Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hello,

I'm almost finished drawing the profile for our teardrop except one thing (for now lol).

The bottom of the door opening.

What is the best way?
Above the top of the mattress?
Below the mattress top ?

I'm not sure which one or something totally different.
I just want it to be comfortable getting in and out. If you all have some basic opening measurments that works good for you please share them.

This also brings up the question of mattress thickness.
I was thinking of 4"
And who to get one made from.

Thanks again
Stephen

The whole foam question is covered in the General Discussion Forum section under the question...

Is anyone using an inflatable mattress in their trailer?

I forced this topic back to page one for you so you could find it.

Hope this helps with your question.

Thank you PAUL W

That helps some but I still need to know which way is the best location for the bottom edge of the door opening.

Above the mattress top or below?

Help me anyone!

Thanks for your replys

Stephen

The best place for the bottom of the door is below the mattress.

You want to be able to sit on your mattress and not cut off the circulation to your legs with the bottom edge of your door. So how much below the mattress? Well, it depends on the mattress.

The square weekender has a 4" mattress and the door starts up 4" from the bottom. The floor is 1 3/8" thick, which means the edge is 1 3/8" below the mattress. It's not bad, but I would go a little lower with that edge of the door.

Mike...

I agree that the bottom of the door needs to be below the top of the mattress. In my previous trailer I could sit in the doorway without hitting the door frame. My new one is only about an inch below the top of the mattress so when sitting in the doorway it hits my legs and not the most comfortable. The doorway is definitely a handy place to sit.

Nick.

Stephen,,it is just my opinion but the door opening should be a couple of inches below the top of the matteras,,if ya have only one door like me you also want all the room ya can to let the inside person crawl out during the night,,,

Paul,,so far I am using a standard size inflatable matterace,,,its on its way out,,it just is not comfortable for a good long nights sleep,,leaks air,,has to be refilled,,poor support,,,etc. now part of the problem is me though,,when I was 20 I could sleep on the edge of a tree root with a piece of granite for a pillow,,call it getting older, or just picky but I am gonna be comfortable since I am off the ground,,

chip

Chip,
Hey I found at the Sam's Club by me had a product called "versamat"(spelling) exercise pads for $27.00 each. They are 2.5 inches thick foam rubber and they are covered to make a three pad unit. They are 30" wide and 75" long. Each pad is 25 long" x 30" wide so they fold up for easy storage. I bought two of the for my teardrop and found them very comfortable to lay on. Being already covered with vinyl the are easy to keep clean and the wife is happy about that.

Woody

Woody thanks for the information,,I'll check out our local sam's,,,as a matter of fact I went to a couple of the discount matterace stores at lunch,,one will have a foam matterace topper standard bed size x 5" thick,,covered etc ready to go for 98.00 bucks,,,takes about a week to get it made,,,not sure which way I will go yet,,its up to the little lady that shares my space,,lol,,,I'll keep ya posted,,

chip

hello to all, a newbi here in Texas. Just a thought, but you might try a fabric store they usually carry all kinds of foam that can be used for bedding.

I used to be an upholsterer, so I can also tell you to be careful about what kind of foam you get. A lot of the foams you find in stores are light foams. Thats ok for furniture and such that is not heavily used. For something heavily used, like a mattress, you want a medium or heavy foam, that will last longer, and resist crushing down from use.

You might also look for foams in upholstery supply houses. Even if they dont have it, they can usually order it for you.

Stephen G. wrote:Hello,.

And who to get one made from.

Thanks again
Stephen

This is a good source:
http://www.thefoamfactory.com/seatcushi ... shion.html

My mattress is 8" thick and I set up the bottom of the door at half of that......so I hope that 4" is good and that it's comfortable getting in and out.

.

Hope it's as comfy as the mattress!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barb

We had those mats that Woody mentioned, got them at costco. They were fine for about a year but the foam is not that great and they started to bottom out on us, hard on the hips when your sleeping on your side. Even with the 3" memory foam topper. We just replaced it with a foam mattress from the AS-IS section of IKEA. It had a bit of grease on one side so it was 50% off. We paid $100.00 for a full/double.