But you need to have enough foam to cover the rear mattress AND the back
seat when folded down, right? otherwise you're not level.  Am I correct in
the Westy cuz my GL when folded back down and rear cushion in is all one
level. Firm, but acceptable for my 160lb bony butt.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>>