Hi,

There are lotsa' people selling what they claim is "memory foam".
It's an advertising cliche these days.

The thing is to buy foam that works for you.  We tried the really
truly NASA-type memory foam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_foam)
and found that it was wonderful to sleep on (it tops our at-home bed :-
D) but is extremely heavy and so not suitable, in our opinion, for the
Vanagon.

We had tried some eggshell-shaped foam from a coupla' sources, but our
small sample source proved in both instances to be useless for
increased sleeping comfort.  So we kept looking, and ultimately found
some 2" foam (not memory foam) that was light enough for Esme's top
bunk but still offered B enough comfort overnight.

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Aug 15, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> ... What do people use to "top-out" these lower beds?  I've been
> onto the web
> and see 'memory foam' pads for reasonable cost.  The ones I see all
> have an
> 'egg-carton' texture on one side..Not something I want with all the
> dog hair
> and sand that seems to find it's way into my bunk..Do they make pads
> that
> are smooth on both sides?  Does that foam come in various densities?
>  What thickness can one get by with?  I think the thinnest possible
> pad
> would roll up the most compactly when the bed is up in the seating
> position,
> leaving more room for  camping stuff..