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Subject Topic: Mattress topper or SIM Post Reply Post New Topic
Personngrant01
21/1/2017 at 6:51pm
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 Outfit: Cabanon Mistral Trailer Tent View ngrant01's Profile View Profile   Reply to ngrant01 Reply   Quote ngrant01 Quote  
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looking to add to the small bit of foam in the trailer tent for a bot of added comfort.

I can see a negative to the mattress topper being issues in closing the tent. Both seem a similar price.

What is the general consensus on the forum?

Thanks

Neil


PersonDarrenElbrow
21/1/2017 at 7:34pm
 Location: Poole Dorset
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I've acquired some SIM , but not had chance to try them yet. Waiting for summer


Personlidds0
21/1/2017 at 9:34pm
 Location: Yorkshire
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We bought a mattress topper for our TT but, as we also like to travel with our duvet etc on the bed, found we couldn't close it down.

We've decided on Duvalay mattress toppers (2 x singles), which we can roll up easily (quicker and easier then deflating and rolling up SIMs) and just roll out when we get there and set up. They'll take up no more room than our SIMs (which we have for tent camping) and you can store them with fitted sheets already on, so just roll them out and re-position the duvet on top.


Personcraftymoggie
21/1/2017 at 11:14pm
 Location: cornwall
 Outfit: cabanon mercury trailer tent View craftymoggie's Profile View Profile   Reply to craftymoggie Reply   Quote craftymoggie Quote  
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At 70 yrs old my wife and I use 2 x double SIMs and 1 x memory foam topper on the useless mattress of our Cabanon Mercury TT.Its advertised as a luxury item but it felt as if sleeping direct on wood! Both roll up and store in cupboards when not in use. Lovely tent and had it since new. Don't believe Cabanon's stated time for erecting of 15 minutes, it takes us an hour, and always have done since new Had to modify cooker legs to take wheels as it is heavy to carry. Generally a good quality spacious TT


Personngrant01
22/1/2017 at 7:12am
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Ours is a 2000 cabanon mistral. Can definitely agree with your comment on the mattress at 6ft4 and 18st!

I'm not sure where these guys get there erecting time from either!

Sounds like to lean towards a topper and roll up when not in use.

Thanks

Neil


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Personlidds0
22/1/2017 at 9:50pm
 Location: Yorkshire
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We've had Cabanon TTs previously (several different models, over the years) but now have a Raclet Moovea. The bed certainly is more comfy (the mattress is much better quality than on the Cabanon and Conway type 2+2 TTs and is supported by slats rather than by a bed board) but I still do prefer to use a Duvalay topper as well. Then again, we also use a memory foam topper on our bed at home, and used to use Thermarest Dreamtime XL SIMs (which include a memory foam topper layer) in our tents, so maybe it's just that anything else now feels like a compromose?


Personkatycymru
28/1/2017 at 8:07pm
 Location: Barry (Not quite the island)
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We had a SIM, and the difference was noticeable. Fairly easy to deflate the SIM as well. Know they can be nightmare to get back in, but ours seems OK.

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Personeriba02
04/2/2017 at 2:42pm
 Location: Edinburgh
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I use a SIM in our Raclet Solena 2015.
However???? Why do you need to blow into a "Self Inflating Mattress".
OK, the question is slightly tongue-in-Cheek, but are we being sold a Pup?

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eriba02


Personkatycymru
06/2/2017 at 4:43pm
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I was thinking that, eriba. But most of the heavy lifting has already been done, so not complaining too much

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PersonJunior pullman
13/8/2017 at 10:29pm
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Don't know if you have sorted this,but we take a 4" memory foam topper for our Pathfinder. We lie it on top of the seating area with the toilet door sitting on the top of it. Folding down is no problem,there is still room between it and the bed.



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