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Here I’ll give you my Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper review, that I bought online from Spotlight…
… and I’ll also tell you why it was the very first modification I did for our Jayco Swan.
Here you’ll find the answer to questions about:
- Sizing
- Comfort
- Price, and
- Can you can leave it on the bed when the top is wound down?
Let’s get started:
Why I bought the Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper
I created a poll to find out the best modifications people have done for their Jayco camper trailer:
The most popular response BY FAR was to add a mattress topper
[it got 217 votes while no. 2 got 97]
I found this pretty interesting considering that this isn’t even really a modification!
After reading A LOT of recommendations the most popular options were:
- Spotlight’s Ever Rest Memory Foam Topper
- Kogan’s Ovela Bamboo Memory Foam Mattress Topper
- Kmart’s Anko Bamboo Mattress Topper
The clear winner (by a mile) was the Ever Rest Memory Foam Topper.
So I bought one here from Spotlight’s store on eBay
(even with shipping it worked out to be the same price as buying in-store)
My Review: Thoughts and opinions about the Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper
My initial thoughts were:
“It’s pretty thin… is it even thick enough to make the mattress more comfortable?”
But once it was out of the bag, after a few minutes it got to its 5cm thickness.
Laying on it, I could feel a massive difference.
I’ll be honest though:
I’m not the best judge. I sleep anywhere and it doesn’t bother me.
Remember the poll I conducted?
Without hesitation, adding a mattress topper was Natalie’s vote:
She hated the mattress in our Jayco Swan… she thought it was hard and cold.
Our first night sleeping on the Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper?
Big difference:
Now, the mattress is actually comfortable. And warmer too.
(it was single-digit weather last night, and no complaints about the cold coming from underneath)
Sizing: What size mattress topper do I need for my Jayco camper trailer?
The beds in a Jayco Swan (and other Jayco camper trailers too) are:
- A double bed, and
- A queen bed that’s NOT QUITE a real queen sized mattress.
So for the mattress topper for the bigger bed, this is what people have done:
Buy a queen sized mattress topper and had to cut it down…
…or the most common thing is to just buy a double sized mattress topper.
So I ended up getting a double bed sized mattress topper too… and I’m glad.
There was about a centimetre gap on each side, and it went to the edges top and bottom:
No cutting!
Can you leave an Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper on your bed when your Jayco Swan is wound down?
Yes!
Because it’s only 5 cm thick, you can leave it your bed when the top was down.
[it’s one of the things that sold me on this mattress topper]
I would‘ve been willing to get a mattress topper that wasn’t quite as good just so that it would’ve been less to do in pack-up and set-up…
…so it’s quite lucky that this was the most recommended AND you could leave it in place.
Price for the Ever Rest Memory Foam Mattress Topper: How Does It Compare?
Spotlight sells these for about $80 (I bought mine from their online store here on eBay)
Number 2 on the list of mattress toppers most recommended for Jayco camper trailers (the Kogan Ovela) sells for quite a bit more at $119 plus postage.
So… the one that’s most recommended is $40-50 cheaper than it’s closest rival?
Bargain.
Summary: Happy with the Ever Rest Memory Foam for my Jayco Swan
Overall, I’m very happy with Spotlight’s Ever Rest Memory Foam Topper.
It wasn’t too expensive, was delivered to my door, and it’s thick enough to be comfortable and provide an extra layer of insulation…
…but not too thick, so I can leave it on when I wind down the top of my Jayco Swan.
If you’re after one click here to get one from Spotlight’s store on eBay
[just don’t forget: double bed size fits both beds]
If you have any questions about my mattress topper review, please comment below.
Otherwise, check out how this started:
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Thanks for your great info. We are hiring a Jayco swan for 2 weeks and I was wondering about the bed divider for keeping the kids from annoying each other. I am happy to make it in order to have some peace on the trip.
Just wanting to know what ages you had sleeping widthways in the bed with the divider. I can’t try it out prior to our trip, so I am wondering whether it will be long enough for the kids to sleep comfortably.
I look forward to hearing back.
Hi Anna-Lisa,
The ages of our kids are 2 and 6… he’s tall for 6, and he has plenty of room for this divider in the other post (DIY Bed Divider for Jayco Swan Camper Trailer)
Cheers!
Co-incidentally I came across your review after I had decided that Ever Rest memory foam would be the solution to add some comfort to the beds in our Jayco Finch that we recently purchased 2nd hand. The Finch is a very old model that’s no longer in production and the double beds are only 118cm wide (190cm long) so there’s going to be too much overhang with the standard double Ever Rest mattress so I’m hoping we can either cut it down or just deal with the overhang another way.
Hi Brett,
The variable sizes are a pain when it comes to sheets too!
The material is of the sort that it’d be easy to cut, and wouldn’t fray afterwards
Cheers,
Michael and Natalie
Hi Brett,
We also own a 1986 Finch. We love it, but I hate the bed! I’d love to know how you got on with toppers or new mattress etc.
it’d be great to chat with Finch owners.
Angela
Hi,
We’re planning on replacing mattresses entirely with new ones from Clarke Rubber. In this case, would you still recommend mattress toppers?
Thanks!
Hi Lyndon,
By the sound of things, the Clarke Rubber mattresses are expensive, but awesome. If you did this, you probably wouldn’t need a topper
Cheers
In our 2016 Flamingo we replaced the double with a basic foam mattress (had it in a previous camper and can’t remember it’s origin) and the queen is replaced with an IKEA “Malfors” mattress. It’s a tight squeeze but we haven’t cut it down. it has a zip on cover but you could cut the internal foam layers by a few cm if you wanted to. Apart from the huge increase in comfort it also reduced weight by 15Kg.
Hey Mike, that sounds like a good option! We were toying with the idea of just replacing the mattress with one from Clark’s Rubber too
Can you leave the quilt on as well with this mattress topper or is that too much? We’ve just bought a swan and I’m trying to figure out if you leave bedding on or not (with or without topper).
Hi Jess, no, we can’t leave our quilt on too… we have to take that off (we roll it up and pop it on the couch for travel. Cheers!
We are wanting to buy toppers for our Jayco Pop top 17.58-1 OB.
If I get the double ever rest memory foam topper it will be 100mm too short but perfect width
If I get the QS then it’s too wide.
Also they are made from polyurethane so I’m concerned they might be too hot.
Any suggestions- are all mattress toppers similar fabric and should I buy bigger and cut it down?
Hi Kate, we bought the double, and even though on paper it’s too short it’s quite fine (as per the pictures). A lot of people do cut it down though, and it works fine for them