RV Mattress Buying Guide

Whether you are a weekend RVer, spend your life RVing full time or exist somewhere in between, a comfortable and supportive mattress is your ticket to enjoying life on the road.

Does Your RV Need A New Mattress?

Obvious signs your old mattress has seen better days:

• Sagging across the middle third of the mattress or along the sides, making your roll towards someone sharing the bed.
• The mattress makes creaking noises.
• Soft, non-supportive edges: a sign of edge breakdown.
• Waking up stiff or sore in the morning.
• You have developed reoccurring back pain.

A mattress in need of replacement becomes un-supportive and contributes to restless nights with less sleep. Out-of-character poor sleeping habits and the effects of sleep deprivation are usually the first signs that you need a new mattress.

How tired are you?

Signs your old mattress is causing you sleep deprivation:

• You are always tired in the morning.
• You find it constantly difficult to get out of bed in the morning.
• You need a nap during the day.
• You become irritable.
• You are unable to concentrate throughout the day.

What To Look For – RV Mattress Quality

You should look forward to nights on the road in your RV. And your RV mattress should be comfortable, supportive and offer the same pleasure of a good night’s sleep at home.

RV manufacturers have never used residential quality mattresses. For quality, comfort and coziness trust Excel Distributors for your next RV mattress. With 8” thick plush, premium-quilted pillow top, memory foam and innerspring mattresses to choose from the miles traveled on the road will be more enjoyable and the nights are guaranteed to be much more restful.

Layers of RV mattress

Another important factor, besides comfort, to look for when purchasing an RV mattress is safety. It is important that your RV mattress meet standard safety guidelines and regulations. Excel Distributors does not use any chemical treatments to meet fire standards; we use inherently fire retardant rayon fibers to meet safety requirements. Excel mattresses offer this safety feature and mattresses that meet Federal Fire Safety Standards (CFR 1633), a premium safety feature at no additional cost.

It is important to measure the space available for your new RV mattress. Many motor homes require RV-specific mattress sizes with different widths and lengths than your standard home version. Excel offers RV-specific mattress sizes from Twin

through Queen sizes. (See Mattress Sizes for more detail.)

Mattress quality and durability are other important pieces to consider when shopping for a new RV bed.

The RV market is dominated by 5 primary quality categories:

• OEM units with coil counts of 252-390 with less than 1" of padding
• Aftermarket units (Excel's) with 390-420 coils and 3-4" of padding
• Memory Foam units (tempurpedic, Excel's aero-pedic)
• Basic Foam - polypropylene cut to size
• Air Beds (select comfort, comfortaire)

RV Mattress Sizes

Excel offers RV mattresses in both RV-specific and standard residential sizes. With mattresses so comfortable they might rival the comfort of your bed at home, you may just want to replace it with one of Excel’s.

Sizes:

34" x 74" RV Twin
38" x 74" Residential Twin
49" x 74" RV Full
53" x 74" Residential Full
53" x 79" Full XL
60" x 74" RV Queen (Short Queen)
60" x 79" Residential Queen

Services – Delivery

Excel Distributor's box & roll packaging

Excel offers a unique “box & roll” packaging process for easy shipping, storage and installation.

Excel Distributors has put a great amount of time, engineering, and design into specialized machinery that allows us to bag and package mattresses. Our process is unique in that it allows us to safely package up to a full-size queen mattress into a box that is easily picked up and delivered to your door.

We build our mattresses with great detail and quality. With the help of our machinery we are able to deliver them nationwide free from damage and at very low shipping prices. Our machinery secures each mattress in a rolled bundle that is easy to carry and install. Once out of the box and protective bag the mattress will quickly respond back to its full size, length and height. When the mattress is back to its original size it will feel the same as any other top quality name brand mattress.

RV Mattress Options

When choosing an RV mattress you have the option to choose between three types of mattresses, depending on your needs.

RV Innerspring Mattress

Excel offers the “Dynasty” series RV innerspring mattress. The "Dynasty" is specifically designed to fit the standard sizes of today's RV. Routinely compared to Sealy®, Serta®, or Simmons® in comfort but designed and engineered for the specific sizes of Recreation Vehicles (RV's). This residential quality RV mattress is 8" thick and can be installed in mere minutes.

They “Dynasty” RV mattress is built around the industry leading Bonnell™ style coil spring system which provides medium-firm support and relaxation. The mattress is wrapped in an insulator and has high-grade foam toppers on the top and bottom (a double sided bed.) The RV mattress cover is quilted damask fabric with an elegant woven pattern providing a soft comfort layer.

Features: Layers of RV innerspring mattress
A plush 8" thick innerspring mattress
Sizes specifically designed for RVs
Industry leading Bonnell™ style coil spring system

Medium/firm support and comfort
Quilted damask fabric cover
Double sided mattress
Packed and shipped via UPS to most destinations within 10 business days
Comparable to Sealy®, Serta®, or Simmons®

Spec Details:
Bonnell™ coil innerspring system (coil count 312/full)
Quilted woven damask fabric
Polyurethane foam toppers top and bottom
Meets mandatory CFR 1633 Federal fire safety standards
Manufactured under strict quality guidelines ISO-9001
Shipping Weight 30-40lbs (varies by size)
Made in the USA

RV Memory Foam Mattress

Excel is pleased to offer a unique memory foam RV mattress. Let cool, luxurious AERUS foam help open a window of comfort in your AERO-PEDIC bed today. AERUS is the only open cell viscoelastic memory foam to offer cooler, luxurious, shape-conforming comfort without sacrificing support or durability.

Due to its unique cell construction, Aerus allows air to flow through the material far more efficiently than traditional viscoelastic memory foam products, leading to faster heat and moisture dissipation and increased comfort. Memory foam also features qualities that promote better health; it is hypoallergenic, and prevents bed bugs, bacteria, mold, and dust mites.

Features:
Dissipates heat up to 10 times faster than traditional visco
High airflow
Shape-conforming comfort
Superior cell structure
Exceptional durability from VPF manufacturing
Anti-microbial

Construction Features:
3" AERUS Visco Memory Foam Comfort Layer
5" 2.5LB Polyurethane Foam Base
White Microdenier Fabric Zippered Cover

"Finer than Silk" Microdenier Fabric Cover
100% Washable
Wrinkle Resistant
Doesn't Water Spot
Soft to the touch, and highly durable
Superior Breathability

RV Pillow Top Mattress

Excel Distributors provides the ultimate RV comfort with the Explorer pillow top mattress. The "Explorer" series is designed by sleep experts to fit the sizes of today's RV. If you plan to spend long periods on the road, treat yourself to the best in comfort with the "Explorer" series. The "Explorer" is in stock and ready for immediate delivery.

The "Explorer" is the best innerspring mattress available with a built in pillow top comfort layer. The quilted Pillow Top contains sleep improving SuperSoft foam. The "Explorer" series is constructed with the industry leading Bonnell™ style coil spring system with a coil count of more than 300 on the full size.

Features:
8" thick medium-firm quilted Pillow Top Innerspring Mattress specifically designed for RVs
SuperSoft Foam provides outstanding residential quality pillow-top comfort
Industry standard Bonnell™ style coil spring system
Meets required Federal fire Safety Standards (CFR 1633)
Unique "Box & Roll" packaging for easy shipping, storage and installation
Can be shipped via UPS to most destinations within 14 days or less
Manufactured under quality ISO9001 production standards
Made in the USA

Caring For Your RV Mattress

A quilted mattress pad will provide total protection for your RV mattress. Excel offers a covering made of durable 100% polypropylene material and filled with 100% polyester fiberfill. The mattress pad is guaranteed to fit securely to your bed; it is available in standard and RV-specific sizes. A mattress cover is a reliable and easy (to clean it, simply machine wash cold and tumble or line dry) solution to RV mattress protection.

A mattress topper is another great way to preserve the longevity of your new RV mattress or prolong the life of an old one while offering added comfort at the same time; it is an economical choice too, as it will save you the money of buying a new mattress in the long run.

A mattress topper is a product created to act as a cover to preserve your mattress and provide an extra level of comfort as well. Excel offers a viscoelastic memory foam mattress topper with 2" of 3 lb. memory foam along with a super plush beige fabric cover. This topper is heat and pressure sensitive allowing it to adjust to your body, giving you greater support. Excel’s memory foam topper is hypoallergenic, and prevents bed bugs, bacteria, mold, and dust mites.

Testimonials

WN - Farmersville, TX
"I have had my mattress about a month now and I'm very pleased. As a 61 yr. old man comfort means a lot and this "pillow top" mattress fills the bill."

TR - Middlefield, CT
"We had just bought a 1995 travel trailer. The bedding was made of thin foam. They were worn and stained. They needed replacing, but we wanted more of a home-like mattress. On line I found Excel Distributors. Their product looked good, and they were willing to custom make mattresses to fit our bunk beds, and at a reasonable cost. We ordered a new queen, and 2 bunks. They were shipped in fast order, and arrived in manageable boxes. After placing them in the trailer, they not only looked great, they felt great too. We sleep like we are at home in our own beds now. Since our purchase, we have told other campers about Excel. A special thanks to Jo Anne at Excel for personally walking us through the buying experience. It has been two months on our new mattresses, and we are 100% satisfied. A great investment!"

JS - Uvalde, TX
Great product (foam mattress for our RV--we are fulltimers--best mattress we have ever had) and great service!

SL - Ridgecrest, NC
The new foam mattress that came with my travel trailer was killing my back so I bought a new mattress from Excel. I was highly skeptical of buying something like this online and curious as to how they would be able to ship it. The mattress did spring out from its compacted state in the box, just as they told me it would. It is as good or better than the mattress I use at home, and I am pleased with it and with the price. Fast shipping with no problems.

JJ - Desloge, MO
We had just purchased a used Coachman Motor Home and decided to improve the mattress. Went to the Web to see what was available. We looked locally but the RV 60x74 short queen appeared near impossible to find in short order. We selected Excel Distributors after having read through all the information on the mattress. One of the best decisions we've made in quite a while. This is an excellent mattress, just like home away from home. We'll be back to when it's time to update our Excel mattress.

RG - Dunmor, KY
I was impressed with the personal service I received. My product was shipped as I was told it would be, & I received it on time and in excellent condition. I would do business again with this company. I purchased a truck mattress because that was the size we needed for our camper. I love it.

JH- Deep Gap, NC
We are self-employed photographers, traveling for extended business trips with our 3 1/2 year old daughter. We are physically exhausted at the end of our workday and a comfortable nights sleep is imperative. While on our most recent trip we did away with our new RV mattress and replaced it with an excel, what a blessing! I think it is more comfortable then our more costly home mattress. It arrived when expected; very important since we had to pick it up at one of the locations we stopped at during our 5-week commute. Thanks Excel!