When we bought our pop up camper, I wanted to make our bedding soft and comfortable.  Replacing bedding on a budget is easier than most may think.  After looking at mattress toppers, we found a great solution to our bedding dilemma.

Pop Up Camper Mattress Replacement on a Budget

Classic Brands Memory Foam Sofa Mattress was perfect for our Jayco Quest Pop Up Camper.  This mattress is 4.5 inches thick which allows us to close up our camper with ease while sleeping comfortably.  There are 2.5 inches of base foam with 2 inches of memory foam on top.  This is just the right size for us.

While these mattresses are made for sofa bed replacements, these work just right for our space.  One thing that I liked immediately when reading about these mattresses online is that they come with a mattress cover that breathes.

The mattress cover zips closed and is well made!

The Classic Brands mattresses arrive in tall boxes and the mattresses were vacuum sealed inside.  We removed the mattresses from the sealed plastic and immediately each mattress began to expand into a full size.  While sometimes foam mattresses can have a lingering smell, I didn't notice any from these.

The mattresses were vacuum sealed and easy to roll out in the camper.

Campers tend not to be standard with size.  While our camper has "full" beds, the sofa bedding was a little wide.  No worries.  The foam is easy enough to trim and stuff back into the zippered cover.  After tucking the cover under, no one can even tell that we trimmed the size.

To make sure that we trimmed correctly.  I measured from the inside of the bed lip that slides in and out on the camper and marked the overage for trimming.  I marked a dot with that exact measurement all of the way down the foam mattresses and then scored with an Exacto knife.

My husband took a bread knife and used the bedding lip as a guide to trim straight up and down from the scored marks.  Perfect fit!  We zipped the cover back around and stuffed it under the mattress.

Trimming to fit was easy with a bread knife.  The mattresses come with a breathable mesh that surrounds the mattress inside the cover.  We just closed this inside the cover.

Once zipped up and tucked underneath, no one can ever tell these mattresses were cut to size.  They are perfect!

The mattresses are thick and hold their shape well.  I really like how they cushion around the body when laying on them.  If you feel like you still need a little something extra, add a few foam squares underneath.  Incstores Diamond Soft Extra Thick Anti Fatigue Interlocking Foam Tiles - 2ft x 2ft Tiles are perfect to place directly under the mats to help make beds extra comfy.  These mattresses are great and don't really require it, but many campers talk about foam tiles as another way to make bedding better.  It is certainly worth exploring if you have trouble sleeping somewhere other than your own bed at home!

When pricing mattress solutions for us, I had originally considered purchasing mattress toppers to lay over the existing thin bedding.  However, a 3-inch mattress topper would have been nearly the same price as the Classic Brands Memory Foam Mattress.  I saw mattress toppers yesterday that was $99.  Our existing mattresses that came with the camper were 2 inches thick.  To add enough thickness to make our bedding comfortable this would have been the cost.  The sofa mattress replacement from Classic Brands gave us entirely new bedding for the same price as a thick topper.  This makes the Classic Brands Mattress a perfect fit for us.

We are camping ready with our new bedding and mattresses!

It is a high-quality mattress at a great price.  Our mattresses arrived sealed and compact for easy installation.  These will be the mattress that we use to replace our existing sofa mattress.  So, if you are looking for a sofa mattress instead of something for a pop-up camper, this is the one.

And I think my son approves!  I'll be doing a complete reveal tomorrow.   We are done, and ready to go camping.  Its been a lot of work over the last four weeks, but I think all of it has paid off.  And the work has definitely been in the details.

If you have questions or comments about these mattresses or other parts of this project, feel free to ask.  Thank you for following along.  This is just the start.  Soon, we will be sharing our camping adventures.  We can't wait!

Trying out the new bedding!

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