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Old 07-03-2008 | 03:09 PM
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Where is a good place to buy sheet foam to place my jets on in my trailer?
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:15 PM
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I'm not sure if where you live has an Army surplus store but here they have all kinds of foam.
Big to small and a wide variety of different types of foam.
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Old 07-03-2008 | 03:19 PM
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A Fabric store. They have all sizes
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:23 PM
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A Fabric store. They have all sizes
Tried the fabric store. Way too expensive.
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:39 PM
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Home Depot, Andy
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:40 PM
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Really? I've never seen it there. What department?
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:47 PM
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Walmart, Target,or any type of craft store should have it.
Old 07-03-2008 | 03:52 PM
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Andy,
I bought mine on Ebay. Look for matress toppers and you can get like a queen or king size 2 or 3" thick memory foam for a good deal. Just gotta look carefully as some will sell for 200 bucks and then you can find one for 80 or less. The company I got mine from sold iregulars for 50 bucks and it was just like a corner that wasn't 3" and the rest was perfect. Good luck. Here to save you time. http://shop.ebay.com/items/__mattres..._scZ1QQ_sopZ15

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Building supplies at Home Depot for styrofoam.

Foam rubber...http://www.uline.com/Browse_Listing_...onvoluted+Foam

and...http://www.uline.com/Browse_Listing_...+and+Pack+Foam
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A Fabric store. They have all sizes
Tried the fabric store. Way too expensive.
If you go to a supplier it will be cheaper but they will charge you a min of $500.00 for $40.00 worth of foam. www.americanexcelsior.com
Old 07-03-2008 | 04:48 PM
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I got a 3" thick knock off "Memory foam" topper for a king bed from Overstock.com for $108. That was about two years ago but the shipping was right for such a heavy item That stuff works great as ZERO vibration gets transmitted. Dont know if they still have it though. And I am too lazy to look before I type. Scott
Old 07-03-2008 | 06:53 PM
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For my first trailer, I bought 2" foam from an upholstery supply wholesaler, and got a great deal.

Look inh the Yellow Pages for one near you. They have many thicknesses and many different firmnesses.

I did my current trailer with foam from Joann Fabric Stores, as they are nearby my new home. A little more pricey, but handy....
Old 07-03-2008 | 08:03 PM
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Try this one. I got great service from them. http://www.efoamstore.com/
Old 07-03-2008 | 08:16 PM
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I used these folks: http://www.foamorder.com/ Great service and good prices from them as well...

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Old 07-03-2008 | 08:49 PM
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I bought a larger high quality piece from a local army surplus store. Several smaller pieces at a store in the Atlanta area called Hobby Lobby (its a craft store not a hobby store), they have locations in most other states.
Old 07-03-2008 | 10:07 PM
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I bought the "egg crate" type foam at Wal-Mart. They had some good prices on solid sheet foam at Academy Sports at one point.
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up in the NW Fred Meyers has a large thick sheet of foam (19.99)


Similar to a Wal mart
Old 07-03-2008 | 11:07 PM
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To the guys in the New England area, I recently bought some 4"x48"x96" white for my trailer at Building 19.

To the guys NOT in the New England area, Building 19 is about 50 places below Wal-Mart's caliber.

http://www.building19.com/
Old 07-04-2008 | 11:49 AM
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Andy -

Linen's and Things - Bankrupcy Sale right now all over the US and Bed Bath and Beyond if you have time - LOL...

They will have what you need. Time is money and you can spend a lot of time bagain shopping on the internet - when you can drive 3 miles down the road and get what you need.
Old 07-04-2008 | 12:18 PM
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Hobby Lobby craft stores sell egg crate foam 24" by 72 by 3 inches thick" If one is located close to you watch your newspaper for adds. they usually have a coupon for 40% off. I get one roll at a time for about $18.00

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GSR commented ...
I got a 3" thick knock off "Memory foam" topper for a king bed from Overstock.com for $108. <snip> Dont know if they still have it though.
What a great idea - I trolled thru Overstock.Com and you can still get the stuff but they are not giving it away: [link=http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Serta-Memory-Foam-3-inch-Mattress-Topper/1528629/product.html]Memory foam at Overstock.Com[/link]
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Ok,
I'll mention Ebay one more time. Here's one. 3" king size memory foam for 88.00 shipped( http://cgi.ebay.com/3-KING-5-5-VISCO...286.m14.l1318? ) The memory foam is denser than that other suff at the craft stores and it handles kero and gas pretty good too. Don't know how much cheaper you can get a 3" king size for not to mention no tax.

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I went right past those eBarf URLs - those are some pretty good deals, especially the 2" stuff. I don't use a trailer but that stuff on the floor of my minivan would be just the ticket. Thanks for being persistent!! [8D]
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I went right past those eBarf URLs - those are some pretty good deals, especially the 2" stuff. I don't use a trailer but that stuff on the floor of my minivan would be just the ticket. Thanks for being persistent!! [8D]
The persistence comes from having two boys who don't listen to a word I say........THE FIRST TIME[:@]. The second time is a different story.

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