hi, looking for a mattress for my lwb Hilo sport roof, one I can hopefully leave up there, any ideas on what to go for? Cheers in advance.
HiLo PopTop - mattress
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I got the proper HiLo mattress and it's paper thin, my kids are ok on it, but it kills my back.
I'm watching this with interest as I'd love to know if anything would fit up there instead with the roof down.
I'm watching this with interest as I'd love to know if anything would fit up there instead with the roof down.
I use an Exped downmat inflatable mattress when I sleep up top. Comes with a ‘schnozzle’ inflator which blows it up manually in about 90 seconds. Filled with down so toasty warm. The trick is to inflate it to your body weight which for me is roughly 3/4 full, otherwise if fully inflated it’s like any other air bed - sleeping on a balloon! You quickly suss it out.
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Always have the best nights sleep, and I let it down and leave it up there. Very robust too
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Always have the best nights sleep, and I let it down and leave it up there. Very robust too
From what I've seen they are very thin due to the limited space. Sure there are posts for alternatives on here?
I’ve looked back at i previous posts, and it seems an inflatable is the way forward. Thanks you
It would appear so .Duvalay for me. You cant have your Cake and eat it. If you have a low profile roof, don’t expect loads of storage on top of the bed
let’s hope not . Sleep in my wetsuitFrom what I’ve read about HiLo roofs you might want a waterproof mattress
Not a HiLo but ....
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My requirements were a mattress which could go flat / be left in roof space / fit the space when inflated / be comfortable / cheapish but comfort a priority so......., I have found this 11cm inflatable bed - yes inflatable not self inflating so I can deflate to nothing. It’s flocked and it’s...
I managed to get hold of one of these today (few in stock in a store in Manchester). Tried it in the Hilo just now, we have a LWB so the length is perfect but it is a fraction too wide. It will do the job but is does press against the canvas slightly on the sides so I do wonder if it's raining whether that would cause the water to transfer through.... It's not perfect but it's the narrowest mattress I could find after hours of searching!
Ordered one of these today, which is made for VW campers. Not cheap, but from all the reading I’ve done, an excellent bit of kit.
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Hi, just had a Hi-lo roof installed recently, and wish to get purchase a decent mattress.
After re-search, i think the sea to summit self-inflating double mattress is for us, as I am a side sleeper and this one seems to be good. I know these roofs have a low profile, limiting the space for storage. The intention being to store it whilst deflated, in the roof space.
Question being, does anyone use a similar mattress style, and store in the way I am intending, or has any helpful tips. Can you also confirm the space within the roof for such a mattress, please.
We have a T6 LWB
btw.....the roof does not leak !.....yet !!,
cheers
After re-search, i think the sea to summit self-inflating double mattress is for us, as I am a side sleeper and this one seems to be good. I know these roofs have a low profile, limiting the space for storage. The intention being to store it whilst deflated, in the roof space.
Question being, does anyone use a similar mattress style, and store in the way I am intending, or has any helpful tips. Can you also confirm the space within the roof for such a mattress, please.
We have a T6 LWB
btw.....the roof does not leak !.....yet !!,
cheers
You may struggle with space in the HiLo, depending on how flat that mattress will go.
@Ozi, @russ_e or @Honest_Bertie mught be able to tell you this as a search shows they’ve bought the same brand.
I’ve got a SWB HiLo Sport and think the bed measures 118cm wide, but this was fitted in 2017 so may well be different to their current spec. Whichever you choose, you won’t want the mattress touching the sides as it may bridge and subsequently bring in damp.
Here’s a cheap and simple solution:
