eeezi awn globetrotter tent matttress upgrade

[cruiserfred]

getting ready to hit the trails again next month wondering if anyone has had any luck going up a couple of notches on a better eezi awn tent mattress Fred

 

[elmo_4_vt]

We'll sometimes put a 2" memory foam mattress pad on top of ours if it's not too hot out. It's just a basic pad from Wally-world and basically just adds a 2" softer portion to the top to give a little more cushion depth. I don't mind the plain pad unless I'm trying to sleep on my side. Also, the memory foam isn't very good in hot weather because it keeps in heat so well.

Not sure if it's what you're looking for or not, but at least inexpensive option to try out.

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[cruiserfred]

tempur pedic

has anyone tried a tempur pedic

 

[STREGA]

Really like our Tempurpedic at home but might be a little heavy for the trailer, have you looked at the Froli sleep system? It allows for air circulation under the mattress you currently have and is light weight. If I still had our Globetrotter tent I would have tried this out although I found the standard mattress in the Globetrotter to be comfortable compared to other setups I have had in the past.

 

[spressomon]

The memory foam works great as long as your tent temp is above about 60-degrees F or so (the warmer the better).

We tried one in our Autohome Overland a bunch of years ago atop Coyote Flats...it turned brick hard when the mercury dropped into the 20's. One of the most unpleasant nights I've ever spent in any type of tent.

Then we moved on to a Maggiolina and I had a local mattress maker make a slightly thicker mattress out of mattress grade foam. He laminated two different densities of foam and wrapped it in damask...it was super comfie!

 

[mrchips]

I have the Eezi-awn 1800, and am thinking about putting a piece of natural latex as a replacement. A company in Santa Monica could do it for me, just have not had the time to price it out.
Right now i have a piece of foam under the mattress to give a little more support. But you cant go to thick as, putting the transit cover back on gets more difficult.

 

[go4aryd]

I just throw in a a couple older thermarest CampRest pads. They quickly deflate for folding up in the tents and work great to add a bit of controlled softness on top of the firm mattress.

 

[Martyn]

I just throw in a a couple older thermarest CampRest pads. They quickly deflate for folding up in the tents and work great to add a bit of controlled softness on top of the firm mattress.

Quite a few people use this solution.

All you have to do is open the air valves on the thermarests and fold the tent away, or pack the tent away as is the case with the Globetrotter. They compress themselves.

If one of you finds the mattress fine and the other too hard just put a therma rest on one side.

 

[cnynrat]

Like many, we use Thermarests in conjunction with the standard Eezi-Awn mattress. I think we are using their 2" thick Camprest model, and use a total of three to cover the full width of our mattress. It's a huge improvement over the standard mattress, but does add a bit to set up & tear down time.

I've been doing a quick roll up to get most of the air out before folding them up inside the tent. I'll have to try just opening the valves and see how that works.

We investigated having a custom latex foam mattress made by a local mattress company (we have one on our bed at home, and they've also made a custom mattress for our truck camper). Don't recall the exact price, but it was prohibitively expensive.

I thought there was a new or alternate version of the Eezai Awn mattress that was firmer - anybody know anything about that or have any experience with it?

 

[Equipt]

Here is an update on the mattress options we have been looking at for the Eezi-Awn.

This is what I have learned from speaking to Jess at Eezi-Awn about this specific topic. There are many different grades of foam available for making their mattress. The density increases with the number. 100, 200, 300, etc. Eezi-Awn uses a 300 level foam in their mattresses. Any higher number and they become too hard to lie on. The Series 3 and T-Top models use a 60mm thickness and the Globetrotter uses and 85mm thickness.

We brought in a thicker mattress for the Series 3 to give it a try. The cost of the 300 level foam in these models was quite cost prohibitive. We tried a 200 level foam in a 80mm thickness. We discovered several things after a month or more of use. Folding the thicker mattress into the tent is quite difficult. All capacity for bedding storage is lost. And the thicker 200 level mattress only supports as well as the thinner 300 level mattress. We have opted to stay with the mattress specs we have.

I would agree that increasing loft with air mattresses make the most sense. Yes, it does take a little extra time. Well worth it though. The Globe Trotter is another topic though. Since the mattress doesn't fold, the sky is the limit. I'd love to hear the solutions that folks come up with on this one. I personally sleep better on the GT mattress alone than I do at home. But it really is all personal taste.

Cheers,

 

[Honu]

we also use thermarest under the foam thats in ours

works well we prefer it under the main foam rather on top though

 

[cruiserfred]

in respounce

tks for your thoughtful comments gentlemen i'll be at the expo see ya Fred

 

[Jeanne Gallagher]

Here is an update on the mattress options we have been looking at for the Eezi-Awn.

This is what I have learned from speaking to Jess at Eezi-Awn about this specific topic. There are many different grades of foam available for making their mattress. The density increases with the number. 100, 200, 300, etc. Eezi-Awn uses a 300 level foam in their mattresses. Any higher number and they become too hard to lie on. The Series 3 and T-Top models use a 60mm thickness and the Globetrotter uses and 85mm thickness.

We brought in a thicker mattress for the Series 3 to give it a try. The cost of the 300 level foam in these models was quite cost prohibitive. We tried a 200 level foam in a 80mm thickness. We discovered several things after a month or more of use. Folding the thicker mattress into the tent is quite difficult. All capacity for bedding storage is lost. And the thicker 200 level mattress only supports as well as the thinner 300 level mattress. We have opted to stay with the mattress specs we have.

I would agree that increasing loft with air mattresses make the most sense. Yes, it does take a little extra time. Well worth it though. The Globe Trotter is another topic though. Since the mattress doesn't fold, the sky is the limit. I'd love to hear the solutions that folks come up with on this one. I personally sleep better on the GT mattress alone than I do at home. But it really is all personal taste.

Cheers,

Great to read all this advice.
I have a 1.6 Series 3 and would also like a little extra padding! The thermarest option sounds a pretty good option. I wonder with getting an extra made to measure foam mattress, how it works if it is not split in half, like the original series 3 mattress?
Does it fold up easy enough?
Any advice welcome!

 

[tdesanto]

...I found the standard mattress in the Globetrotter to be comfortable compared to other setups I have had in the past.

Ditto

The GT mattress is actually quite comfortable compared to the one in my Overland. In the Overland, I had to use a thermarest.

 

[mrchips]

Don't use memory foam, in any cold weather, because it becomes hard as a brick.