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Subject Topic: Hard beds
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07/2/2005 at 5:35pm
 Location: Shrewsbury
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Some people are never satisfied!!!!! Last year we bought a Pennine Pullman and love camping. However, due to premature old age, joint problems and a recent car accident - I find the beds really hard on my back and hips.

Julie did tell me about something you can buy to put on the mattress to soften the feel of them up a bit. Any ideas on what that might be, how much it would cost and where to get one??? The Spring approaches and I must sort this out as it ruins my enjoyment of camping.

Thanks x



07/2/2005 at 6:32pm
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Hi lorraine have you tried the foam mattress toppers theyre quite comfy not sure if thats what you are looking for .we use them in our TT

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07/2/2005 at 6:34pm
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I have similar problems and solved it by using an air mattress not over inflated and this does work, but it does take some experimenting to get it right.
John

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07/2/2005 at 6:35pm
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Hi

We use airbeds with a fitted sheet in our camper. works a treat.



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07/2/2005 at 6:38pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
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Yes Pam. They are very good aren't they. Ken and I called them our egg boxes, because that is what ours looked like on one side. At first we didn't see how they could make a difference, but it was a revelation as to how comfortable we were. We got ours from a Foam Shop, which cut them to the length we requested off a roll. I think they worked out about £20 each, but honestly, it was the best thing we ever bought for camping. I used a couple of old duvet covers to make covers for them.


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07/2/2005 at 6:46pm
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We use these the roll up ones not cheap but Brilliant

http://www.raskelf.com/

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07/2/2005 at 6:51pm
 Location: Totton Hants
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ours are the ones that look like egg boxes as well we leave them on top the beds and fold it all down together .they squash quite flat but soon spring back to life ,i also think they make the beds warmer ,extra insulation

               Pam



07/2/2005 at 7:00pm
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Mattress toppers - they sound familiar. So, Pam - the ones you have - are they the ones for home or the ones for camping as in the link JenAll put up - or something different - I don't mind spending £80ish pounds but want to make sure I get the right thing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your help, everyone.



07/2/2005 at 7:08pm
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The bed on our Avondale is quite hard so we use a thick duck and goosedown continental quilt in a quilt cover under us.  It really has made a difference.

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07/2/2005 at 7:14pm
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the ones we used were ones I had at home for our beds I haven't seen the ones for camping

i think i got them mail order from 1 of my catalogues  but I'm pretty sure llidels have had them

I dont know when they will get anymore

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07/2/2005 at 7:15pm
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Hi Lorraine. The ones Jen has put the link to are not that expensive when compared to the memory foam ones, and they are reckoned to be good.

If I'm tenting, I use an egg box one that I inherited from my parents & find it very good but it is a 4" thickness.

Here's a useful link: safe-foam



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07/2/2005 at 7:18pm
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I've just had a look at the camping ones and I must say they look very nice but are a bit more expensive

Pam



07/2/2005 at 7:23pm
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The safe foam site look s good - eggbox looking and not too expensive. Any other ideas or shall I just go for that?


07/2/2005 at 7:26pm
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the safe foam ones are what we have, you can only give it a try

always use it for storing your eggs in if its no good

               Pam



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There were only two of us in our Pullman - so we put one mattress on top of the other.



07/2/2005 at 8:12pm
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Luxury - there are 6 of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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