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Subject:Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
From:Tom Buese
Date:Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:48:46 -0700

On Mar 10, 2010, at 5:38 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> I'm really confused by all the interest in a pad to place on the
> lower camper bed.  I find the bed very comfortable, and a pad would
> just be something else to pack, haul around, and mess with at bed
> time and in the morning.  Do you guys really find the bed
> uncomfortable?

Dave you must be light!  At 200 lbs. & sleeping on my side, the
mattress gets uncomfortable after 4-6 hours on it.

YMMV,

Tom-should only weigh 180, but what's 20# in obese amerika?

>
> DMc
>
> ---- Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> We just got a 3" topper for our bed from overstock.com. Best prices
>> for the
>> real goods. BTW you don't want the whole rear pad in memory foam.
>> You need
>> some support under it. Make the pad out of stiff foam and top it
>> with memory
>> foam.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know a source for bulk memory foam (or a similar
>>> product). I've
>>> googled it and has spent quite some time sorting through a ton of
>>> crappy
>>> web
>>> sites.
>>>
>>> We would like to make our rear matress pad out of this - or even
>>> something
>>> else with a smaller layer of memory foam over top.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>> '85 GL (Gertie)
>>> '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
>>> '86 (We call this one Scrap)
>>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>>>