Beach 3 seater bed - killing my back! Any solutions?

[Wuggy]

Picking up on this older post. Has anyone used one of these and a normal memory foam mattress in place of the comfort mattress for 3 seat Beach?

 

[da_murphster]

Picking up on this older post. Has anyone used one of these and a normal memory foam mattress in place of the comfort mattress for 3 seat Beach?

I think fundamentally the 3 seater bench needs the folding VW matress to make it flat.

I can usually sleep anywhere but just an inflatable mattress was giving me real issues - I dont think a foam mattress would solve this. Without it I think the surface is concave and curved my back/sides.

We have just ended up cramming it in as well as all the other crap we take.

I occasionally just sleep with the VW mattress - its ok, just very hard.

If my van was more of a focused camper I'd consider swapping out the 3 seater for the 2 seater as I assume this solves the issue.

 

[Kayleigh]

Yes you need the VW mattress to smooth out the undulations of the seat. A topper as well would give more comfort but not as a replacement mattress. Alternatively, there is the Brandrup iEXTEND one that also does the same job as the VW one. I saw one for sale in eBay:

iEXTEND Mattress

 

[Wuggy]

My question could have been better worded. I have the comfort mattress but was looking to find a better solution. I appreciate this has all been discussed in great detail before with lots of support for Calibed and Brandrup mattresses.

I was hoping that with the use of the Reimo seat pad discussed at post 25, that would create a sufficiently flat surface to use with one of the more affordable folding mattresses such as Inofia or Forty Winks which are often praised on the T6 forum. There doesn’t seem to be any reviews of the seat pad .

 

[da_murphster]

I hadn’t clocked that small mattress.

Could be a great solution coupled with an air mattress.

You should buy it and report back!

I bloody hate the comfort mattress. Massive, pain to store, difficult to fold etc etc......but i find it is the solution to making the seat a comfy bed.

 

[Simbo]

I have an ocean , use a topper and was getting a bad back. The solution was to sleep the other way round, I.e. head at the front, not by the boot.