Memory Foam Mattress with an Electric Blanket (or Electric Mattress Pad) There is no safety problem such as flammability with a decent memory foam mattress or topper (as contrasted with one of the cheap egg-crate type foams). Memory Foam Durability with Added Heat There seem to be two schools of thought on using heated mattress pads with memory foam. Some people say the memory foam mattress won’t support the bodyproperly if it is extra warm. Tempur-Pedic® states on their web site that they do not recommend using electric blankets or mattress pads because the “exposureto direct heat over extended periods of time can cause damage to the TEMPUR material”. Tempur-Pedic® further suggests that if at bedtime your mattress is too cold, try turning up the bedroom thermostat for twenty to thirty minutes before going to bed. Once you are in bed, the mattress will warm up quickly in response to your body heat. If you do choose to use an electric blanket to warm your mattress before bedtime, we recommend that you turn it off after 30 minutes to avoid overexposing the TEMPUR material to high heat.
My personal opinion - not supported by rigorous objective testing Several years ago, I myself spoke to the Technical Director at another one of the memory foam mattress manufacturers and he told me there would be no problems. I tend to believe this version because I personally have slept on a memory foam mattress with heated mattress pads for about six years now and I do not notice any problems. In fact, during cold weather, my personal opinion is that the support and comfort actually work better due to the extra warmth and I didn't like the "cold brick" feel. And I definitely do not want to increase my house temperature. One of the major benefits of heated bedding is to save money and energy by heating only the bed, not the whole house. Since some memory foam manufacturers say no and some say yes, you will have to make the final decision whether to go with the heated pad on the memory foam. Sorry we couldn’t be more scientific or definitive. Carries ALL MODELS of the Award WinningSAFEST Heated Blankets andMattress Pads fromSoftHeat Low VoltageUL Says: SoftHeat'sSafe & Warm TMtechnology uses"Non-Hazardous Class2 Low Voltage"
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Sorry, all information presented applies only to products sold in the United States. We cannot help with other products.Mattress protector should protect the topper as well, i imagine. For instance, if your woman is a squirter, you do not wanna leave the absorbant topper to absorb all the squirt. Buy a hammock, no need to protect yourself from the collection of dead skin cells and therefore mites and bed bugs what have you. Also, a hammock washes handily in a washing machine.If you can fit it under the mattress protector, then that is the best way to help solve the problems of spills and cleanup. However, if it fits too snug and may tear, then place it on top. That said, you’ll have to beware of spills as the mattress topper will likely be made of a sensitive material like foam or feather bedding.The purpose of the mattress protector is to safeguard your topper and the mattress from spilling water or liquids. First set the topper over the mattress then place the mattress protector on top of all.
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I set out from the PNW in the dead of winter and passed through Idaho and Utah (read: *really* cold in January). I had a litle 20″ wide inflatable backpacking air mattress and a memory foam pillow… Fun fact: memory foam turns hard as a rock in the cold. I survived those early days but quickly realized that my sleep setup was not ideal… The pillow turned out to be fine, so long as the weather was above freezing. But the skinny little pad was not ideal for truck camping. I’m a backpacker and alpine climber at heart so I felt like I could get by with what I had and what I’m used to–just roughing it if you will. But for week after week of truck camping I figured there had to be a better way. And let’s face it, I’ve got a truck, I’m not carrying these gear on my back up a mountain, so size and weight isn’t the biggest concern (though it should be considered). After a month or so on the road I quickly turned to REI and picked up the Therm-a-Rest Neoair Dream Mattress, a 25″ inflatable mattress with a thin foam topper and a nice fabric cover that zips on and off.
This mattress was a huge step up from the simple backpacker’s air mattress that I was using. The chief benefit of the NeoAir Dream is the slightly wider size (5 more inches may not sound like much, but it makes a huge difference), the fabric topper (when sleeping in the heat I find the plastic-y material to be very uncomfortable), and the relatively small size (you could let the air out and roll it up into the size of a sleeping bag). As a solo truck camper, I found the NeoAir Dream to be the perfect air mattress. Later on, I would be joined by Andrea as we set out across the American West and into Mexico. Unfortunately the 25″ wide NeoAir mattress would not work for the both of us. Why oh why Therm-a-Rest don’t you make an extra wide twin size version? During our first trial run truck camping trips around the Pacific Northwest we just decided to use my two backpacker NeoAir mattresses (the All-Season and X-Lite) which are both 20″ wide. They were the perfect size for my truck bed and they wedged together nice and snug with no gaps.
During the cold weather camping they served just fine for the both of us. Though it did become somewhat tiring blowing up and rolling up the airmats every day. I also worried that the ultralight backpacker material would spring a leak with such frequent use, or get a splinter or something from the wood. It never happened, but I worried about it. Ultimately, for the hassle of blowing them up and storing them, the concerns about durability, and the aforementioned plastic-y problem, I began looking for other options. My truck bed has a space of approximately 39″ between the wheel wells when sleeping in Base Camp Mode, and there are surprisingly very few options out there with that size. I would have loved the Therm-a-Rest Dream at those dimensions, but sadly that does not exist. All the cheap-o Coleman mattresses which are twin-bed size are also ridiculously thick (6″ or 8″ thick) which is a no-go when you use the backshelf approach in Base Camp Mode. What is the difference between a 3″ thick air mattress and a 6″ thick air mattress, Coleman?
Nothing in terms of comfort, just more material and time to blow up. The only ready made solution I could find that would meet my requirements was the Teton Sports Camp Cot XXL foam mattress. It’s a 3″ thick foam mattress with a fabric topper. The dimensions are perfect width-wise, but it is slightly over 6′ long which is longer than my truck bed. The pad is pretty comfortable though a little thin because it is meant to be used as a topper while sleeping on a coat and not meant to be used as a standalone pad. But the biggest downside, of course, is the massive size even when rolled up. It takes up a lot of room in the back of the truck. One major plus is that you don’t have to worry about punctures, ever. It can take a lot of abuse. It’s nice that it has the removable fabric topper, but it is quite difficult to take off and put back on since they put the opening along the narrow end of the sleeping pad. All-in-all the Teton Sports Cot Pad is an affordable and viable option for those looking to maximize their sleeping space and don’t want to worry about the potential problems of an air mattress that can spring a leak.
I’d still say that the perfect truck camping sleeping pad doesn’t exist. Ideally I’d like to see a cross between the Teton Sports pad and the NeoAir Dream. Perhaps something with the heavy duty blue foam pad on the bottom, a thin inflatable air mattress, and a super soft foam topper. It would be the size of a twin bed (39″ wide by 6′ long) and include an easily removable and washable fabric topper like that which is currently on the NeoAir Dream.What do you use while truck camping? Sound off in the comments below…If you’re interested in truck camping, be sure to check out my #1 best selling Amazon book Big Travel, Small Budget which includes a chapter on overlanding and truck camping. Join the private Facebook group Pickup Truck Camping to ask questions and share your insights. We are now over 800 members! Ryan is an author, adventurer, and wanderer. Originally from Seattle, he headed to Washington DC where he spent five years working for Congress before heeding the call of the wild.