fivernine
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This is the final installation to a thread I started a few days ago titled
King to Queen Too: a Bed Conversion
in the Modifications (General) Forum. In those two posts I showed how I converted a king size bed to queen in my 2008 Landmark Cape Cod. Here I want to show the conclusion to that project--one of the most clever mattress ideas I've ever seen.
Sleep Revolution has developed a "Mattress in a Box." I'm not talking about some skinny pad to leave your bones sore, this is one really fine mattress with individually pocketed coil springs along the line of our Simmons Beautyrest at home. I would say it is toward the firm side, but with a soft, comfortable pillowtop. It is designed to sit on a solid foundation, not a box spring, making it ideal for our campers. I bought the queen size that measures 60" wide x 80" long x 11" high. That's 2" higher than the factory mattress I removed. Here is the link to Sleep Revolution:
http://www.sleeprevolution.com/
They have some great video describing the motion isolation and other features. What I found really convenient is that Wal Mart is selling it on their website and will ship it to your nearest store with no shipping charge. I got mine in five days although they state 7-10 days delivery. Wal Mart's link to this mattress is:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5237970
Now, what is really clever about this is the way it is shipped: Sleep Revolution puts the mattress in a heavy-wall plastic bag, removes the air and atmospheric pressure flattens it to about 3" thick. They fold it lengthwise, roll it up, put it in a sort of duffel bag, double box it and ship it. The box is only 17" x 17" x 41"--looks like it might contain a big sleeping bag--doesn't look like it could contain any kind of mattress. Until you pick it up--it weighs about 75 lb. Then you know you have the real thing. Both websites have some fascinating video showing it opening up. In my last three frames, below, I show a brief look just prior to its returning to full size. At full size, it comes to about 1/2" below the bottom of the headboard. You can see it with the bed made up in my second post of the modification.
This is truly one incredibly comfortable bed! If you are full-timing (I'm not), you might want to consider this mattress if you have a queen size bed. Don't try it with a king, however, because the Sleep Revolution is a 76" wide king and your mattress is probably a 70".
I served my time sleeping in the woods on wet ground; This is my idea of camping!!
King to Queen Too: a Bed Conversion
in the Modifications (General) Forum. In those two posts I showed how I converted a king size bed to queen in my 2008 Landmark Cape Cod. Here I want to show the conclusion to that project--one of the most clever mattress ideas I've ever seen.
Sleep Revolution has developed a "Mattress in a Box." I'm not talking about some skinny pad to leave your bones sore, this is one really fine mattress with individually pocketed coil springs along the line of our Simmons Beautyrest at home. I would say it is toward the firm side, but with a soft, comfortable pillowtop. It is designed to sit on a solid foundation, not a box spring, making it ideal for our campers. I bought the queen size that measures 60" wide x 80" long x 11" high. That's 2" higher than the factory mattress I removed. Here is the link to Sleep Revolution:
http://www.sleeprevolution.com/
They have some great video describing the motion isolation and other features. What I found really convenient is that Wal Mart is selling it on their website and will ship it to your nearest store with no shipping charge. I got mine in five days although they state 7-10 days delivery. Wal Mart's link to this mattress is:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5237970
Now, what is really clever about this is the way it is shipped: Sleep Revolution puts the mattress in a heavy-wall plastic bag, removes the air and atmospheric pressure flattens it to about 3" thick. They fold it lengthwise, roll it up, put it in a sort of duffel bag, double box it and ship it. The box is only 17" x 17" x 41"--looks like it might contain a big sleeping bag--doesn't look like it could contain any kind of mattress. Until you pick it up--it weighs about 75 lb. Then you know you have the real thing. Both websites have some fascinating video showing it opening up. In my last three frames, below, I show a brief look just prior to its returning to full size. At full size, it comes to about 1/2" below the bottom of the headboard. You can see it with the bed made up in my second post of the modification.
This is truly one incredibly comfortable bed! If you are full-timing (I'm not), you might want to consider this mattress if you have a queen size bed. Don't try it with a king, however, because the Sleep Revolution is a 76" wide king and your mattress is probably a 70".
I served my time sleeping in the woods on wet ground; This is my idea of camping!!
