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Subject:Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:10:26 -0600

I weigh about 170 (20 lbs overweight despite a regime of exercise and hefty gardening activity).  My wife weighs 115.  David

---- 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
> >>>
>