So I'm laying here with my wife in our 2014 3500 RE thinking to myself, how could "they" not know just how bad this mattress is. I mean every camper mattress, advertised as luxury or otherwise has been a total piece of junk not fit for a nights rest. So here it is boys, take this opportunity to distinguish yourselves in the industry by putting an actual mattress of quality in a camper. Maybe if those who design campers were made to live in one for a year before pumping these bad boys out there would be a few key changes made. In all these are clearly the mattresses the accountants had you put in right?
Honestly - this mattress
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danemayer
Well-known member
Hi Davisnmn,
Welcome to the Heartland Owners Forum.
Many of us have switched to RV sized memory foam mattresses from lastingimpressionsfoam.com or to the Camping World Sleep Number bed. Both have their fans.
Welcome to the Heartland Owners Forum.
Many of us have switched to RV sized memory foam mattresses from lastingimpressionsfoam.com or to the Camping World Sleep Number bed. Both have their fans.
Hello Dane, and thank you. I'll have to give both a look. One blessing in disguise is that the bed in our camper is a 60x80 standard queen, we have been considering a gel infused natural latex mattress from Bobs discount furniture (a popular furniture outlet here in CT... An ever growing desire as my wife and I lay here with our foreheads pressed together in the center of our current mattress 
GOTTOYS
Well-known member
If we ever buy another new trailer, I'm leaving the mattress at the selling dealer. Then I won't have to pay to dispose of the piece of junk..I would think they could afford to supply something a little better for a mattress...It's like the tires they come with delivery and display only...Don
Don, I started out reading your reply and thinking something to the tune of AHMEN BROTHER but then I got to the end and though ahh heck what don't I know about these tires! We are currently seasonal campers in ct and only leave our campground about once maybe twice a year and... due to this apparent on set of camper upgrade madness no one warned us would come we've owned two new campers in 3 years so we don't really have too much run time on a single set of camper tires so when you compare camper tires to my arch enemy "the camper mattress" 4 day before I kick off an 1100 mile trip I'm thinking DON - in small words... what do I need to know man!
Curt_Hinson
Active Member
I am not that knowledgeable about mattresses as to which one is more comfortable than another. I do know that an option on my sequoia was actually a downgrade from a king to a queen. A queen would actually fit in the space and allow you to make the bed. The king that I have is too tight, is very difficult to make and forms a lump in the middle of the bed. I am too old to crawl over lumps. I would change the mattress to something better in a heartbeat, but the better half says no way will we get rid of that mattress. I think she likes that lump in the middle, says it gives her a good night's sleep.
Curt
Curt
Welcome Davison!! I had to laugh when I read the part about you and your wife laying in the middle of the mattress because that's exactly what we did our first night out in our Elkridge!!! The mattress was simply terrible. We went to Walmart and bought a foam topper the next day.. Then bought another foam topper the next day... Even with two foam toppers the mattress was still awful. Long story but over time I realized that c we didn't even get the "luxury" Heartland mattress advertised but $50 Walmart mattress. Once I brought this to Heartland' s attention, they shipped me the Heartland "" luxury " mattress. Which promptly put both foam toppers on. It is bearable now. Hope your monitoring this thread Heartland!!! I would have gladly paid more up front for a better mattress!!!
On another note, hope you enjoy the forum... Lots of great folks here!!
On another note, hope you enjoy the forum... Lots of great folks here!!
porthole
Retired
There are very few actual "RV'ers" throughout the industry of designing, building and selling.
IIRC there is one upper level Heartland employee (excluding JB) that actually goes camping, albeit only once a year though, in a borrowed unit.
jassson007
Founding Louisiana Chapter Leaders-Retired
Thought AJ did unless that is who you are talking about.
jassson007
Founding Louisiana Chapter Leaders-Retired
I believe lippert has Denver mattress or am I confused? I know the lci booth across from my spot had a mattress they were demoing for everyone.
danemayer
Well-known member
I wonder if any one mattress would find wide acceptance. Every time I've ever been in a mattress store, they've had dozens of different mattresses and most were at best so-so. Of course the insanely expensive mattresses usually feel pretty good. Maybe that's the answer.
Grey Ghost
Well-known member
Hey Davisnmn, I don't know if Don every got to you about those tires or not, so I thought I would just in case. If you have towmax tires on your rig, please change them out prior to taking any long trip. Towmax PowerKing tires have caused more damage to units on the road than anything else and the company will NOT stand behind their product. I changed mine out after a $1,800 accident. Tire blew and tore the He-- out of my 5ver. I took off the TowMax tires and put Michelin M/S Light Truck tires on my 5ver. Much more confident now! Hope you find this helpful!!
JanAndBill
Well-known member
The only memory that Memory Foam has for me is the location of where my big rear end resided the night before. Seems like every time we tried them, I've ended up with sore hips from residing on the bed support. Lucked out and found a new RV King in the plastic, top of the line Serta full innerspring mattress at a discount place. It had come in on a shipment and they didn't have a clue what to do with it. Bought it for $150 and haven't regretted a single night since.
