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Boat Mattress
A boat mattress, like a trailer or RV mattress, is a bit of a specialty item and needs a marine specialty store as an outlet. Any number of materials can go into making a comfortable boat mattress, but it does need to be made to order to fit the space where it's being used.
Nothing else is quite like cruising the water on your boat and if you happen to have sleeping quarters on your boat, then you are even luckier. You can take a vacation that is completely centered around the water and spending time on your boat. One thing that you may want to consider before leaving on that trip is your boat mattress. Is it comfortable enough for you to spend a few nights on it or does it leave you tossing and turning? Don't toss and turn. You can purchase a new boat mattress that will allow you to sleep those nights away in perfect peace and harmony.
Unfortunately, finding the right boat mattress for you and your boat may not be as easy as visiting your local mattress store. In most cases, you will need to custom order your mattress to ensure that it fits your bedding area correctly and it will give you the good nights sleep that you want and need. Where do you begin?
- Measure the sleeping platform
You want to measure the sleeping platform that your existing mattress is on as well as the mattress itself. This will enable you to order the right size of mattress for your particular boat's sleeping area. If you have an unusual shape of mattress, you may want to make a template of the area, so that you can make sure that you get the right size and shape for your sleeping platform. If you are still unsure, you may need to get assistance from a boat mattress customizer. - Choose the materials
Boat mattresses are available in a large variety of different materials, just as you would find in regular mattresses for your home. Innerspring, air, latex foam, and memory foam are just a few of the choices. You also get to choose the fabric that covers the mattress, which can help to ensure its comfort and softness.
Boat mattresses are specially made to be used in a marine environment. This means that they are made to be mold and mildew resistant to help cut down on these two health concerns. They are also made to be very flexible to allow you to get the mattress down into the sleeping quarters and so that you can get to the storage compartment that is under the sleeping platform. All of these features are essential in a boat mattress to enable you to have a mattress that you can use and be happy with for a long time.
You deserve to be just as comfortable on your boat as you are when you are sleeping in your bed at home. By upgrading your boat mattress to one that you custom make for your boat and for your own personal preferences, you can help to give yourself the comfortable sleeping surface that you deserve.
Comments
I am looking for two air bed mattresses to use in a Roadtrek RS RV. What I need if two separately controlled, preferable built in airpumps, similiar to AEROBED Premier Comfort Zone Twin. The rub, if you will, is that the width of either mattress can't exceed 33 inches, fully inflated. Do you either know of any such mattress or any place that can customize or modify an existing mattress??
George Morgan at April 20, 2008 09:50 AM
I don't know of custom air mattress manufacturers. It sounds like a great idea though. There are lots of sleeping needs that could be taken care of with a custom air mattress. You haven't mentioned the Sleep By Number mattress -- have you tried them?
The Mattress Lady at April 21, 2008 07:39 AM
Same problem (except boat, not RV)
I currently have a twin air bed in my forward v-berth.
Needless to say it does not exactly fit the v-berth configuration.
Would really like to find someone who could modify an existing air bed or custom make one.
Rich Willoughby at April 24, 2008 03:42 PM
I'll wish you luck in that.
In the meantime, why not buy thick foam and shape it for you V-berth. The boat I slept on last weekend did that very thing. It was quite comfortable -- and affordable.
The Mattress Lady at April 24, 2008 06:40 PM
