What happens to bed sheet, quilts etc when bed is closed?

[tulagi]

This my first attempt to post, and I am not sure how it will work out. I found no explicit instructions with example, or definition of thread, new thread etc.

My question is: What happens to bed linens, sheets, blanket etc., when the bed is slid in or out. I hope you do not have to make/unmake the bed up every time you open/close the slide. I thank you all in advance.
Jim

 

[P and B]

Your post came across fine Jim. There is a place to create a profile.

You can't leave large pillows on the bed but your sheets and thinner blankets should be fine. We have a king size featherbed that we leave on. It has a cover on it. Then we have a down comforter with a duve cover on it. This way we don't "make the bed" per se but just sort of throw things back there. The covers are, in effect, the sheets, which we then take off and wash. In my opinion, what you adopt will depend on many things including who you're sleeping with ;-)

Just don't put really thick or non-compressible bedding back there.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Phil

 

[agesilaus]

You'll know if the bedding is too thick if you hhave a hard time closing the TM

BK

 

[PopBeavers]

We use a Travasak. It is rolled up when not in use.

 

[B_and_D]

When you slide the bed in (and out), whatever is on it stays on it. If you have a box on top of the bed, and you slide the bed in, the box will still be there.

Where you may run into problems is when you close down the shells.

You have to push the beds in first, and then close down the shells. If whatever you've placed on the beds is too bulky, you will have problems closing down the shells.

The "sliding bed box" contains about a 5 inch thick mattress, which is snugly enclosed in the box, up to the top of the mattress, around all sides of the bed, except the side where you climb in. Tucking in the bedding is difficult except for a fitted sheet. That's why so many people like the Travasaks. They sit on top of the mattress and aren't too thick.

We keep a fitted sheet on the mattresses and either bring along a down comforter or sleeping bags. We usually put the comforter, the sleeping bags, and pillows between the dinette seats and use them to cushion the TV/DVD player when we're on the go.

 

[Scott O]

We replaced the stock bed with an air mattress (queen AeroBed) and use a Travasak. When the bed is deflated we have room for all sorts of stuff on top of it (blankets, pillows, heavy jackets, small children, etc.) without interfering with closing the shell. Just kidding about the small children...

 

[Bill & Lisa]

Yeah, sure Scott. Then how come your profile now lists one less kid than it did last month?

 

[andy volkerts]

Hi, new here and don't you think that mattress topper is much better than comforter sets?

 

[Gwenne & Len]

Our first TM was a 2720, with the factory 4" mattress. We put a 2" tempurpedic topper on it, left sheets and light blanket on it, and it closed......a little tight, but it closed. We removed the bedspread to close it. Our present TM had no mattress, so we got 3" med foam topped with a 3" tempurpedic topper.......closed just fine again, with sheets and light blanket. We store the pillows and comforter in the shower when traveling. In retrospect, I would do 2" med foam and the 3" topper.....

 

[Padgett]

Here you can see the closed rear section. Note there is no clearance between the reading light and the stock mattress.

This is why the bathroom wall needs to be up to get power to the rear interior lights.

 

[tentcamper]

With standard mattress you should be able to leave the bed made up, except the pillows.

We have a 2 inch topper. We leave on the bed the sheets and a thin blanket.

We put the pillows in the wardrobe after moving everything on hangers to the left we put the pillows on the right, Tight fit but it keeps everything in place when traveling. The heavy blankets and/or toper go in a plastic bag and are in the tub or left on the floor under the table.

 

[Shane826]

Then how do folks add 2-3" of mattress topper?!?

 

[Burquena]

My Bedding Solution

Hello all! I see there are several new members looking for solutions to replacing the TM mattresses, so I thought I’d share what I did in my 2720SL to get a comfortable bed and accommodate a 70 pound golden retriever cross accessing it. We just finished up our 2nd season in the TM, and I’ve spent about 50 nights with this configuration now.
• First, I lined the rear bed area with high density foam mat tiles from Harbor Freight (took 2 packs, on sale often for $9.99 a pack). This added insulation and a firm layer below the mattress. They're 1/2" thick.
• I purchased a LUCID 4” memory foam mattress topper from Amazon and it fit in the TM mattress cover with room to spare. (BTW, I laundered the TM cover with no problems). I normally sleep on a Temperpedic, so I was concerned about comfort. I’ve had no complaints and sleep very well on this mattress.
• For bedding, I got a Teton 4 in 1 RV sleeping bag. It has two thicknesses – the lighter side says +40 degrees and the thicker says +20. The inside of the bag is lined in a soft flannel. The bag is really two bags that zip together to provide an 80” x 70” (queen) size bag. I LOVE this set up - you can unzip both sides if you want, you get two warmth choices and it rolls up easily, has 4 straps to secure it and it fits perfectly in the space in front of the toilet for travel. It’s held up well (since you can zip it apart, my high capacity washer has no problem with the load). I have not tried closing the TM with it on the bed.
• For steps, I use the Solvit Pupstep Plus Xlarge – originally I got this for the dog, but truth be told, I use it a lot more than he does! The steps are very light (9 lbs.) fold down to about 6” tall for storage, and really will support 200 lbs. I just put it up on the bed during the day for access to the drawers and cabinet under the bed. I have been impressed that it is holding up very well also. You do need to put a non-slip rug under it to keep it from sliding if you have the vinyl flooring.

 

[TMfor4ofus]

Also, a newbie here. Good to know that some of you are reporting that you can add a 2" topper on the bed and still close it up. I am going to try that at home and see if it works. The existing mattress is very firm.

 

[tentcamper]

I like a firm mattress DF likes soft. 2" memory foam seems to be right for both. Thanks to wonders of memory foam.

 

[TMfor4ofus]

Ok, so today we tried to add the 2" memory foam topper on the queen bed. We had a really hard time closing it. It seemed like too much resistance trying to latch it. We decided to remove it and added a thinner egg crate type mattress topper. Our first camping trip in the Trailmanor will be 2 weeks from now so we will see how it goes.

 

[Gwenne & Len]

As I said above, we have 3" med foam and 3" tempurpedic memory foam......I think 2" of med foam would have been enough. I like the 3" LUCID memory foam bed idea......wish I had known that was good. How about a 1" topper?

 

[Jampcourt]

We have a covered 2 inch memory foam topper, and we use an RV Superbag (http://www.rvsuperbag.com)for our bedding. We don't leave either on the bed when we close up, as we don't want to add additional stress to the closing latches. However, these items are easy to fold and lay over the couch for traveling, and take two minutes at the most to replace on the bed. I sleep better in the trailer than anywhere else with this arrangement!

 

[tentcamper]

correction our's is a 1.5 inch topper.