MATTRESS TOPPER

hileena111

Tried to send this message before but it disappeared into cyberspace LOL.
After reading all of your posts I've ordered a memory foam mattress topper for the caravan. We are going away for the weekend a week tomorrow so hope it arrives in time. We arent going very far and just for the weekend...its just a test to see how I am after my THR
Just thought I would let you know how your posts have helped

Love
Hileena

valval

this great news do not forget to air it might smell a bit in small space from what have read have great time

hileena111

Hi
Thanks for the tip....I wouldnt have thought of that LOL Hope it comes in time to air it LOL

Love
Hileena

dreamdaisy

Please report back, I would be interested to hear of your experience. We did try a memory foam mattress when bed hunting a few years ago and we both loathed it. Now the arthritis is so much worse I am thinking of getting a topper to try to ease things. Have a lovely break - let's hope the sunshine stays! DD (in very sunny Suffolk)

speedalong

Hi Hileena - it will definately need airing - mine stunk at first !!!

Hope you have a lovely time and be kind to your hip!!

Speedalong

lindalegs

Hi Hileena,

I agree with Speedalong it needs to be laid out flat for 12-24 hours before you can use it because it keep remembering it was rolled up :shock:

Hope you get it unrolled in time otherwise you and OH will be like two sausages in a sausage roll :shock: :shock:

Luv Legs

frogmorton

Hi Hileena

I got one for our caravan (when we had it - ditched it this season) as the matress there was terrible.

Ideally it should be laid out falt but i HAD to use mine the first night and I still noticed a huge inprovemnt.

Hope it helps

Love

Toni xx
Who also looses messages to cyberspace all the time

hileena111

Hi Glad I'm not the only one whos messages go into cyberspace LOL
Our caravan hasnt even got a mattress as such....its just the seetee and it is hard so like you I think I will use it regardless of when I get it.
Just hope that it comes in time that I can lay it out.....its a week today so fingers crossed LOL

Love
Hileena

frogmorton

Hi Hileena

I will hope it comes in time too - every little might help eh?

Ousr did have a bed, but the mattress was -sort of soggy!.

Oh yes we ditched dthe van not the topper

Where is your van? Ours was at Devon Cliffs in exmouth but it was costing us (all told) about 7 and half thousand a year to run it :shock: and the kids started to moan about going too :roll:

Love

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi
Ours is a tourer ...just a 2 berth one now the kids have left home. So its close to home {costs £300 a year for indoor storage} we have thought sometimes of giving it up. As long as we make use of it during the bank hols and the odd weekend and usually we use it for one week in the summer its OK.....Pays its way LOL This one has come to Ireland with us on the ferry, gone to Norway as well so it is a good little thing
Love
Hileena

frogmorton

Oh Hileena

That sounds lovely.

I think we have talked about getting one when the kids get off to univesity..... a while yet though

It also means that you can lay your topper straight out when it comes

The costs are reimbursed with one good weekend arent they

Love

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi Toni
We've always had a caravan of sorts.....well to start with when the kids were little it was a tent then we graduated to a caravan and they loved the freedom. We used to take it awAY during the summer and then hire a cottage in the Lakes or somewhere like that for a week in the Autumn.....but now they are up and away we tend to take it away most bank holiday weekends and 1 week in the summer. I cant take anymore than 1 week at a time now although with the new hip and the mattress topper you never know!!!!! Sometimes we take it away ion the autumn as well. Although its only a 2 berth one at least we have heating in it....so things are fine. All I have to worry about now is this topper coming on time LOL LOL

Love
Hileena

livinglegend

When you first unpack your memory foam topper there is a very strong chemical smell. This is normal and is called 'off-gassing' and the topper should be opened out to air, (and expand fully), for several days with a good air flow to clear it. Leaving windows open or putting in a garage should give it plenty of air.

While it doesn't have to be absolutely flat, (I spread ours over a large drying rack), it should be fully unrolled to expand properly and get plenty of air to both sides. I also turned it over every few hours until the smell started to clear.

For the first couple of uses you may get more off-gassing as your body heat alters the shape, so leave fully uncovered during the day. After about 2 weeks the smell should be totally clear and not return.

For some people smell is an issue and it's true that memory foam tends to smell like synthetic foam, although this quickly wears off. It's worth noting that the foam isn't releasing any toxic chemicals, it simply smells. http://www.memoryfoambedtopperuk.co.uk

Joseph 8)

hileena111

Hi Joseph
I dont know if it will arrive in time to be aired for several days. As for leaving it out all day for a few days when you first use it...........We are only going away for the weekend and that will defeat the purpose {well one of them} We wont have room in the caravan to leave it out or no room to sit down comfortably. I like the idea of it having straps and rolling up the same as a sleeping bag and being put away. I had thought about a continental quilt for underneath me but wouldnt have room to put that anywhere during the day so decided to splash out on this topper. Oh well will have to see.
Love
Hileena

frogmorton

When are you going Hilena??

No sign of it yet then?

Thought you were posting to say it had come :x

Love

Toni xx

speedalong

Can't you just sit on the topper?

Speedalong

hileena111

Hi....we are leaving Fri evening or early afternoon. I'll ring them tomorrow and see what they have to say LOL

Love
Hileena

sharmaine

Hi Hileena

Enjoy your memory foam mattress topper - you should be comfy during your caravan break.

Sharmaine

hileena111 wrote:

Tried to send this message before but it disappeared into cyberspace LOL.
After reading all of your posts I've ordered a memory foam mattress topper for the caravan. We are going away for the weekend a week tomorrow so hope it arrives in time. We arent going very far and just for the weekend...its just a test to see how I am after my THR
Just thought I would let you know how your posts have helped

Love
Hileena

hileena111

Hi
Well the mattress topper arrived this morning {Wed} and you are all right....it stinks!!!!!! LOL So its been up in the spare bedroom with the window open....I'll try and get it outside tomorrow. But at least it is here in time for Friday

Love
Hileena

frogmorton

Brilliant Hileena

Enjoy your weekedn away...


and

SLEEP WELL

Love

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi
Well it's Sunday evening and I'm back from the Lakes. 2 nights on the memory foam topper. I cant say I had 2 brilliant nights but they were better with the topper. The first night I was absolutely freezing....its not very warm at the moment anyway and it said not to lie on anything...just have something over you. Well the only sleeping bag I have that opens completely out is very thin but thought I would try that after hearing all the things about how hot they were.....like I say I was freezing. 2nd night I used it as a normal sleeping bag and that was much better, absolutely poured with rain during the night and that kept me wakened....clattering on the caravan roof LOL But on the whole it was much better than the normal bed. In fact I've brought it in to the house and I know its not very wide {caravan size} b ut am going to try it on the bed.
Love
Hileen a

frogmorton

Hi Hileena

Being cold wont have given you the full benefit will it :roll: Poor you.

I think you should try it at home (on YOUR side )

I dont get too hot really except when I am ghavinga flare...

Love

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi ...going to try it tonight and see how it goes.

Love
Hileena