recommend to make sofabed more comfy?

[HOGFAN]

what can I buy to put on top of the mattress to make it more comfortable?

 

[The Mayor]

Egg crate foam padding...it's what we have on ours and noone complains when they sleep on it.

 

[MareQ]

2 things you need to make it comfy - support and cushioning.

For us - we keep 2 big pieces of ply wood just for our sofa bed - DH will unfold it - take the mattress off - put the two pieces of wood over the frame then put the mattress on. Since sofa mattress' are so dang thin - this eliminated the feeling of the support bar in the middle etc.

In addition we have a big foam pad that we place over the mattress. This helps with cushioning but also with keeping the sheets on since it gives the mattress more height like a real one.

 

[HOGFAN]

Egg crate foam padding...it's what we have on ours and noone complains when they sleep on it.

do you take it off when you fold it up OR keep it on and fold it in?

 

[sweetinmaine]

2 things you need to make it comfy - support and cushioning.

For us - we keep 2 big pieces of ply wood just for our sofa bed - DH will unfold it - take the mattress off - put the two pieces of wood over the frame then put the mattress on. Since sofa mattress' are so dang thin - this eliminated the feeling of the support bar in the middle etc.

In addition we have a big foam pad that we place over the mattress. This helps with cushioning but also with keeping the sheets on since it gives the mattress more height like a real one.

These are true for us too! Definitely the plywood. Support is so important. We've also placed an 'aero' bed on top of the mattress. Very comfy...

 

[Barb D]

Just buy an air bed and use it instead of the sofa bed!

 

[lindalinda]

Pull off the mattress and throw it on the floor!

 

[The Mayor]

do you take it off when you fold it up OR keep it on and fold it in?

We keep it on and fold it up with the bed.