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We bourght one of these.Amazing.Goes under the bunk when not using it!

we have just purchased a memory mattress topper from ebay 40.00 only an inch thick, but could not believe the difference it makes, ours came with a bag, that you put it back into and we put ours under the lockers, but somebody else mentioned just leaving it in the bathroom till needed

I bought a Raskelf Topper a couple of years ago when we got a brand new van - the cushions were way to hard for me, I suffer with my back and have a memory foam mattress at home.  Some nights it does the job, sometimes I'm in agony and toss and turn. (If I go without it, its even worse though). It came with two wide elastic loops that I keep it rolled up with and I keep it under my seat.  Think its the 2" version. 

Don't have a problem with it getting hot at all.

i must be the only person that doesnt like memory foam.

but i would try turnning the cushions over and then i use an old sleeping bag as a under blanket to cover the base . lovely, but i still have pillow problems i take 3 for me and just 1 for OH.

I'm always afraid that I'll wreck the cushions by turning them over. The knee rolls get squashed and the fabric looks a bit creased and squashed too. I'm trying to keep them as nice as possible for as long as I can (I think far more of my van than I do my house - resale value has a lot to do with it). Plus I think the underneaths are harder than the tops, they've had less arse-weight on them (if you know what I mean ).

Can't stand the foam toppers, we tried one at home and 1/2 way through the night I took it back off. Horrible things, no substitute for a good mattress.

When we bought the 'van, it had to be a fixed bed for us as sleeping on seating is NOT going to give you the right support. I find the Bailey mattress is great, even with my back I still get a brill nights sleep.

Not much help to you though!

What about replacing the inner filling of the cushions?

Chaz

Well Flatcat, I went for the expensive Raskelf because I thought the same at the time "You get what you pay for", but honestly, I still suffer really badly with my back, but then I have the full memory foam mattress at home and still have pain as the day dawns.  Down the van, I toss and turn longing for the day to arrive so I can get up, so if you don't so much suffer with a bad back, and you see a cheap one, I'd try it out. 

I didn't buy a cover for mine and the zip that does the stockinette cover up drives me nuts, everytime I move, it scrapes up and down the wall of the van (and that's just the bottom corner, the rest of the zip is turned to the outside). I sleep in a sleeping bag on top of it.  That said (and I apologise if I've said this before, I'm losing track), I couldn't be without it, that would be a complete nightmare.

I'm taking my annual leave in two separate weeks in the summer, purely because my back can only just stick a week, never mind 2 in a row!  

Any tip or ideas on remedies, feel free to offer!  Doc just gave me painkillers (I've had this for at least 10 years - I'm only 39 - so I'm not keen to take tablets on that regular a basis!)