A little bedding tip

[Sir Percy]

If you have a mattress 120cm wide, I found that a cover for duvets 140-150cm will fit right over the mattress provided the opening is full or near full width. 

 

Much easier than tucking in a flat sheet, especially if the bed base is built-in with furniture to the sides, and turning the mattress over is a doddle.

[Tony Brooks]

Good tip, but I would hate to put it on and off regularly because of space considerations. Much depends upon the boat, on my boat it was a struggle to flip the mattress to even out the wear. Putting a fitted bottom sheet with elasticated corners was easy enough once you had the knack.

Edited November 11, 2022 by Tony Brooks

[Tracy D'arth]

2 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:

Good tip, but I would hate to put it on and off regularly because of space considerations. Much depends upon the boat, on my boat it was a struggle to flip the mattress to even out the wear. Putting a fitted bottom sheet with elasticated corners was easy enough once you had the knack.

I have been looking for a packet of Knacks for years, where did you get yours please? As I get older and stiffer I seem to need more.

[Sir Percy]

The Knack? That was *Ray* Brooks

 

The other thing I was going to mention: that set of slats - scavenged from an IKEA Bodo, just the right width.

 

 

 

 

[LadyG]

I have a single mattress on a wooden NB base, it leaves a foot for storage of stuff, 

My king size duvet cover (Tesco clearance) at £6.50 is my bed cover, and my double duvet cover is my bottom sheet. 

There is no dampness but I swivel mattress once month as recommended

Edited November 11, 2022 by LadyG

[MtB]

 

 

[Allan(nb Albert)]

5 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:

I have been looking for a packet of Knacks for years, where did you get yours please? As I get older and stiffer I seem to need more.

You will find them in all good chandlers - usually next to the roundtuits.

[Hudds Lad]

6 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:

I have been looking for a packet of Knacks for years, where did you get yours please? As I get older and stiffer I seem to need more.

I used to like the Scampi & Lemon flavoured ones.

[TheBiscuits]

13 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

I used to like the Scampi & Lemon flavoured ones.

 

Did you Nik them? 😁

[Slim]

On 11/11/2022 at 11:38, Tony Brooks said:

Good tip, but I would hate to put it on and off regularly because of space considerations. Much depends upon the boat, on my boat it was a struggle to flip the mattress to even out the wear. Putting a fitted bottom sheet with elasticated corners was easy enough once you had the knack.

That's what I do as well.

 

 

[Crewcut]

On 11/11/2022 at 15:45, Sir Percy said:

The Knack? That was *Ray* Brooks

 

Or what Frank got up to before he married Betty...