what have you used and what was the best?
I've tried the air mattress deal, but it wasn't very firm.
Wonder why no one makes a futon that fits a truck bed....

What size truck bed? My wife and I use our futon mattress in my full-size when camping if we don't want to deal with a tent. It's just standard double/full size futon mattress.

Fits right between the wheel wells, leaves room at our feet for our dog on his bed too.

My full matress used to fit right between the wheelwells in my ramcharger...

Cut up a tempurpedic mattress (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=12513558#post12513558) to make mine. Liked it a lot in my house, but it's pretty temp-sensitive. Gets really firm when it's cold and almost spongey when it's hot. Otherwise I love it. You can buy generic memory foam mattresses at costco and other places.

I used two latex based matress toppers, a firm one and a soft one. They are about 3-4 inches thick each. Just stuff them inside of a mattress cover or duvet, for a bit of dirt protection. They cling to each other, no slippage, which keeps them from just turning into a big turd in a sack.

The wife doesn't complain...and that makes me happy:D

if u drink enough u can passout any where ;)

http://www.truckairbedz.com

http://truck-bedz.com/

Back when I could sleep in my blazer I snagged a twin matress my a neighbor was throwing away and it was a perfect fit.
My cabover has a piece of memory foam with a hide a bed matress on top and it sleeps great.
A good bed will likely have to stay set up instead of stored away. in your case I'd sleep across the bed on a plywood platform across the bedrails. Then you can leave whatever you use in place and ready for the next night without a lot of moving stuff around.

I used two latex based matress toppers, a firm one and a soft one. They are about 3-4 inches thick each. Just stuff them inside of a mattress cover or duvet, for a bit of dirt protection. They cling to each other, no slippage, which keeps them from just turning into a big turd in a sack.

The wife doesn't complain...and that makes me happy:D
On top of each other or side by side?

I've played with the idea of a platform to sleep on. not really sure I want to move the bed up as then you lose room to sit up in bed. But under platform storage would be good, and I don't spend a ton of time sitting in bed anyways.
maybe a truck vault (http://www.truckvault.com/) with a full width mattress on top.

Been running Thermarest mattresses for years, their Dreamtime model are super comfortable but stupid expensive for what you're getting. Look for them on sale or maybe find a generic version of the same thing. I sleep as well on the Therma' as I do at home.

http://cascadedesigns.com/therm-a-rest/mattresses/camp-and-comfort/dreamtime/product

When it comes to camping-type sleeping pads, I've found the Big Agnes pads to be much more comfortable than my old Thermarest pads. Bigger, thicker (more air volume) and pack down quite a bit smaller too.

If there's any interest I can look into custom-sized latex beds. Could be done in sections for easy folding/ stowing. Waterproof/ spillproff covers. Throw some dimensions my way LxWXthickness. My wife's family has been building mattresses for over 90 yrs. We have a custom latex bed in our cabover and it's great!

If there's any interest I can look into custom-sized latex beds. Could be done in sections for easy folding/ stowing. Waterproof/ spillproff covers. Throw some dimensions my way LxWXthickness. My wife's family has been building mattresses for over 90 yrs. We have a custom latex bed in our cabover and it's great!

something like this? (http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/latex-vac-bed-designed-for-intense-bondage-adventure/)

I bought a truck bedz... used it once, worked great... once. Aired it up the other day for a friend to sleep on and it wouldn't hold air for more than an hr. I'm gonna go the foam route from here on out.

something like this? (http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/latex-vac-bed-designed-for-intense-bondage-adventure/)

LOL, no latex foam, similar properties/ feel to "memory foam" but without the heat transfer issues.

i snagged my moms old Down-feather mattress topper for the back of the ramcharger. folds up and can be compressed to a relatively small size, and its VERY comfortable. plus, its exactly as wide and long as my ramcharger bed area when the back seat is folded up

Snaggin a neibors old matress...............
The matress stors say if its 6 yrs old it has doubled in weight from dead skin, dust, and dust mites.

Not true The x2 weight comes from the dust mite feces

Snaggin a neibors old matress...............
The matress stors say if its 6 yrs old it has doubled in weight from dead skin, dust, and dust mites.

Not true The x2 weight comes from the dust mite turds:grinpimp: