looking for suggestions on what to replace the mattress with. Would a double size mattress work? I know there is that angle cut on the one side. I look forward to hearing from everyone.

Dan-O

Thanks to all who gave some advice here. I am now a happy camper! I added a 4 inch memory foam topper. It's actually 2.5 " of memory foam and 1.5" of micro fiber cover. I found a great deal for a hundred bucks at a local discount store. Thanks again everyone!