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Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

Sleep Number Mattress Questions

Honeydeaux · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hello Barb And Frank,
We have a King Size Sleep number bed. We are using conventional sheets and they fit fine. We have been sleeping on the Sleep number bed for a bit over 2 years and I would not buy another one. We don't care for the feel or hassle involved. If you do purchase one make sure it is rated for an RV. When you travel and change elevation you can rupture the chambers if you don't deflate it before traveling. Ask me how I knew this. I have read where the newer models are suppose to have a relief valve designed to prevent a rupture.
Hope this helps and feel free to PM me if you want to discuss in greater detail.
Regards and safe travels.

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

Honeydeaux's comments are the one's I have heard most often.

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

Honeydeaux,

Thanks for the information about the sheets and your insight about the mattress. I'm not so concerned about the hassle of the pump - we will just deal with it. We need a quality mattress - my husband has had four back surgeries - and the fact that the mattress can be adjusted by each person is a plus for us. I've done some research and read a lot of posts - some good and some bad. We just can't live with the mattress that came with the RV - and Sleep Number seems to be the one brand that keeps popping up with the most positive reviews.

Thanks again.

Barb

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Barb and Frank,

The wife and I have had Select Comfort mattresses in both our old stix-n-brix and now in our RV. When we ordered our Mobile Suites, the SC was an option, so after finding out that DRV was installing the Premium RV mattress from SC, we ordered it. While we do use Select Comforts sheets, they are not a special size.

We have long said that with the Select Comfort, she can set her side at anywhere from 45 to 55, and I can set my side to 100 and we can both rave about the comfort of our mattress. No more does one of us have to tolerate what the other prefers. The wife has said a number of times that she thinks that she likes the RV Select Comfort mattress better than the one we had in the stix-n-brix. Neither of us like spending very many nights on anything other than our mattress. Ours is a queen sized bed, so when DRV built our trailer, they put night stands on both sides of the bed. A king sized bed would have not allowed a second night stand.

Terry

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

Terry,

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with the Select Comfort mattress. I'm excited to try out a Sleep Number soon.

Barb

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have a standard sized queen Sleep Number mattress, not an RV model. Ours was bought at a Sleep Number store and is a higher end model with a memory foam top, over $2000. Sleep Number makes a variety of mattresses, the RV models are mostly from the lower price range. We do have to get sheets for thicker mattresses and we have seen RVs where the mattress would be too tall. We like it and it is our second Sleep Number mattress. The first one lasted about 10 years and was repairable, but we decided to spend more and get the newer higher end model. Interestingly both of us use similar sleep numbers.

I am in no position to judge other mattresses, since we found what works for us and are not looking. Technomadia just put out a post and video on the subject, http://www.technomadia.com/2017/06/do-you-have-to-stick-with-your-crappy-rv-or-boat-mattress/, that might be interesting for those who are still looking.

The Bear II · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have sleep number in our home and 5th wheel. Although they are comfortable there are a couple issues we constantly fight.

We are heavier than average and the mattress border which consist of a foam frame tends to roll under so the mattress loses support on the sides. You end up feeling like you're going to roll off the side of the mattress. I end up having to unzip the mattress top and re-position all of the innards to fix the issue but within a few weeks this foam frame/border has rolled again.

The other issue is the mattress slides easily...we have platform type bed frames at home and in the RV without sides. If there were sides this would not be as much of an issue.

Lighter folks may not have the same problems we have.

The mattresses are very comfortable due to the ability to adjust the firmness.

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

bjoyce wrote:
We have a standard sized queen Sleep Number mattress, not an RV model. Ours was bought at a Sleep Number store and is a higher end model with a memory foam top, over $2000. Sleep Number makes a variety of mattresses, the RV models are mostly from the lower price range. We do have to get sheets for thicker mattresses and we have seen RVs where the mattress would be too tall. We like it and it is our second Sleep Number mattress. The first one lasted about 10 years and was repairable, but we decided to spend more and get the newer higher end model. Interestingly both of us use similar sleep numbers.

I am in no position to judge other mattresses, since we found what works for us and are not looking. Technomadia just put out a post and video on the subject, http://www.technomadia.com/2017/06/do-you-have-to-stick-with-your-crappy-rv-or-boat-mattress/, that might be interesting for those who are still looking.

Bill,

Thanks for your insight on the Sleep Number. It sounds like it works well for you. I saw the post by Technomadia and have followed them for quite some time. It seems like they have tried more mattresses than most. We hope the Sleep Number will give us more than a few good years.

Barb

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

The Bear II wrote:
We have sleep number in our home and 5th wheel. Although they are comfortable there are a couple issues we constantly fight.

We are heavier than average and the mattress border which consist of a foam frame tends to roll under so the mattress loses support on the sides. You end up feeling like you're going to roll off the side of the mattress. I end up having to unzip the mattress top and re-position all of the innards to fix the issue but within a few weeks this foam frame/border has rolled again.

The other issue is the mattress slides easily...we have platform type bed frames at home and in the RV without sides. If there were sides this would not be as much of an issue.

Lighter folks may not have the same problems we have.

The mattresses are very comfortable due to the ability to adjust the firmness.

Bear II,

I figured the foam sides might be an issue over time. We have a king size platform in a slide, so I hope when we sleep we can stay away from the sides of the bed to prevent wear on the foam pieces along the edge of the bed. I wonder if Sleep Number will replace the foam if it fails. It's something we will keep an eye on.

Thanks,

Barb

-- Edited by Barb and Frank on Monday 3rd of July 2017 06:31:39 PM

mb36912 · RV-Dreams Community Member

We are Sleep Number fans.

We had several full size mattress and box springs in the S&B for the first 33 years we were married. We bought our 5th wheel used in 2012 and it came with an RV king Sleep Number bed. My back has bothered me for years; that mattress gave me the best sleep I had experienced in a long time. After several years, the king Sleep Number had developed a leak and a pump issue. We decided to downsize to a residential queen and bought one much the same as Bill Joyce did. This Sleep Number bed is even better than the last one!! A fringe benefit is the very light weight making it easier to access the underbed storage. As mentioned earlier, you do need to be aware of the effect elevation has on the relative pressure in the bed. We set ours down to 20 when we travel. As an aside, I set my side to 90 and she sets hers to 55.

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

mb36912 wrote:
We are Sleep Number fans.

We had several full size mattress and box springs in the S&B for the first 33 years we were married. We bought our 5th wheel used in 2012 and it came with an RV king Sleep Number bed. My back has bothered me for years; that mattress gave me the best sleep I had experienced in a long time. After several years, the king Sleep Number had developed a leak and a pump issue. We decided to downsize to a residential queen and bought one much the same as Bill Joyce did. This Sleep Number bed is even better than the last one!! A fringe benefit is the very light weight making it easier to access the underbed storage. As mentioned earlier, you do need to be aware of the effect elevation has on the relative pressure in the bed. We set ours down to 20 when we travel. As an aside, I set my side to 90 and she sets hers to 55.

Mike and Joan,

I'm happy to have found another Sleep Number fan! Just a quick question ... when traveling through mountains you said you set the mattress down to 20. When sleeping at high elevations do you use your normal sleep settings, or something lower.

Barb

Danny and Cheryl · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have the Sleep Number King size here at hame, it has held up fine for probably 20 years ,We love it. it uses standard King sheets.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'm not Mike or Joan, but I'll answer one question.

When we travel, we lower the pressure in our bed to about 35. Then, when we arrive and setup at a new site, we lie on the bed and set the pressure for our normal setting. Even with my setting being 100, it is never over-inflated, so I guess it just naturally adjusts to whatever altitude we are at.

Terry

Barb and Frank · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks Terry - very helpful.

Barb

mb36912 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Terry answered exactly right. We have not stayed at extremely high altitudes but we are currently at 4000 ft and our settings are the same as at sea level.

Mike