erika
Advanced Member
8.1.23 UPDATE: the trial setup we used for 9 days in the CO mountains worked great. Ordered 2 pieces of Foam Touch firm/high density foam, links below. I'd recommend ordering directly from the company as amazon sucks and screwed up both times I ordered - sent wrong size first time- which we ended up keeping, second piece was damaged. I would have ordered directly from Foam Touch but it would not arrive in time for our trip.
1. One piece 2"x30"x84" (cut to 77") with older basecamp thermarest on top. (not room to store two 3" foam when camper closed - thermarest is easy to fold up on bench.) $44 ($48 thru FoamTouch.com)
https://foamtouch.com/product/foamtouch-upholstery-foam-cushion-high-density-2-height-x-30-width-x-84-length/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JJLFDL6/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2. One 3"x 30"x84" Foam Touch firm density $64 (Amazon screwed up and sent us a 72" length piece, which we managed to use and fill the space with the extra cut off from 2" piece. We didn't have time to wait for the correct size to be sent.)
https://foamtouch.com/product/foamtouch-upholstery-foam-cushion-high-density-3-height-x-30-width-x-84-length/
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original post:
Does anyone know the type and firmness of the stock 2" mattress foam in a 2001 Hawk? I'm looking to replace one of the 2 pieces and have no idea what to look for. Anyone tried 44ILD high density or 36ILD medium density foam? I'm looking at ordering one of these inexpensive 44ILD foams to experiment with: https://www.amazon.com/FoamTouch-Upholstery-Cushion-Density-Height/dp/B01JJLFDL6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=DXH81KXAAA6B&keywords=2%2Binch%2Bmedium%2Bdensity%2Bupholstery%2Bfoam%2B30%22%2Bwide&qid=1688860651&sprefix=2%2Binch%2Bmedium%2Bdensity%2Bupholstery%2Bfoam%2B30%2Bwide%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-7&th=1
- OR https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S25D97K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3NPIZCIJWVGEB&psc=1
We have the small cabover bed that only has about 4.75" of height once the lid is closed - therefore no way to add more thickness without storing one piece of foam elsewhere (not a good option for us).
The stock foam is 32"x77"x 2"; the second piece is 1.75" thickness since the bed platform pulls out.
We are pretty lightweight people - ranging between 120-150lbs.
I've searched all over - to no avail - in our small town in Colorado for upholstery foam to compare to and see what density and firmness is comparable.
The mattress foam that came with our used camper had a strong toxic smell & mold stains when we bought it, so we never used them. The upholstery cover seems to be the origin of the toxic smell. We've been using a lightspeed air mattress for 7 years. Not ideal for many reasons and ready to upgrade.
The latest experiment is using one of the old pieces of foam that doesn't smell, and putting a 1.5" thermarest on top. It's been fairly comfortable and a lot warmer, therefore I'm looking to order another similar density of foam in order to sleep 2 up top. I don't want to spend a lot of $ on foam at this point while we are experimenting with what setup works best for us. It would be more ideal to have 3" high quality foam and not deal with thermarests, but, we already own them and they are easier to fold up flat vs one big piece of foam that won't fit up top once the lid is closed. - Also open to hear of others solutions that have a similar camper setup.
1. One piece 2"x30"x84" (cut to 77") with older basecamp thermarest on top. (not room to store two 3" foam when camper closed - thermarest is easy to fold up on bench.) $44 ($48 thru FoamTouch.com)
https://foamtouch.com/product/foamtouch-upholstery-foam-cushion-high-density-2-height-x-30-width-x-84-length/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JJLFDL6/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2. One 3"x 30"x84" Foam Touch firm density $64 (Amazon screwed up and sent us a 72" length piece, which we managed to use and fill the space with the extra cut off from 2" piece. We didn't have time to wait for the correct size to be sent.)
https://foamtouch.com/product/foamtouch-upholstery-foam-cushion-high-density-3-height-x-30-width-x-84-length/
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original post:
Does anyone know the type and firmness of the stock 2" mattress foam in a 2001 Hawk? I'm looking to replace one of the 2 pieces and have no idea what to look for. Anyone tried 44ILD high density or 36ILD medium density foam? I'm looking at ordering one of these inexpensive 44ILD foams to experiment with: https://www.amazon.com/FoamTouch-Upholstery-Cushion-Density-Height/dp/B01JJLFDL6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=DXH81KXAAA6B&keywords=2%2Binch%2Bmedium%2Bdensity%2Bupholstery%2Bfoam%2B30%22%2Bwide&qid=1688860651&sprefix=2%2Binch%2Bmedium%2Bdensity%2Bupholstery%2Bfoam%2B30%2Bwide%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-7&th=1
- OR https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S25D97K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3NPIZCIJWVGEB&psc=1
We have the small cabover bed that only has about 4.75" of height once the lid is closed - therefore no way to add more thickness without storing one piece of foam elsewhere (not a good option for us).
The stock foam is 32"x77"x 2"; the second piece is 1.75" thickness since the bed platform pulls out.
We are pretty lightweight people - ranging between 120-150lbs.
I've searched all over - to no avail - in our small town in Colorado for upholstery foam to compare to and see what density and firmness is comparable.
The mattress foam that came with our used camper had a strong toxic smell & mold stains when we bought it, so we never used them. The upholstery cover seems to be the origin of the toxic smell. We've been using a lightspeed air mattress for 7 years. Not ideal for many reasons and ready to upgrade.
The latest experiment is using one of the old pieces of foam that doesn't smell, and putting a 1.5" thermarest on top. It's been fairly comfortable and a lot warmer, therefore I'm looking to order another similar density of foam in order to sleep 2 up top. I don't want to spend a lot of $ on foam at this point while we are experimenting with what setup works best for us. It would be more ideal to have 3" high quality foam and not deal with thermarests, but, we already own them and they are easier to fold up flat vs one big piece of foam that won't fit up top once the lid is closed. - Also open to hear of others solutions that have a similar camper setup.