RVs otherwise termed as Recreational Vehicles have become a style icon these days. Although in the earlier days, they were primarily used or symbolically attributed to the poor, who could not afford a normal house, nowadays Recreational Vehicles pose much more facilities than that which comes with a normal house. A typical RV consists of mattresses, a kitchen for preparation of food/snacks, a table to set them and sufficiently large storage space for storage of luggage.

Most people don't give much thought to the mattresses incorporated within a RV. For them it is just a piece of furniture. But little do they realize that they would be spending a larger part of their time in the RV Mattress either sitting or sleeping. Sleep is an important part of the human life cycle and the mattress on which one sleeps is also of immense importance. Usually RV manufactures also care less about the the RV Mattresses placed on their vehicle. Sooner or later the buyer will be changing the RV Mattress and may invest on a high performance mattress. Many kinds of RV mattress are available in the market these days. Depending upon the depth of ones pocket he/she can invest in good quality RV mattresses. Most common forms of RV mattress are spring mattress, foam mattress and air mattress. Air mattress is the costliest in the lot.

The upholstery, of which the RV mattress is covered with, should also be taken into consideration. They are the ones, which increase the comfort levels of the RV mattress. Quality of the mattress also plays a good part. Usually quality standards have been established for mattresses. The buyer should check and verify the RV mattress had been subjected to such quality tests. Different RV mattresses are available for back sleepers and side sleepers. Support and durability are some of the advantages of good RV mattress. Varied packaging techniques are also employed for packing the RV mattress.

Because of the varied nature of RVs, sometimes the buyer will be forced to build custom-made RV mattress. They are usually manufactured on some preset sizes and if such sizes doesn't fit inside the RV, then he will have no other option than to go for custom made RV mattress. He will have to manually take the readings and present it to an upholsterer, who then starts working it.

The longevity of such mattress lies on the hands of the user. An intelligent RV user will know that such mattresses are to be rotated within the RV, just like the tires are rotated, to ensure proper wear. There exist double-sided RV mattresses, which take the whole chore of mattress rotation to another level. Such mattresses can be easily flipped to the other side and used conventionally. Also care has to be taken that they are not soaked, because apart from the ruining of the mattress, it produces a stagnant smell that fills the whole of the RV. And surely no self respecting RV owner would like to travel along with a smelly ride!