V-Berth Bedding

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: V-Berth Bedding

Patty here. I am wanting to make a change in the bedding we use in the v-berth and I'd like some input. We have a down comforter as the "blanket," if you will. It is wonderful, summer and winter, and I won't change that. What I want to know is what people find for the bottom. I custom made a fitted sheet for the 22' and that worked great. It was too much work, however, and it doesn't fit the 25' and I don't want to make another one! I'm thinking I want something warm underneath me and possibly something similar to a feather bed that you add onto a regular mattress, but I need to be able to adapt it to the shape of the v-berth. And I don't want it to slip. Okay, there's your challenge. I eagerly await your suggestions!

Jon - CLou · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject:

Hi Patty,
I'm not sure if this is the answer, but here's what we like to do. We sleep in a double down (zip together) sleeping bag with a large wool blanket underneath the bag. We have the bottom of the cushions and the sides of the V berth lined with a sheet of 1/4 inch closed cell packing foam. This will eliminate the condensation problem and with the wallas running, it's "tostie pops" in that little cave.
Tux

Jon

DaveS · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: V-Berth Bedding

C-Hawk · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject:

We have a V-berth shape Trav-Sac. It has a thicker "winter" side and a thinner "summer" side. It has sheets with velcro to hold them in and zippers to seperate the halfs for easier washing. They are great.[/url]

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject:

Patty here. Thanks for your quick reply people. The Travasak system sounded exactly like what I might want. It is ordered and on its way as we speak. Got the v-berth shaped one. Will use the down comforter on top if needed. Hated to get it at WM---I have a "thing" about their prices, but they're the only ones who have the v-berth shape. Had 2 $10 certificates so that saved a little. And Dave S.---you have a dirty mind Wink

DodgeRam · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject:

Patty I use real sheep skin in my dodge truck, my double bed sliding camper , my car, and you gest it in my boat tried everything else but to me it is they only thing it is so nice !.......

DaveS · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:39 am Post subject:

Jim.P · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

V Berth Bedding at "www.defender.com" $129.99.
FYI

El and Bill · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject:

We bought a trava-sak 21 years agp and still use it.

Minnow · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:

We bought a king-sized "memory foam" mattress topper for the v-berth, and found that it has been well worth the $90 it cost at Sam's.

As an added bonus, we glued together the two corners cut off, and made a dog bed out of them.

Now we're one happy pack.

Byrdman · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject:

wow....glad Pat-Patty-n-Oscar did not have one of the memory foam deals with the corners glued back together in Blakely last year... my spot on something warm and soft may have been out back in the cockpit.... Sad

Byrdman

DodgeRam · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject:

Shaggy sheep hide no smell , warm , confortable , water won't affect it can be washed in your tub easy. Take it from a French man can be very pleasant on bare skin !........ your wife will love it better than Via...........g. Gary SEARAM