Sam's Club Mattress

looking for replacement; cant wait to here.  hogone    

I think im gonna give this one a try. hogone

Jon, if that is anything like the one we got from Camping World - mattress rolled up like a jelly roll.  Stand back when you cut the plastic liner, it will explode in front of your eyes and lay flat on your luan platform where the bed mattress is supposed to be.  Pretty neat.

If you want to be safe, just cut it open outside of the pod and let er rip!  You will need a helper to get the mattress situated in the pod however.

Measure twice (or three times), cut once. Use the trim ring to verify placement and size of the opening before you cut. You can make a cardboard template (which is what I did) and use that to help with placement and marking of the opening location. Cover the door with masking tape and mark on that and cut with it in place to protect the door. I cut from the inside. Drill a starting hole inside the marking for the opening and use a fine-toothed blade in your jigsaw. Go slow so you cut smoothly. Use a thin and not a wide blade so you can pivot at the corners easier.

If anything, cut the opening a bit smaller and enlarge it carefully as you go. You definitely don't want to cut it big. It is easy to cut a bit more out. You can't easily put material back if you cut it too big.