On this trip we are enjoying, immensely, three upgrades to the RV. First, I bought a nice mattress. It's from the same place we bought the bed for our house, Original Mattress Factory, and we have loved it for at least 10 years. I got the same firmness minus the comfort topper because we have a topper we could put on it.
The RV mattress is labeled an "RV queen." It's exactly 1" shorter than a full-size mattress in the rest of the world, which is bullshit. First, where do they get off calling it any kind of a "queen"? Second, just make it a standard size so no one has to pay extra to get something custom-made. I just ordered the full and Scott squeezed it in there (there is a closet at the foot of the bed that is rigid. The mattress had enough give that Scott didn't have to move the wall over). It is SO COMFORTABLE and it has increased our joy to no end to sleep in it.
The RV mattress is labeled an "RV queen." It's exactly 1" shorter than a full-size mattress in the rest of the world, which is bullshit. First, where do they get off calling it any kind of a "queen"? Second, just make it a standard size so no one has to pay extra to get something custom-made. I just ordered the full and Scott squeezed it in there (there is a closet at the foot of the bed that is rigid. The mattress had enough give that Scott didn't have to move the wall over). It is SO COMFORTABLE and it has increased our joy to no end to sleep in it.
Second, I got new foam for the dinette cushions. It's high-density foam that I cut down to size (and the shape). I stuffed the foam into the vinyl cushion covers pretty good, so no telling how long the material will last before giving out, but they are exceedingly comfortable.
Finally, on the drive out we were sleeping under the two quilts I made and a blanket. The quilts are a bit heavy and inflexible, and they aren't wide enough to cover both of us without letting some cold air in on someone. At some point I said I just wish we had my cloud (down comforter) and Scott agreed 100%. So when we got to Phoenix, we hit up a Kohl's where we found a down comforter on the shelf to my surprise. We LOVE it.
Oh we also copied our Richard Graves watercolor. We shrank it down, framed it, and hung it in the camper where you can see it when you first walk in.
Oh we also copied our Richard Graves watercolor. We shrank it down, framed it, and hung it in the camper where you can see it when you first walk in.
We have also had a few equipment issues on this trip.
- The furnace is not working.
- The carbon monoxide detector was going nuts so Scott disconnected it. It turns out they have a lifespan, and ours had exceeded it.
- Finally, our propane splitter is not working.