Fitted sheets for island bed
we have bought a brand new Swift Sprite 4SB that has an island bed that you can move in and out so it has an extra 'bolster' piece at the top (under pillow end) that is not attached to the main mattress. I've just had a quote from Jonic for £54.99 for a fitted sheet for bed and bolster and a mattress protector for £59.99! very excessive I thought! Can anyone suggest where else I can buy the same a lot cheaper? Thats double the price of my Superking bed at home!
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Luxury, hotel quality, plain white poly cotton double sheet, £8.98 from some firm on Amazon. Tuck it in.
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Easier still - use sleeping bags.
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I would try a stretchy sheet, tucked under at the bottom ends if necessary, and sew a separate cover for the loose piece. We have a mattress with a cutoff corner and stretchy sheets work well on that.
Or buy a large flat sheet, or some sheeting, and sew ones to fit. No doubt there will be instructions on U tube of how to make fitted sheets.
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Really? I don’t agree.
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There is a specialist caravan/motorhome bed linen company called Jonic that make sheets to fit the different bed sizes. They are not cheap so I think the options are bespoke or buy standard and put up with a bit of inconvenience? Perhaps the prices you quote are from Jonic which whilst on the surface seem expensive you are getting something to fit.
David
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Perhaps your thinking is askew? I’m all for simplicity and have used sleeping bags in caravans and MHs for 50+ years but never at home. Mind you, there isn’t a great deal of difference between a sleeping bag and a duvet. Each to their own, though, and there are no rules unless you’re making some🤪
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I think you are trying to equate a product made in very low numbers with the sheets produced by large companies in millions. Quite simply the sheets for the caravan are made in very limited numbers and therefore cost more to produce, although to be fair the sheets we use at home are of a very similar price as my wife insists on quality rather than just cheap.
The price quoted by Jonic looks very competitive given the background and if you get a quote seriously below that be careful.
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I would think it depends on if you have fixed beds or have to pack them away each day, when sleeping bags might be easier. We tented for over 30 years before buying our first caravan and had always used sleeping bags. However, all our RV’s have had fixed beds and the thought of using a sleeping bag in those circumstances was never a consideration. But each to their own.
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We bought some from the Caravan Show last year via leisurebedding.com, but we wouldnt again.
The problem is that if you put the bed in daytime mode and flick the bolster forward, the sheet pops of, unless you pin it on with safety pins. (Our bolster is attached to the mattress)
We now just use a standard double fitted sheet, and my Wife made elastic straps to keep it in place. It works really well
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We used sleeping bags from 1982 until 2009 when we changed to our first caravan with a fixed bed, our first motorhome was of similar design, where we could use a duvet. I would almost go as far as saying the difference in comfort was transformative. Even when we changed motorhomes to on with long settees they were the same size as a 2.6 bed so getting fitted sheets was easy and converting daytime to nighttime was quick and simple. Although we did buy slightly wider duvets so we could tuck one edge down the side of the cushion. In terms of storage is was easy enough. When we had fixed doubles we used those elastic clips to keep the fitted sheet in place.
David
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Those prices do not surprise me as you are looking at a bespoke product, in fact the "mark up" is not all that great.
I used to do a lot of bespoke joinery work and the % price difference on what was available as a standard over the counter size was far greater. A customer wanting a nice wooden door could probably get one from a DIY shed for £200, but a bespoke could be £1,000.
Colin
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