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Does the batting material between the bottom layers matter?
Well we just made it ourselves sort of on a whim, so I can't tell you one way or the other. It's just how we did it.
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Well we just made it ourselves sort of on a whim, so I can't tell you one way or the other. It's just how we did it.
With 5 blankets and batting in between, how stiff is the mattress? Can you roll it up or is it pretty inflexible?
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I would like to do the same! Could you please provide more detail on sourcing materials and the construction?
> I have no write-up, so probably not a terribly interesting comment. That would require a write-up.
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I would like to do the same! Could you please provide more detail on sourcing materials and the construction?
We basically bought 5 Italian Officer blankets off Ebay (They are roughly the size of a queen bed), and then a bunch of wool batting from a website that sells pre-made wool mattresses, but also just bulk wool. I think I looked into it recently and we spent something like $700 on materials. But then you just put down the first blanket, lay down a layer of the batting (I don't remember for sure, but I think it maybe ca…
Is it propped on anything?
> Additionally, American furniture companies that make custom beds would not make larger-than-standard mattresses as they only cut down from existing models. These guys will make you any size mattress you like: https://www.originalmattress.com/custom-size
Seems to be a few other companies too. I bet it was more the price was way too high for OP. Another option: https://www.selectabed.com/oversized-king-ultrabed-mattress/
It wasn't so much price (although the fact that selectabed asks you to call for a quote suggests they're fairly pricey), it was that once I researched mattress materials, I was pretty set on having buckling column gel as the top layer.
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We basically bought 5 Italian Officer blankets off Ebay (They are roughly the size of a queen bed), and then a bunch of wool batting from a website that sells pre-made wool mattresses, but also just bulk wool. I think I looked into it recently and we spent something like $700 on materials. But then you just put down the first blanket, lay down a layer of the batting (I don't remember for sure, but I think it maybe ca…
Is that what it looks like now? Or are there 4 more layers of that, and if so can we see a picture of that? Is it propped on anything?
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We basically bought 5 Italian Officer blankets off Ebay (They are roughly the size of a queen bed), and then a bunch of wool batting from a website that sells pre-made wool mattresses, but also just bulk wool. I think I looked into it recently and we spent something like $700 on materials. But then you just put down the first blanket, lay down a layer of the batting (I don't remember for sure, but I think it maybe ca…
Is that what it looks like now? Or are there 4 more layers of that, and if so can we see a picture of that? Is it propped on anything?
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Seems to be a few other companies too. I bet it was more the price was way too high for OP. Another option: https://www.selectabed.com/oversized-king-ultrabed-mattress/
To reply to you and the parent comment. I did check a few stores that said they made custom sizes and a lot actually wouldn't go up to 7x7, although it's clear from your link that select-a-bed does. It wasn't so much price (although the fact that selectabed asks you to call for a quote suggests they're fairly pricey), it was that once I researched mattress materials, I was pretty set on having buckling column gel as…
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It's actually not firm at all! Very squishy. You do sink in slightly. You wouldn't be worried about back issues with something made entirely of soft foam? FWIW it's very comfortable night after night and I don't run into any back pain, but I'm still young, so maybe that'll take time to manifest itself? Back issues are my main worry. And yes, boats are generally more humid than most homes - especially when left alone,…
If you side sleep, I don't think you'll run into too much trouble. To be sure, lay on your side and ask someone to check your spine is straight. Your hips should sink in a bit, but not too much. Else, if you are a back or tummy sleeper and it's squishy, you should try to switch to something more firm. If what I suggested is too radical, try natural latex, which is quite firm. A good entry point to the (pretty lacking…
Thanks a ton!