I have been trying to stop that dampness that can occur in the mattress at night, and no it's not self generated dampness!!.
I have had an idea and would appreciate other opinions. I am thinking of buying firm insulation board about 25mm thick, cutting this into squares say 100mm x 100mm. Space each square 50mm apart and stick to inside of bedboard with double sided tape. When the mattress is placed on top it allows for airflow underneath and the bedboard can 'breathe' and also creates a bit of insulation between the mattress and bedboard.
Do you use the underbed skirts because the only time we ever had trouble was when we didn't put them on. In theory I think your idea would work but personally I'd go for a "slat" formation.
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I've got a camplet that came with a slatted bed for one sleeping area. Not tried yet as it's new but I intend buying some cheap slats from Ikea for the other side as I believe they work in stopping the condensation.
The camper did not have bed skirts when we bought it unfortunately and we would like some, but have not seen any for sale and would have to save for new ones. (i think TVS make them)
Not noticed any dampness with our beds and we only have the one skirt due to the age and design. The side that we actually sleep on is the one without the skirt but is totally fine.
If everything is bone dry when it is covered up where can dampness or condensation come from? Is there dampness elsewhere in the camper causing condensation? I keep mine covered up on my drive and have had no problems. I checked it again two weeks ago. I am new to campers but followed forum advice to remove everything. I have left the canvas and bed mattresses in with the waterproof covers on.
It is interesting how some outfits are affected by condensation and others apparently not. We always air our mattress during the day by sliding two extending poles underneath. I agree with Jan's ideas but am considering making a light weight bed frame so that the mattress is above the base by 50mm.
I have bought a 1" memory foam mattress cover for comfort and a mattress cover (not on at present). I am hoping this will keep the mattresses in good condition. I suppose using 1" polystyrene insulation slabs under the matresses might be a good idea for camping and storage? I have no bed skirts at the moment. Mine has zip at one end only.
Fred.
Many people have cured it in different ways ours was to put self inflating matts on top of the bed this stops your body heat reaching the bed board, so no hot to cold transfer to cause condensation.
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