Dealing with the bifold mattress

We no longer need this strap. The strap was necessary because the bed would not fold since we had two toppers on the mattress. Yes, two toppers. The first night we camped after picking the unit up from the dealer was an eye opener. The mattress was like sleeping on a hard floor and the wife had us off to Walmart the next day to purchase a topper. She still was not a happy camper and we ordered a better topper from Amazon when we got home. They were both on the mattress and the wife was still not happy. Besides not providing a good night's sleep the bed was very difficult to make. We decided to have a new custom mattress made and instructed them to make it two inches narrower. The difference is amazing and the mattress flips over and lays flat just like the original when it is time to bring in the slide. The bed is also easy to make now. Happy Wife, Happy Life and yes it cost me a bundle.

The bifold mattress in the JM31 is like sleeping on concrete so we added a topper to soften the experience. The half of the mattress at the foot must be folded up when the slide is brought in. After adding the mattress topper when we folded it up it did not want to stay and would fall back down. We made an adjustable and removeable tie back strap using marine fender locks and the straps from some inexpensive May West life vests.

Another issue we have with the bifold mattress is making the bed. We have to pull the mattress back away from the headboard to get the fitted sheet on. When we do that we often hit the thermostat on the opposite wall and knocked the face off. To solve this we fabricated a section of wood to attach to the wall next to the thermostat to prevent the mattress from striking it. Only those with the two air conditioner option will have this problem because the second air conditioner unit adds that thermostat.