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cdrprn · 10-22-2021, 07:01 PM

2013 Journey 34B - is the master bed size a standard or short king? The air mattress is just not holding air anymore. Thought about a topper but just as well might replace the whole mattress. Thanks

GrantR · 10-22-2021, 07:15 PM

Check the location where the tubes go in tot he mattress. That is often the point of failure. I repaired our 4 years ago with a generous amount of epoxy resin and have not had an issue since.

chuckftboy · 10-22-2021, 07:31 PM

Grant has some good information. My son's 2015 Tour found his tubes leaking where the entered the air mattress also. Sadly that was after he had already replaced it.

cruizerEd · 10-23-2021, 11:58 AM

Mine leaked where the hose went into the mattress.
The manufacture said rubber cement.
I got a 1/2 quart of industrial rubber cement slathered it on and let it dry for a few days.
The good rubber cement is dangerous so wear a good vapor mask and gloves.
I did the repair in our shower, closed the door, and left the vent on for a few hours till the fumes died down.

After I did this job the josling must have messed up the controller connections because they were working strange. I unplugged the unit, unplugged the remotes, sprayed the connections with wd40 and reassembled.

Everything has been find for a month or more now.

Offramp · 10-24-2021, 02:12 PM

If your Journey came with a King bed, it was not a short king, it was a "RV King" which is not as wide as a standard King. RV King is 72" W x 80" long. Std King is 76 x 80.
We just replaced our leaking RV King air mattress with a foam/hybrid mattress in a box from Wolverine Mattress. The 72" wide King was not a standard mattress size from the major mattress suppliers.

cdrprn · 10-24-2021, 06:58 PM

Thanks all I will check the connections at the mattress end. We had a similar mattress on a previous RV and eventually it also leaked and I could not get it to seal. Doubt I will mess around with this one much as the wifee is pretty unhappy in the a.m. after sleeping on plywood. "When the wife is unhappy.....". I have already located several candidates for the new mattress. The standard king should fit as I currently have about 3 inches on each side up near the headboard betwee the little side tables. Thanks again.