Boat Mattress recommendations please

[Oscarpop]

Have decided that another item on the list is to get a new mattress for the boat.

As it needs to be a non standard size it falls into the "custom" bracket.

We have heard that memory foam holds too much heat in warmer climates so were going to go down the sprung pocket route.


Does anyone have a recommendation for a manufacturer?

I have a couple of quotes and they seem to range from £400 to £1000.

ta

 

[rivonia]

Hmm- Why not have a foam mattress made to measure as follows; one third Soft foam, one third med foam and one third Hard foam. it works a treat and is much much cheaper than Int sprung.

Just a thought.

Peter

 

[Sandyman]

Have decided that another item on the list is to get a new mattress for the boat.

As it needs to be a non standard size it falls into the "custom" bracket.

We have heard that memory foam holds too much heat in warmer climates so were going to go down the sprung pocket route.


Does anyone have a recommendation for a manufacturer?

I have a couple of quotes and they seem to range from £400 to £1000.

ta

We use standard foam mattress with a memory layer on top. Bought it for around 50 quid from one of those £££ stretcher type shops and cut it to fit using a sharp breadknife. Can't say we've noticed it holding any additional heat.
Wifey is more than happy with it & she has arthritis in her spine.

 

[Bikerwookie]

We use the original foam but have the addition of a froli Starr spring system underneath. Combined with a goose down mattress topper it is the best bed I've slept on afloat.

 

[jakeroyd]

The Froli Starr stuff looks good.
You can buy a single 'pack' from Ebay for circa £125.

I have a 50mm memory foam layer over my rather thin standard berth cushions but i am considering the Froli.

 

[Graham_Wright]

we're going to go down the sprung pocket route.

Don't the springs rust?

 

[Cardo]

We have a memory foam layer on a regular foam mattress, made by a regular bed place on the south coast. It's great, we've been living aboard for the last 6 months, mostly in the Med, and not had any problems with heat. Cost around £500 for a king size tapering to around 1m at the bottom.

Big improvement was a layer of the DryMat stuff underneath, as we found damp was pooling in and under the mattress to begin with. Added the DryMat, dry as a bone!

 

[Coaster]

We had a foam mattress built, memory foam over standard, and whilst my wife had no problem sleeping on it I never found it comfortable. It seemed to exacerbate my back problem.

At the beginning of last year we ordered a pocket sprung mattress. It has transformed sleeping on the boat. For us it's been an excellent purchase. As with almost everything related to boats the question of personal taste and individual requirement means that other people will think differently.

Our mattress came from the Marine Bedding Company. It's been pretty good for the price (about £600 if I remember right). However there have been complaints about the company's service. You should look at this thread, amongst others on the YBW forums.

We came to the conclusion that there are very few companies able to deal competently with the requirement for a boat mattress, especially if it's an awkward shape as many are.

 

[Marsupial]

Have decided that another item on the list is to get a new mattress for the boat.

As it needs to be a non standard size it falls into the "custom" bracket.

We have heard that memory foam holds too much heat in warmer climates so were going to go down the sprung pocket route.


Does anyone have a recommendation for a manufacturer?

I have a couple of quotes and they seem to range from £400 to £1000.

ta

Mrs has suffered two frozen shoulders - I have back and leg issues - forget the overheating its a bit of a myth (where's the control group?) we are in Eastern Turkey - thick (100mm) memory foam topper every time. We have never looked back and aches and pains disappear.

Bought a king sized double and cut (sculptured) it to size and shape with a seriously sharp carving knife.

try this one you wont regret it £85.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Memory-Fo...ttresses&var=440046130967&hash=item20c2b58438

 

[sailorgirl]

We got a sprung mattress a good few years ago from Marine Bedding - I think it cost around £700 at the time. It was an awkward shape at the top end as a shroud plate comes down there and the mast support intrudes on the other side. Also included a couple of fitted sheets and a mattress cover. Best bed we have ever slept in and still going strong!

 

[john_morris_uk]

We had a foam mattress built, memory foam over standard, and whilst my wife had no problem sleeping on it I never found it comfortable. It seemed to exacerbate my back problem.

At the beginning of last year we ordered a pocket sprung mattress. It has transformed sleeping on the boat. For us it's been an excellent purchase. As with almost everything related to boats the question of personal taste and individual requirement means that other people will think differently.

Our mattress came from the Marine Bedding Company. It's been pretty good for the price (about £600 if I remember right). However there have been complaints about the company's service. You should look at this thread, amongst others on the YBW forums.

We came to the conclusion that there are very few companies able to deal competently with the requirement for a boat mattress, especially if it's an awkward shape as many are.

We got a sprung mattress a good few years ago from Marine Bedding - I think it cost around £700 at the time. It was an awkward shape at the top end as a shroud plate comes down there and the mast support intrudes on the other side. Also included a couple of fitted sheets and a mattress cover. Best bed we have ever slept in and still going strong!

Agree 100% with both posts. Marine bedding dealt promptly and efficiently with our order. The mattress is every bit as comfortable as our Vi-Spring pocket sprung mattress we have at home and it transformed the sleeping experience on our boat. I hadn't heard of problems with Marine Bedding Company, but we certainly have nothing but praise for their service and delivery promises.

We have their fancy 'breathing system' underneath (it was a boat show offer) and that seems to help reduce condensation quite a bit.

 

[nigelmercier]

Memory foam is a triumph of marketing over mediocrity. It is simply to soft to provide any support. Normal foam with a thick quilted topper works well.

 

[Marsupial]

Memory foam is a triumph of marketing over mediocrity. It is simply to soft to provide any support. Normal foam with a thick quilted topper works well.

have to disagree with this, foam vs memory foam is no contest; plain foam is either too hard or more often too soft and it does not provide any support - its memory foam (of the correct grade) if you do have a genuine bones problem and you need a good nights sleep - and the quilted toppers just don't provide the same support.

over the years because of bones, joint and sleep issues in many countries including Saudi Arabia we have tried them all, toppers 50mm, 75mm 100mm with and without coolmax covers, mattresses entirely of foam and memory foam and the pocket sprung foam and spring types, water beds and air mattresses all with various combination's of various toppers including a 13t tog quilt to sleep on as well as a quilt to sleep under.

and the winner is: a 100mm memory foam topper with a coolmax cover on just about anything.

 

[Stemar]

Memory foam is a triumph of marketing over mediocrity. It is simply to soft to provide any support. Normal foam with a thick quilted topper works well.

+1.

I had a memory foam mattress and found it wanted to force us to stay in one position. As we both move around a fair bit during the night, it just didn't work for us. We now have a firm foam mattress with a quilt sread over the top to give a bit of softness. We both love it.

Some people love memory foam though, so each to his/her own!

 

[timmygobang]

Our mattress came from the Marine Bedding Company. It's been pretty good for the price (about £600 if I remember right). However there have been complaints about the company's service. You should look at this thread, amongst others on the YBW forums.

I called them up for a quote and got a bag of sarcasm from the lady and no call back from the gentleman who she left my number with.

I went with www.wizardmarinemattresses.com instead after reading the post that Coaster posted.

Wizard were excellent from start to end. I had a custom fit pocket sprung mattress delivered about 3 weeks ago with the dry mat, its great.

To give you an idea of the kind of service Wizard provided, they called me up to double check before covering the mattress to suggest it may be better to have the mattress in two halves, as some people struggle to get them through the hatch as a whole. In other words they used their noggin where I didn't. I'm very thankful they made the suggestion as it couldn't have got it down the hatch in one piece.

Speak to Sharon, she's lovely.

 

[charles_reed]

We use standard foam mattress with a memory layer on top. Bought it for around 50 quid from one of those £££ stretcher type shops and cut it to fit using a sharp breadknife. Can't say we've noticed it holding any additional heat.
Wifey is more than happy with it & she has arthritis in her spine.

I'd agree, the heat retention of memory foam is negligible - I had my fore-bunk cushions made up with 100mm of firm foam with 30mm of memory foam on top and it's been more comfortable than any pocket spring mattress I've ever slept on. That's for the last 4 years in Greek waters.

I even ditched the pocketed-spring mattress at home for a memory foam one.

 

[charles_reed]

Memory foam is a triumph of marketing over mediocrity. It is simply to soft to provide any support. Normal foam with a thick quilted topper works well.

A word of truth there - you do need an underlayer of firm foam under the memory layer or it is uncomfortably yielding and you end up stuck in a small valley.

From whom did you lift the alliteration?

 

[richardabeattie]

Any other people with experience of the Froli Starr spring system? It looks good but is it built to last? On my boat I use slightly curved bed slats under the standard foam cushions and with a memory foam on top (but less than 100mm) - and I still can't sleep!