Before you upgrade your RV Mattress watch this! 

I just consider the RV mattress like a box spring, so I put a 4" memory foam topper on it with that cover that came with the bed as a mattress pad. Really comfortable for me! 👍😴

I like to have a good-night's sleep before throwing my back out getting into the under-bed storage. 😉

Pro's and cons for sure!! I used a 4' memory foam topper for a bit but quickly realized it wasn't cutting it. My factory mattress was WAY too hard and the foam simply deformed and still was too hard. I went with a Seally postrepedic plus without the warranty for $1000 from a local mattress shop that removed my old mattress for me and installed this one for me.

We went with the Wilderness RV Montana Hybrid mattress. It's fantastic. It's pretty dang close in comfort to our Beautyrest Black in our house. Only thing to keep in mind is these premium RV mattresses are HEAVY. Another reason we went with the Wilderness is the height of the mattress. It's 10" which is the limit for what we can fit. Our bed is in a slide, when the slide is in the end of the mattress fits under the dresser. Barely. Actually it touches, so we put a piece of teflon sheet across the end of the bed so it glides under and doesn't damage anything.

I’ve been sleeping on my original RV mattress full time for over a year. I am looking to replace it. Thank your for this video.

We opted to swap the rock hard mattress our newer TT came with in favor of the mattress from our first TT which was much lighter and thinner. We just added a memory foam topper and good to go.

Thanks for the great info. Never thought about a heavier mattress adding more tongue weight to the travel trailer or the access under the bed with the factory struts.

The concern I always have no matter what the mattress to use is air circulation to help prevent any mold/moisture buildup in between the bottom of the mattress and the wood or whatever the mattress is resting on. As always enjoy your videos

I went out and had a mattress custom made. We have a mattress place her in my town. Have used them for over 10 years. I sleep really good..

Maybe you can engineer a reinforced strut system and make a video on it?

RV Miles bought a mattress from Brooklyn Bedding, they make RV mattress’s. Great video, like you said some people will get a thick foam mattress topper or two for weight savings plus dollar savings. 👍👍all of your videos

Made me feel better knowing you have 30 nights. I felt like we're barely using our RV and we have about 45 nights in the last 2 years with 8 more coming next week. I forget the brand bit we got an 8in memory foam mattress off amazon that was only 24lbs since we're worried about weight. Once we get the truck we're going to upgrade all of the mattresses and get a topper for the dinette bed

We went with Tuft and Needle after our first weekend where we barely/painfully slept on the new factory supplied mattress.

You didn't bring up jack-knife sofa-beds; throws a curve ball into the mix.

I prefer my bed elevated. With my back and knees it’s easier to get in and out of bed for me. Can you please do a video showing handicap accessories for your RV? Does anyone include grab bars and chair height toilets for people with disabilities to enjoy the camper better?

TBH, the lowering of bed height sucks. Having the bed closer to waist height is best for, ummm... bedroom sports. We ended up getting a 3" Costco topper and even that was too much weight for the stock struts, so I bought upgrades and they were so strong, it separated the hinges apart from the base. Granted, Keystone only used flimsy door hinges with just two shallow wood screws on each side. So I installed a huge 1/4" piano hinge and through bolted it. It works great now and in terms of sports, I always win. =P

I bought a regular queen size 12" gel and wacked 6" off of the head it's taller but weight is the same so struts work ATS which is good because engine is under bed cost was under 300.00

The mattress I got in our RV was of cheap quality. We priced the mattress and the cost was 379.00. The mattress cover was of polyester which burn your body during the summer We also washer the comforter the to got it to dried. When it came out of dryer is was in pieces and a portion was melted. It was nothing but a 90% plastic comforter. I took the pieces back to the RV seller.

We switched to a WildernessRV mattress… yes it is much heavier… I also put in a pair of 200 pound gas struts… replaced the hinges with a heavy duty piano hinge … and through bolted the strut attachment points instead of screws. I also added extra bracing for the bed frame. Yes this was a fair amount of work, but it was very worth it. I see no reason to spend the kind of money we spend on a decent 5the wheel, and the truck capable of pulling it …only to sleep on the horrible torture device the RV manufacturers calls a mattress.

I like the foam one we bought usa made and It came shipped vacuum packed so it fit into the door well

When you're in your 20's the stock matress is fine, when you approach 40 and 50's, you're getting a better matress, it's that simple. If your towing a newer rig with a newer diesel, 100lbs is not going to matter much over comfort. There are alot of options in memory foam as you mentioned, and thats what I went with. They come vacuumed in a small box and not hard to get in and setup at all. But yes, in my opinion, it's the overall cost of "cheaper parts", not just the mattress, but the bed components including the frame and struts that could very easily be built better, which costs more. At the prices that new units are up to now, this should not be a problem for RV companies to build better at all. YEs, I have a 2021 41 ft toy hauler, so I'm aware of todays cost as well as the build quality. And this is my 3rd unit since my 20's, so I do consider myself experienced and for more than just weekends too. I say enjoy the ride and be comfortable, that's what you bought it for, is to enjoy and have fun!

500k Right around the corner 🙂

Careful, if you upgrade your mattress and it’s too heavy you’ll need a Mack truck to safely pull your unit.

My issue is trying to find someone who makes Murphy beds at a decent price. Thinking of buying a Costco mattress and cutting it myself.

We went with a Park Meadow pocketed coil mattress from Mattress Insider. This is not a paid endorsement. We have had ours for over 8 years and still sleeps better than the name brand at home. The confusing part is every you tube RV channel will tell you the one they were provided with is the best but what if they bought it with there own money would they have that one?

I don't think anyone is confused why OEM mattresses are uncomfortable, they went with the low bid, just like every other component. One month use between mattress replacement is crazy.

Good afternoon JD. I love you’re channel and have been subscribed for a long time. I was wondering if I could get some advice on what sort of used RV’s I should look into and some I should be cautious of. I’m 24 and my company wants to send me to Louisiana to work. I live here in Texas and looking for RV’s has been a bit more challenging than I expected. Any sort of advice would help out and I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much !

Could a heavy mattress put to much stress on a Schwintek slide?

I've been hesitant to upgrade my mattress due to having circulation. So we don't get mold between the mattress and board, do you have any suggestions and/or answers to that topic?

I guess I'll have to sleep on it.

You are talking about weight but there’s a wall of plate glass mirrors in front of you. Don’t mind me. This e trailer mattress looks like it’s so comfortable. Foam toppers are over priced and not worth it.

Ya pay 100k + you have to change that bed. Just goes to show over priced. Next 100k + you have to change the tires right out of the gate.