week 45 - Foam Mattress 1

The bed frame is now completed so it’s time to make the foam mattress to go on top of it. I started by measuring up the space and deciding how the mattress would be stored in the van when not in use. I settled on storing it above the cab area, as this would only be used as part of the bunk bed when the main bed was set up anyway.

I bought some 1.5” (38mm) thick blue foam from a local market – apparently, the blue stuff is the best to sleep on but that might just be the guy’s sales pitch. I then measured up the foam and cut it to size and shape, splitting the bed in the middle as the roll was not wide enough to do in one piece. After some slight adjustments (taking out a few notches here and there), I had the basis for the mattress.

I cut the foam fairly easily with a good pair of scissors, however I have heard the easiest way to get a good clean edge is to use an electric kitchen knife.