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Gary Wolfer:
Has anyone here used or are using a plush bed Latex RV Mattress? A queen size 60 x 75 for an rv is between 800 and 900 dollars with free shipping. More than most Memory foam mattresses I have seen listed.  Which is better Natural Latex or Memory Foam?

Carol Moffett:
Hello Gary!
   We purchased a king memory foam mattress from Costco for our home and a queen foam topper for the mattress in our coach.  LOVE them both!  We did a lot of reasearch on memory foam mattresses before settling on the Costco mattress and pad and we are glad we went with Costco.  The price was right and the quality is very good.
   We only needed the mattress pad for the coach but I would not hesitate to buy a full mattress, if and when we need to replace it!  Good luck!
Carol

Craig Rollins:
Gary, we purchased the Avena replacement foam mattress from Camping World and find it to be very comfortable. CW puts it on sale quite frequently and it is on sale now.

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/avena-foam-mattress-short-queen/56064

Joel Ashley:
Gary, if you can get your hands on a copy of Consumer Reports from last May, it will offer some enlightenment.  Some people are "allergic" to latex, so that may be a concern when choosing.  Tests indicated latex foam may offer more stabilization, i.e.- resistance to bounciness.  The Costco-offered Novaform at $900 had the best value rating among memory foam or latex types.

The biggest controversy in those types is whether they induce too much heat retention and sweating and the accompanying discomfort.  Some now claim their gel foam combos breath better, but Consumer Reports questioned that contention.  Also, since memory foam mattresses conform to your body, they can resist your movement.  I don't like excess body heat retention (most guys like to sleep cooler than women), and I tend to change position a lot before I finally doze off;  so I've resisted buying a memory foam mattress despite acquaintances who swear by them.  Manufacturers counter that because foam conforms to your body so comfortably, you will fall asleep before needing to change body position;  yeah, right.

Right off the bat when we got our new coach in Bend, the first night in the BCS parking lot was not good;  the factory mattress was way too firm for either of us - might as well have slept on the floor.  So the next day off we went to Costco and got a foam/down topper, whaich is flippable as per the season of the year.  It is better than the factory mattress for sure, though I can get a tad warm on the backside sometimes, but I sure love my first night back at home after a long RV trip;  our plush $1800 Serta innerspring is vastly more comfortable.  Admittedly, the Novaform full mattress may be a far different animal than the topper.

Many of today's innerspring mattresses use some form of memory foam and or gel or latex foam in their plush tops.

Try to find the May Consumer Reports, perhaps online or at a library.

-Joel

Gerald Farris:
I replaced the mattress in my coach with a with a Novaform from Costco three years ago. We have been so happy with that mattress that we purchased two more the next year for our winter base in Arizona. Costco puts the mattress on sale occasionally for $100 off the regular price and we were lucky enough to get all three of our Novaform mattress for the sale price. They come vacuum packed in a thick plastic bag. Don't open the bag until you have the mattress were you want it, because when it is opened it will go from a tube that is about 18 inches by 48 inches to a full size king mattress in a few seconds.

Gerald
  

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