How to stop under a mattress?

[mudski]

My kids sleep on stretchers with a thin mattress on top. Each morning the underside of the mattress is damp. I know why but stopping it would be nice.
Would a thin piece of plastic between the stretcher and mattress do the job?

[megatexture]

If its raining we throw plastic over the top of our matress and it stops that clammy moist feeling it gets, it could work

[threedogs]

that will protect the stretcher, make sure the mattress's are completely dry to start of with.

[liftlid]

That's no different to mattress on floor of tent, needs airflow under mattress to stop or maybe a polatec blanket under mattress. Either way it needs airing every morning, the jayco did the same thing under the beds.

[Sir Roofy]

I found that self inflating matress helped stop the moisture between the stretcher and matress

[TimE]

We put foam floor mats (like these) under our mattress in the camper, seems to have stopped the moisture problem we where having. If you have some, give it a try.

[mudski]

We put foam floor mats (like these) under our mattress in the camper, seems to have stopped the moisture problem we where having. If you have some, give it a try.

Haha. I have a few on the ground right next to me. I will try it out tonight.
The moisture wasnt too bad last night but on cold nights they get pretty wet and the kids wake up wet themselves.

[Clunk]

My kids sleep on stretchers with a thin mattress on top. Each morning the underside of the mattress is damp. I know why but stopping it would be nice.
Would a thin piece of plastic between the stretcher and mattress do the job?

Incontinent sheets mate

[mudski]

Incontinent sheets mate

On the matress or between the mattress and stretcher?

[Winnie]

They're kids mate! Ditch the mattresses. haha