On Mar 10, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Peter DiFalco wrote:

> ............................... What's held me back is that a topper
> is one more
> bulky item to travel with in my van that has open space but no
> cabinetry.

I have found that even tho the folded up topper occupies 1/3 of the
storage space behind the rear seat, that it does not impact  my
ability to carry all the crap I usually carry & still see out the rear
window.  That said, I don't carry it unless I am going overnite.
I usually carry 2 duffle bags of clothes, 2 fold up chairs, a fold up
table, the topper, the front westy table, dutch ovens, charcoal, fire
starter, etc. & miscellaneous other stuffs back there when camping.
Bedding is in the clothes closet which you don't have?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

>
> -Peter
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net>
> 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?
>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>