Caravans with fixed island bed

[Surfer]

Are the any UK caravans out there that have a reversible fixed bed mattress, in other words you can turn the mattress over like a domestic mattress? If not, which caravan do you think has got the most comfortable fixed bed mattress?

 

[WatsonJohnG]

I would have thought that all fixed island beds would have a mattress that could be reversed from side to side as would most transvers fixed bed vans

Its only the ones with a fixed side bed /shaped corner like the Oklahoma/Indiana type that can not be reversed

We found the most uncomfortable fixed bed was when the mattresss hinged down the middle which Swift/Ace later avoided but some makers still do that.

We were lucky in that when it sagged at the fold the upholsterer(Leisure Furnishings)removed the fold FOC

 

[Surfer]

We have an island bed Lunar 640 but the nmattress is not reversible and is now sagging in some areas. As the caravan is slightly less than 3 years old we are going to claim on warranty for a replacement.

Seems silly not being able to turn over a mattress on an island bed!

 

[WatsonJohnG]

Ian I am amazed

It does seem crazy as you say

Is it a transverse island bed?

 

[WatsonJohnG]

http://www.leisure-furnishings.co.uk/gpage.html
It might be worth contacting Leisure Furnishings as they now deal direct on warranty claims if they originally supplied Lunar

Ask for Wendy or Elaine ,I found them most helpful when our mattress sagged and they did an excellent job on that and on recovering the seats on warranty when they faded in the sun

We traded the Ace in and the recovered seats had never been out of the polythene!

 

[Surfer]

Thanks John. I wonder if they also do the mattresses etc for Lunar caravans.

 

[WatsonJohnG]

Ian give them a ring they are lovely to deal with and will help if they can

 

[DenisD]

It is not only beds but what about seating. All my previous vans I have been able to alternate the seating at the front left to right and back again on a regular basis as the part near the front locker gets use the most. I now have a Pageant Champagne but I cannot do this as there is a difference of only a couple inches in length between them.

 

[BeemerMal]

Our Abbey Spectrum has a fixed island bed and this can be turned. It is the same on both sides but it cannot be turned top to bottom due to the curved shape at the base.

We thought the mattress was very firm even though we prefer a firm mattress we found this one to be far to hard. So I had a lined foam mattress topper made by a local upholsterer.

 

[Surfer]

I contacted Swift about the Abbey Spectrum and they have not answered my post about the bed. We had a look at a 2007 525 but the mattress was not reversible. I wonder why they don't make the mattresses reversible on island beds?