Has anyone purchased a cab mattress? If so, what’s the best one?

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  1. Dre333

    Dre333 Bobtail Member

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    Hi guys, I’m just getting ready to go to trucking school. I was told to bring bedding.. so what do I need to be comfortable on the road?
     
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  3. WesternPlains

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    Take a extra large sleeping bag and pillow. You can switch to sheets after you are assigned your own truck. In fact, I used the sleeping bag method my whole career.
     
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    Intothesunset Road Train Member

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    I've been told to go to local mattress manufacturer, and tell them how firm you like a mattress.
    I have not done this yet. But I've been told its cheaper than the foam mattress pads at TA last one I bought was $210 I think.
     
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    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    how big are you. us plus size models need springs not foam. so a good pillow top twin from big lots will work
     
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    I got me a tuft and needle
     
  9. x1Heavy

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    Have the company send truck to dealer and put in a premium mattress.

    Schooling i know nothing about. Never anything regarding sleeping lessons and bedtime stories in my lifetime.
     
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    AFTER you've been assigned your own truck, go to Walcott (Iowa 80). You can pick from an array of mattresses- from the soft one that give me backaches to the concrete kind that let me sleep like a baby- in an array of price points.
     
  11. Numb

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    some companies will put a new one in for you,WHEN you get your own.

    if it's not good enough, shop for "super" single size. 40X 75 or there about.
     
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