Innerspring mattress vs. foam mattress?

[WinnieInPDX]

Hello folks,

fresh member here. My husband and I own a 1984 C Class Minnie Winnie since last spring and we LOVE it. We pretty much all summer travelled our state (OR) and came home only to visit with family; then, a few days later, took off again.

I believe, this summer will not be different, except that we will venture further, probably visit Yellowstone or Canada or something similar. Not decided yet.

However, here's the question: our interior features the couch in the back, which we lay down for the entire trip for us to sleep on. Our son uses the bunk above the cab. The couch cushions are original and worn old and we really want to replace them before taking off again. Can't deal with another summer of morning backaches again.

So, what do you guys suggest: a innerspring mattess, cut and fit to size? In this case, we would probably end up with one piece of mattress and never use the area as "couch", but always only as "bed".

Or should we go with a foam mattress? Someone yesterday on this forum mentioned that he paid only $230 for a queen foam mattess? That's rather inexpensive in compare to a fitted spring mattess.

We bought one 10-inch innerspring mattess last fall (for the V-berth of our boat). Because it needed to be cut to size with three cuts, the price came up to about $900, and we had to pick it up ourselves. I must say, I love it.

The other thought I have is that we are storing our Winnie outside in the winter and do not have the space to bring a mattress in some less damp area, like a house (because we ain't havin' one). That's my biggest concern with a foam mattess: that come next spring, the mattress will be all moldy or something.

What are the in's and out's of either mattesses?

How does that all work?
Any advice?

Thanks, CC

[tiinytina]

Hi ho and welcome,
   Inner spring mattresses generally can't be cut to size. memory foam is great but as you said you'd have to leave the goucho as a bed. One option you may want to think about is a futon since this can be folded into couch form easily. Futons are quite comfortable the thicker ones have a foam core and they are also generally inexpensive.
    To prevent any mold or mildew you can purchase an allergy cover for it which are usually waterproof etc. I must say we have an 22 yr old regular foam slab as our bed in gone and there are no signs or smells of mildew etc on her and it is not sealed up etc. We always leave our rear vent cracked open and live in MD where the humidity is high.
    A site to check out for inexpensive memory foam is also the Overstock.com site....

Tina

[ClydesdaleKevin]

Some people love memory foam.  If it works for your back, you can cut down a memory foam mattress and use it in a gaucho or couch, and then fold it out into a bed and be good with it.

We fulltime it and ergo turned the whole back of our Itasca into the bedroom...queen size Serta Posturpedic.  If you are only weekending it, go for whatever works to be comfortable enough.  If you live in it?  Get the best mattress you can afford and realize that its gonna be a permantent structure and feature.

Kev

[The_Handier_Man1]

Hey PDX,  We have an innerspring futon mattress for the rear couch/bed in our rig.  It was cheap, and after 2 summers of several weeks use, my wife still likes it.  Of course if you take a drive to Hood River for our Spring JAM April 17th, you can see it, hint hint. You are joining us right,  Les

[D20T_73]

On the JC Penny online store you can look up foam pads. The ones we like are the 5'' thick regular poly foam...not memory foam. They are much cheaper and VERY comfy about $130 for a queen i believe and you can cut it to size.