Same in our pop up! Two of us with two tiny dogs that snooze with us on our queen bed. Works out great. The other full size holds our stuff.. laundry baskets, towels, shower items, dog stuff and bags. 7 years ago, we bought a hardly used 2007 StarCraft 2107. It has been stored inside it's whole life and is in great condition. We paid $3500. I am always looking around And I'm so happy with what we have. I can't imagine investing thousands to go camping and, I don't want to pull a huge trailer around and have to store it as well.
I'm a side sleeper and the first night in my pop up was murder on my hip. Went on Amazon and got a foam topper and pillow topper. Glad to see great minds think alike. Luckily I'm able to still close my roof.
Instead of doing the foam tiles I got a 3 inch insulated 2 person camping mattress. It’s about the size of my bed which is a full size so just have to fold in the edges and open the deflate valve when I close up. Then did a 3 inch foam mattress topper on that. It’s super comfortable with no cold or hurt hip issues.
We did the interlocking foam as well and what a difference. But make sure you dont get ones that are to thick so you can leave them under the mattress when your going to lower the camper . Great video again as well.. Today here it was beautiful out so I Installed two USB fans at the fridge cooling fins to blow the warm air outside to keep the fins cooler.. Another one of your great ideas..
This was PERFECT timing. After our first outing last month with our PUP my wife and I were looking to improve on the mattresses. Great content, keep up the good work!
I just got done putting some interlocking foam padding in my 1992 Jayco Pop Up. I also previously put in some 2’’ foam padding as well to give it some more cushion. I love your videos. I also did the LED lights on my unit as well.
We're thinking about an air mattress under our "stock" mattress. It's designed to be inflated to 10 inches high. We'll try the air mattress at different heights and see how it feels. We'll leave the air mattress in place under the stock mattress, let the air out and we feel the top will close easily. I'll report back and let all know how it worked out.
Once again,Thanks for the info. As aging individuals we have always used the memory foam, we call it egg crate foam. We also will place the interlocking tiles on our bed ends, and Thank you for the suggestion. As always, another informative, and great vid. Hope to see you out there.
Thanks for watching! Quick disclaimer - definitely check how much clearance you have between your stock matress and roof before buying a memory foam topper you plan to keep permanently on the mattress. Cheers!
We found two 3” twin memory foam on marketplace. Had to trim a lil bit but not bad. We put this under popup mattress. Only downside is we have to pull them out and roll them up under the table cause the popup won’t close with them under the mattress. Works great but extra steps during setup and takedown.
We have a '93 Starcraft that we bought used about a year after it was built, but it was very lightly used and some of the cushions still had the plastic on them and we've kept them in good shape. However, our cushions are 4" thick and I don't think we could fit even one layer of egg-crate memory foam inside the cushion covers. What we've done for a long time, in place of your mattress cover, is we had a couple of old low-temp-rated sleeping bags that are basically square when fully unzipped. We lay them out flat on the beds as additional padding (and insulation) and they just live in the pop-up year-round (and we can use them as emergency sleeping bags or an additional comforter in a pinch). After we complete a bunch of other renovation items, I may decided to spend some money and upgrade to actually custom RV mattresses from Mattress Insider...they're a national custom RV mattress company, but they are based here in Denver, CO and have a showroom just a few miles from where I live...but that's a decision for later. I did incorporate your interlocking tiles idea this weekend. My bed platforms are almost exactly 24 SF so six 2'x2' tiles almost fit perfectly...just needed to trim about 1/2"-1" off two sides and notch a couple of corners. We went with 1/2" thick tiles (after considering 3/4" and 1") because with our sleeping bag "toppers" we already need to push down slightly to get the camper to latch in the closed position, but the foam tiles should help cushion pressure points (shoulders and hips while sleeping on our side) and add insulation in the colder months. I'm seriously considering getting another set of 3/4" thick interlocking tiles to cut as temporary flooring covering, especially if I redo the flooring. I would use them to protect the flooring from items (stove, ice chest, etc) that are stored on the floor during transit as well as temp insulation when winter camping...the vinyl flooring has gotten pretty marked up over the years from things rubbing and moving around on travel days. It's well worth the minimal cost to protect the flooring, and I can just store them away in the car during summer camping trips.
Hubby added air mattresses under our foam mattresses & deflated them when closing up we just leave them there until next time. Note: a step stool may be required to get in when inflated. I have a stool & also use the dining seat to climb up 😜
100% agree with the good pillows. We also have the same pillows in our pop up that we use at home. We’ve also got a nice, fluffy down comforter that we found was too hot at home but perfect in the pop up
Hey guys I love y'alls Channel I have a mattress off of a hospital bed And I have the coachman clipper sport 2011 model and I sleep on the u style 🍽 table because it fits Underneath The bunk bed Even when it's closed up and it sleeps well Love y'all Judith
Do those interlocking foam tiles breath at all? I'm thinking about doing the same thing but want to avoid creating a mold farm between the mattress and decking. I know that for houses memory foam mattresses must always sit on slats or some kind of platform that allows for the mattress to breath. Some people have been known to put particle board on top of a box spring and set the memory foam mattress on that which can lead to mold buildup if you live in a humid area.
Instead of buying toppers or RV mattresses which can be super $$$. Zinus foam mattress 6" and cut to size. Under $250. You can put a kleenex box of the matching height and close down the camper to see if it will fit.
Would love to know how you do your bedding. I have thick duvet covers with sheets for ours, but find them big and bulky to transport when the pop up is down. Obviously sleeping bags would be easier, but I ditched those when I left tenting days!
We just ordered a 2" memory foam topper for our Fleetwood Arcadia, should get here in a day or 2. Great idea actually putting it in the mattress cover. Our Starcraft mattresses weren't too bad, but this Fleetwood actually had WORSE mattresses even though it's top of the line! 🤔
Just put a 3 inch memory foam gel mattress on top of the one in the camper. We also were able to get the roof to shut... I did have to crawl on top of the roof some the wife could latch it. Lol
Great video. Love your channel. Would really love a video on flushing the hot water tank. I have a 2006 jayco 1207 and the tap water smells awful, was told to flush the tanks but dont know how. Anyways, thanks for your viedos!!!
Thanks! I think we could probably cover this topic when we do a video on de-winterizing your pop up/sanitizing the water system. The cliff notes version of flushing the hot water tank would be to hook up your pop up camper to city water, ensure the hot water heater is not bypassed, and then open up the hot water tank drain valve. This would, in turn, allow fresh water to run through your hot water tank, thereby flushing it. Make sure you’ve already drained any RV anti-freeze from your water system prior to doing this.
Thanks so much for all the tips! Our rockwood pop up is on order and we can’t wait til it gets here! Watching all your videos has been such a help in hopefully prepping us to be pop up owners. We also hope to document our experience with our pop up! With that said, the pop up we got has a heated mattress. Can you still use the memory foam toppers on it? Can we even still use the foam tiles to line the bunk if we turn the heat on the mattress? What do you think about putting reflectix under the foam tiles? Do you think that would create condensation?
We've never had heated mattresses, so I can't speak with any confidence on how it will work with the memory foam on top. With that being said, I've never heard of anyone having problems with foam under the heated mattresses. Also, I'd go with the just foam as opposed to both under the mattresses. I don't think it would be worth the money for (maybe?) the marginal benefit it would provide.
We have a 2017 Palomino Real Lite pop up with the heated mattresses. The full side has a simple duvet cover on top of the mattress which provides some nice padding, and still allows the heat of the mattress to come through. I just bought a 2" memory foam topper for the queen side of the bed. However, if I put this topper on top of the exiting mattress, I believe that it will nullify the benefit of having a heated mattress. I was wondering if it would be safe to put the memory foam topper underneath the existing mattress? I recently watched a video in which a guy cut open his heated mattress, which showed the heating tape element was closer to the top of the mattress, so I don't think it would harm the memory foam, but I just don't know. I appreciate any opinions on this, and thanks in advance.
We went to Ollie's (a regional overstock/bargain chain) and got some there. Our mattress is "king" sized, but not by any standard measurements. Using sheets with elastic all the way around have made them fit sufficiently well without too much excess, but I also bought "sheet suspenders" to tighten them up under the mattress, if it becomes an issue. There are also websites and sellers on Etsy that make customs sheets, but they are pretty pricey.
we tried putting 2" memory foam toppers on our mattresses but we were unable to close up the popup with them on, which was a huge disappointment. Even without the toppers we kinda have to push the top down to get it to latch. :-(
I've heard of people utilizing an empty tissue box, placed on the bed. Lower the roof, and see if/how much the tissue box is squished. This will give you a good estimate on how much space you have.
We just bought a 1997 Jayco 1207 KD J Series. It's in pretty good shape. I've just been trying to get it cleaned up. Don't know if it is recommended or if there is a better way to do it but I power washed the cushions and got a lot of grime off the covers. I'm wondering if anyone else has done that? I'm also wondering if I could do that with the mattresses. I have a nice sturdy wooden fence I can throw them over while I wash them cuz I know they will get super heavy with all that water in them. Is this is a good method to clean the mattresses?
No, we've never experienced that. You could try to actively combat the condensation by getting getting a thing of damprid, using a vent fan if you have one, or cracking some windows.
The new to us camper we just got came with a replacement mattress that makes the camper roof have to be pushed just a bit. Is that going to cause problems in your opinion?
Should be fine as long as you’re not putting too much tension on the latches. You probably know this, but you can loosen and tighten the latches by turning them.
@@ItsPoppin hubby grew up with these but that was many years ago. He did show me that feature. One is a little broken. I’ll find a replacement for it. Either way it does seem to be sealed when latched. Thank you for the piece of mind. I’m learning a lot watching your videos.
That thick mattress would never fit in our popup lol. I guess things have changed with newer models? We put a 3” memory foam topper in ours and barely able to get it closed....not sure it’s sealed super well either lol. It works though and it’s comfy and warm....2006 Fleetwood Santa Fe btw.
Only 2 of us in camper. So we use both king mattress on one side. We use the other side for storage. Works great.
Same in our pop up! Two of us with two tiny dogs that snooze with us on our queen bed. Works out great. The other full size holds our stuff.. laundry baskets, towels, shower items, dog stuff and bags. 7 years ago, we bought a hardly used 2007 StarCraft 2107. It has been stored inside it's whole life and is in great condition. We paid $3500. I am always looking around And I'm so happy with what we have. I can't imagine investing thousands to go camping and, I don't want to pull a huge trailer around and have to store it as well.
I'm a side sleeper and the first night in my pop up was murder on my hip. Went on Amazon and got a foam topper and pillow topper. Glad to see great minds think alike. Luckily I'm able to still close my roof.
Instead of doing the foam tiles I got a 3 inch insulated 2 person camping mattress. It’s about the size of my bed which is a full size so just have to fold in the edges and open the deflate valve when I close up. Then did a 3 inch foam mattress topper on that. It’s super comfortable with no cold or hurt hip issues.
We did the interlocking foam as well and what a difference. But make sure you dont get ones that are to thick so you can leave them under the mattress when your going to lower the camper . Great video again as well.. Today here it was beautiful out so I Installed two USB fans at the fridge cooling fins to blow the warm air outside to keep the fins cooler.. Another one of your great ideas..
This was PERFECT timing. After our first outing last month with our PUP my wife and I were looking to improve on the mattresses. Great content, keep up the good work!
I just got done putting some interlocking foam padding in my 1992 Jayco Pop Up. I also previously put in some 2’’ foam padding as well to give it some more cushion. I love your videos. I also did the LED lights on my unit as well.
We're thinking about an air mattress under our "stock" mattress. It's designed to be inflated to 10 inches high. We'll try the air mattress at different heights and see how it feels. We'll leave the air mattress in place under the stock mattress, let the air out and we feel the top will close easily. I'll report back and let all know how it worked out.
Once again,Thanks for the info. As aging individuals we have always used the memory foam, we call it egg crate foam. We also will place the interlocking tiles on our bed ends, and Thank you for the suggestion. As always, another informative, and great vid. Hope to see you out there.
Thanks for watching! Quick disclaimer - definitely check how much clearance you have between your stock matress and roof before buying a memory foam topper you plan to keep permanently on the mattress. Cheers!
Thought you may have a reflectix hack under your matress?😁😄
We found two 3” twin memory foam on marketplace. Had to trim a lil bit but not bad. We put this under popup mattress. Only downside is we have to pull them out and roll them up under the table cause the popup won’t close with them under the mattress. Works great but extra steps during setup and takedown.
I have the tiles then mattress then 2" memory foam...love it! May have to look for a topper now 😉
We have a '93 Starcraft that we bought used about a year after it was built, but it was very lightly used and some of the cushions still had the plastic on them and we've kept them in good shape. However, our cushions are 4" thick and I don't think we could fit even one layer of egg-crate memory foam inside the cushion covers. What we've done for a long time, in place of your mattress cover, is we had a couple of old low-temp-rated sleeping bags that are basically square when fully unzipped. We lay them out flat on the beds as additional padding (and insulation) and they just live in the pop-up year-round (and we can use them as emergency sleeping bags or an additional comforter in a pinch). After we complete a bunch of other renovation items, I may decided to spend some money and upgrade to actually custom RV mattresses from Mattress Insider...they're a national custom RV mattress company, but they are based here in Denver, CO and have a showroom just a few miles from where I live...but that's a decision for later.
I did incorporate your interlocking tiles idea this weekend. My bed platforms are almost exactly 24 SF so six 2'x2' tiles almost fit perfectly...just needed to trim about 1/2"-1" off two sides and notch a couple of corners. We went with 1/2" thick tiles (after considering 3/4" and 1") because with our sleeping bag "toppers" we already need to push down slightly to get the camper to latch in the closed position, but the foam tiles should help cushion pressure points (shoulders and hips while sleeping on our side) and add insulation in the colder months. I'm seriously considering getting another set of 3/4" thick interlocking tiles to cut as temporary flooring covering, especially if I redo the flooring. I would use them to protect the flooring from items (stove, ice chest, etc) that are stored on the floor during transit as well as temp insulation when winter camping...the vinyl flooring has gotten pretty marked up over the years from things rubbing and moving around on travel days. It's well worth the minimal cost to protect the flooring, and I can just store them away in the car during summer camping trips.
All great ideas!
Hubby added air mattresses under our foam mattresses & deflated them when closing up we just leave them there until next time.
Note: a step stool may be required to get in when inflated. I have a stool & also use the dining seat to climb up 😜
100% agree with the good pillows. We also have the same pillows in our pop up that we use at home. We’ve also got a nice, fluffy down comforter that we found was too hot at home but perfect in the pop up
Hey guys
I love y'alls Channel I have a mattress off of a hospital bed And I have the coachman clipper sport 2011 model and I sleep on the u style 🍽 table because it
fits Underneath The bunk bed Even when it's closed up and it sleeps well
Love y'all
Judith
Love seeing a new video from you guys pop up (no pun intended 😊) in my subs! I know there will ALWAYS be very useful content! Keep ‘em coming!😊😊😊
i bought 2 self inflating mattresses for $55 each. 32x80 inches and 3 inches thick. the camper mattress goes on top of them. very comfy.
Do those interlocking foam tiles breath at all? I'm thinking about doing the same thing but want to avoid creating a mold farm between the mattress and decking. I know that for houses memory foam mattresses must always sit on slats or some kind of platform that allows for the mattress to breath. Some people have been known to put particle board on top of a box spring and set the memory foam mattress on that which can lead to mold buildup if you live in a humid area.
Instead of buying toppers or RV mattresses which can be super $$$. Zinus foam mattress 6" and cut to size. Under $250. You can put a kleenex box of the matching height and close down the camper to see if it will fit.
"Shower?" You still have your shower? Best popup channel on YT!!
Would love to know how you do your bedding. I have thick duvet covers with sheets for ours, but find them big and bulky to transport when the pop up is down. Obviously sleeping bags would be easier, but I ditched those when I left tenting days!
Regular sheets with thinner duvets and duvet covers from Ikea.
We just ordered a 2" memory foam topper for our Fleetwood Arcadia, should get here in a day or 2. Great idea actually putting it in the mattress cover. Our Starcraft mattresses weren't too bad, but this Fleetwood actually had WORSE mattresses even though it's top of the line! 🤔
Those must have been bad!
Update... 2" memory topper is heaven. 😴 So much so that it's at the top of our Top 10 mods on our channel last week. 💗
We're Poppin! channel coming soon!. Man we made some crazy upgrades! With we recorded the full gut and rebuild1
Nice tips! Do you know where could I get those mattresses cover?! It looks like yours has a vinyl at the bottom. Thanks!
Just put a 3 inch memory foam gel mattress on top of the one in the camper. We also were able to get the roof to shut... I did have to crawl on top of the roof some the wife could latch it. Lol
Great video. Love your channel. Would really love a video on flushing the hot water tank. I have a 2006 jayco 1207 and the tap water smells awful, was told to flush the tanks but dont know how. Anyways, thanks for your viedos!!!
Thanks! I think we could probably cover this topic when we do a video on de-winterizing your pop up/sanitizing the water system. The cliff notes version of flushing the hot water tank would be to hook up your pop up camper to city water, ensure the hot water heater is not bypassed, and then open up the hot water tank drain valve. This would, in turn, allow fresh water to run through your hot water tank, thereby flushing it. Make sure you’ve already drained any RV anti-freeze from your water system prior to doing this.
You told him to go inside so many times I thought he left you standing there. 😂😂😂😂
Thanks so much for all the tips! Our rockwood pop up is on order and we can’t wait til it gets here! Watching all your videos has been such a help in hopefully prepping us to be pop up owners. We also hope to document our experience with our pop up! With that said, the pop up we got has a heated mattress. Can you still use the memory foam toppers on it? Can we even still use the foam tiles to line the bunk if we turn the heat on the mattress? What do you think about putting reflectix under the foam tiles? Do you think that would create condensation?
We've never had heated mattresses, so I can't speak with any confidence on how it will work with the memory foam on top. With that being said, I've never heard of anyone having problems with foam under the heated mattresses. Also, I'd go with the just foam as opposed to both under the mattresses. I don't think it would be worth the money for (maybe?) the marginal benefit it would provide.
What do y’all tow with? Those look like some decent sized/weighted trailers?
Thanks so much for the tips! Was the blue zip up mattress included with your pup, or did you buy that separately?
Included
I love that blue zip up mattress. Do you know whether it can be purchased separately?
How did you do the sides and roof on the bed room. Looks like some type of sheet cover of the canvas.
We have a 2017 Palomino Real Lite pop up with the heated mattresses. The full side has a simple duvet cover on top of the mattress which provides some nice padding, and still allows the heat of the mattress to come through. I just bought a 2" memory foam topper for the queen side of the bed. However, if I put this topper on top of the exiting mattress, I believe that it will nullify the benefit of having a heated mattress. I was wondering if it would be safe to put the memory foam topper underneath the existing mattress? I recently watched a video in which a guy cut open his heated mattress, which showed the heating tape element was closer to the top of the mattress, so I don't think it would harm the memory foam, but I just don't know. I appreciate any opinions on this, and thanks in advance.
For our pop up we bought an awesome 5 inch memory foam mattress and added the foam square. Like sleeping at the Hilton.
Nice!
With heated mattress. Do you put memory foam on bottom or on top of mattress?
Awesome thx
I am having a hard time finding sheets where does everyone go for there sheets new to pop up camping. Thank for all the help
We went to Ollie's (a regional overstock/bargain chain) and got some there. Our mattress is "king" sized, but not by any standard measurements. Using sheets with elastic all the way around have made them fit sufficiently well without too much excess, but I also bought "sheet suspenders" to tighten them up under the mattress, if it becomes an issue.
There are also websites and sellers on Etsy that make customs sheets, but they are pretty pricey.
What size sheets do you use?
Where did you get your mattress covers that zip?
Have you tried shutting the camper with the extra thickness? I added 2 inches to my old pop up and it wont go down all the way!!
It totally depends on the make/model.
were can i find led dome light bulbs to replace the ones that get so hot. thanks.
What is the thickest mattress that can be used on the bunk that it doesn’t affect closing the popup?
It’s entirely dependent upon make and model
For the Queen bunk ends, do they come with actual Queen size mattresses or are they the "short" queen?
Probably a short queen or RV queen
we tried putting 2" memory foam toppers on our mattresses but we were unable to close up the popup with them on, which was a huge disappointment. Even without the toppers we kinda have to push the top down to get it to latch. :-(
Oh dang, I should probably put a disclaimer on this that the max matress height is make/model depend.
How can you find out the max of height of the pop up?
I've heard of people utilizing an empty tissue box, placed on the bed. Lower the roof, and see if/how much the tissue box is squished. This will give you a good estimate on how much space you have.
It's memory foam? Should be able to go from 4"'s to 1" easy? LOL!
Any reason you can't use an air mattress and deflate when traveling? Not sure who finds what more comfortable?
I've heard of people doing that
We just bought a 1997 Jayco 1207 KD J Series. It's in pretty good shape. I've just been trying to get it cleaned up. Don't know if it is recommended or if there is a better way to do it but I power washed the cushions and got a lot of grime off the covers. I'm wondering if anyone else has done that? I'm also wondering if I could do that with the mattresses. I have a nice sturdy wooden fence I can throw them over while I wash them cuz I know they will get super heavy with all that water in them. Is this is a good method to clean the mattresses?
Between the foam tiles and the wood do you get any condensation. Looking for a solution to my mattress not getting wet on the bottom
No, we've never experienced that. You could try to actively combat the condensation by getting getting a thing of damprid, using a vent fan if you have one, or cracking some windows.
The foam tiles do you take them up everytime you close up the trailer or do they just stay there?
We leave them.
The new to us camper we just got came with a replacement mattress that makes the camper roof have to be pushed just a bit. Is that going to cause problems in your opinion?
Is it still getting a good seal between the roof and the box?
@@ItsPoppin seal seems to be fine. It’s completely closed. Just have to push down on the top to latch it.
Should be fine as long as you’re not putting too much tension on the latches. You probably know this, but you can loosen and tighten the latches by turning them.
@@ItsPoppin hubby grew up with these but that was many years ago. He did show me that feature. One is a little broken. I’ll find a replacement for it. Either way it does seem to be sealed when latched. Thank you for the piece of mind. I’m learning a lot watching your videos.
Instead of linking to your camera equipment, can you link to the camper equipment?
Everything in this video was bought locally from different stores, not online.
@@ItsPoppin Then can you at least list the items out and their titles? Thanks
Done - Just for you! lol
@@ItsPoppin That's awesome, thank you!
Where did you get your pillows?
GhostBed Pillows: amzn.to/3sdUhri
What mattress do you use?
Stock jayco mattress
That thick mattress would never fit in our popup lol. I guess things have changed with newer models? We put a 3” memory foam topper in ours and barely able to get it closed....not sure it’s sealed super well either lol. It works though and it’s comfy and warm....2006 Fleetwood Santa Fe btw.
Hmm, not too much older than ours, but different make/model, which I'm sure makes a difference.