About Mattress Foam

Basically, you are buying a block of foam from us. All we are do is cut it to the right size and sew it into a high quality damask cover. ( We also do a little gluing to make sure things don't shift around. )

The quality of that foam is the limiting factor in:

• How comfortable it will be.
• How long your mattress will remain comfortable to sleep on.

We use the highest quality foam made for mattresses for your RV mattress. That's almost all there is to say, except:

Lets talk about foam ( its going to get a little technical )

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Specifications For Our Gold Model - available in full and queen sizes.

* Foam density – 1.8 - 1.9 lbs per cubic foot ( high density)
* IFD (indentation force deflection)– 48 - 50lbs ( high compression)
* Foam thickness - 4 inches.

Specifications For Our Platinum Model - available –full and queen

* Density – 2.5 lbs per cubic foot ( high density )
* IFD (indentation force deflection) – 41 lbs ( high compression )
* Foam thickness - 4 inches.

What this means

INDENTATION FORCE DEFLECTION

* The Indentation Force Deflection (IFD) number represents the pounds of force required to indent a foam sample by a specified percentage of its original thickness.
* IDF is the measure of the foams firmness.

DENSITY

* Density is a measurement of the pounds per cubic foot. It is one of the most important of all form properties. The lower density, the more air spaces there are in the foam.
* High density foam products generally offer a great deal of support.

What this means to you

HOW DENSITY AND IFD AFFECT FOAM PERFORMANCE

* High density foams can be made very soft.
Low density foams can be made very firm.
There is no such thing as a "hard" or "soft" density.
* There is a difference between firmness and support.

IFD is a measurement the support of the foam.

Support is the foam's ability to "push back" against weight and prevent the foam from "bottoming out."

Higher density foam helps prevent the feeling of having the foam collapse beneath the body weight.

OTHER FACTORS

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Foam durability, flex fatigue and compression set are other terms related foam performance. We concern ourselves with all of these factors and more.
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There are books written about the physics and chemistry of foam. For more information we refer you to the "Polyurethane Foam Association".
Their web address is www.pfa.org