Bed air or electric lift kit wanted

[Petervs]

I have a Marathon, and it has 2 gas struts to lift the bed. Worked pretty good until we replaced the mattress with a memory foam type which was heavier.

So, last time I swapped out a couple of bay door gas struts, I installed the old ones on the bed. it works perfect, and cost nothing!

The gas struts only cost $22 in any event.

[Loc]

International Bus Parts also sells stuts in different lifting capacities.

[Yankee802]

I have a Marathon, and it has 2 gas struts to lift the bed. Worked pretty good until we replaced the mattress with a memory foam type which was heavier.

So, last time I swapped out a couple of bay door gas struts, I installed the old ones on the bed. it works perfect, and cost nothing!

The gas struts only cost $22 in any event.

Where did you get the memory foam mattress? Short queen, cost?

[dale farley]

Geoff,

We bought one for the bus at WalMart and a thicker one for the house at Sam's Club. We were out of town when we bought the one for the bus, but it does a great job. I forget the exact cost, but I would say around $40-$75 and $150-$200 respectively. They are queen size and both work great.

[Petervs]

We replaced the entire mattress, not just an on top pad. Our bed is an odd angled shape, it tapers at the foot end.

We found a local mattress factory that custom made the mattress to our dimensions in 2 days. After all, they just cut a hunk of foam and wrap it in cloth.

Cost was the same as a queen size they sell, about $800 I think.

We used Regal Mattress Co in Vancouver, WA, but you might be able to find another company close to you.