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Brief grab bag of facts and commentary on choosing economical materials for mattresses, bedding, and clothing. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Illustrated guide to converting opposing settees into a big double berth by filling between them.
[Good Old Boat]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple retrofits ventilation under their mattresses to prevent condensation. Illustrated.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
Lots of information about mattress and cushion foam, some useful, some just interesting, much of it paid for by vendors. Special section on foam for boat use.
[LifeTips.com, Charlestown, MA, USA]
Lots of information about sunglasses, including and explanation of the many choices and some selection advice. Much of the information is paid for by vendors.
[LifeTips.com, Charlestown, MA, USA]
[Vendor]
Blankets, sheets, comforters, sleepers and towels designed, custom sized and contoured to fit your berths,
[Quality Custom Linens, Covington, KY, USA]
Custom cushion fabricator lets you build your own bedding on line. Various materials, like memory foam, Tempur-pedic, latex, polyurethane, and Qualux explained.
[Foam Source, Boulder, CO, USA]
A user-assembled spring base placed underneath an existing cushion or mattress. which permits flexible support. Areas can be selectively softened or stiffened to match the sleeper. Permits ventilation under the mattress to reduce damp and mold. Fits all bunk shapes.
[Nickle Atlantic, LLC, Alexandria, VA, USA]
Compact diesel air heaters from 6 to 41 thousand BTU. The smaller models are called bunk heaters, designed for small sleeping spaces on boats or trucks. Made and also marketed by Eberspacher
[Espar Heaters, Esslingen, Germany]
Fabricator of custom-fitted mattresses, pads, and sheets for boats.
[Palmer Bedding Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA]
I love pilotberths. Sure you can have lockers and bookshelves. You can even push the settees outboard and open up the dance floor but then the drop-leaf table leaves won′t reach.
Bob Perry
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