Where do you buy a mattress to replace the one in the truck?

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    Twin xl fits fine, but there's room for it to be a bit wider. Maybe 42" wide.
     
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    I just searched twin xl mattress on amazon.

    I’ve never quit anything in my life. I quit looking after 2 minutes. I’ve never heard of any of the brands. I’m clueless. I searched for the Purple one. $700. Dang.
     
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    Zinus Ultima Comfort Memory Foam 8 Inch Mattress, Twin XL https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006L9SXVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_v9lyCbCGQKDQ7
    Here you go. Get this one. It's fine.
     
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    My Casper at home was somewhere near $900. :(
     
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    Most sleepers should accomodate Twin or Twin XL on the lower bunk. The top bunk is thinner. I used a measuring tape to find mine and a website with mattress sizes. By the way, my Freightliner Cascadia cannot accomodate a mattress wider than a Twin XL.
     

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    We have the King size Tempurpedic that raises up on both sides and that dang thing was 4k The kicker about it was when she got it (I was on deployment at the time) it was the FLOOR MODEL. To buy it from the store was something like almost 6K. Fracking ridiculousness if you tell me...

    But I do like to sleep on it. :p
     
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    Get the Minimizer truck mattress. No it’s not cheap but you’ll sleep like a baby and never have to replace it. If you wanna be comfortable all day AND night pick up one of their seats too. Here’s a video of the mattress:

     
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    It is true. Getting good sleep is important. If you don’t. Getting tired later in driving will hit you hard. Especially driving at night. It can be dangerous.
    Also having an animal leaning against you when you sleep. They bring comfort. Something about animals knowing the deeper love that God speaks of.
     
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    My brother has a memory foam mattress that came in a box. He's had it for 5-10 years. It's great. I slept on it when house-sitting. My first impression laying on it was "too firm", and I like very firm mattresses.But it molds around you and you never feel pressure points when laying on your side. Many of the memory foam mattresses have the reputation of being too warm. Now I see many advertise has selling some sort of "ours is a cooler sleeping experience".
     
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