I finally put this together and put the mattress on it. How do I fold it up like a couch? Do I just lift the back of it? It's not budging.
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Hello Chelsea, My mattress is quite heavy which made fold up hard but, you've purchased a great steady product. You have to lift the back and kind of pull up on the front at the same time. Stand behind what would be the back and try and lift close to end and pull up on front end while lifting back. Mercy, took lots of practice for me. But trust it's a great futon. YOU CAN DO IT. Best, Loretta
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Hello Chelsea,My mattress is quite heavy which made fold up hard but, you've purchased a great steady product. You have to lift the back and kind of pull up on the front at the same time. Stand behind what would be the back and try and lift close to end and pull up on front end while lifting back. Mercy, took lots of practice for me. But trust it's a great futon. YOU CAN DO IT. Best,Loretta
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You have to lift the bottom along with the top in a sweeping motion for it to move effectively. It takes a few tries but once you get the hang of it it's not too bad.
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The mattress is incredibly stiff the first few times. I'd recommend removing the mattress and then folding it up, then put the mattress on there and force it into place.
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Fold it in thirds lengthwise, then fold it in quarters. It fits perfectly in the bag it came in. It's pretty easy to travel with. I LOVE THIS BED!! Convenient, durable, comfortable. I have folded it & unfolded it & used it multiple times.
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I would think you could fold it up. Only problem would be if the sleeper could shut with the additional space taken up from the mattress
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So it kinda collapses on itself. Once it's flat, twist opposite corners and it should fold up into itself. Hope that makes sense.
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You can fold it, it's not likely to stay that way unless, like Dr. L Berstis said, "enough constant weight". We have our matress on a tri-fold futon frame, we have used light restraints to keep it in place when it's not laying flat. It has 'learned' some of the folds after less than 2 months.
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You have to lift the back up a couple of times until it locks into place. It took me a minute to figure it out. Just lift the back and jiggle it a little and it should lock in the sofa position. It folds down the same way, I hope that helps.
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Just pull up in the middle of the seat. It folds in from side-to-side.....not front-to-back.
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I ended up looking up on youtube on how to fold it. Pulling down the handle located on handle and then you have to push it up back up into the handle. Hope that helps.
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I haven't folded mine up yet but when it arrived it was folded. Now, it's not like some 'foldaway' beds where you just pull on the head and foot ends and the whole thing folds in half. For this bed, the mattress was somehow folded around a different way. But, the bed itself is very lightweight, like a cot, and the mattress itself isn't heavy so the folding isn't physically difficult--just maybe a little complicated.
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You can't actually fold it bilaterally too well. To fold something, you need a seam along the folded edge to allow it. If you tried to fold this mattress down the center, it would resist and even unfold itself. The thick padding is thick for comfort's sake, but it also resists. So it would create a rounded bulbous spine, which I'm sure is uncomfortable to sleep on. Maybe if you did it abunch of times, it would shift the filler material away from the spine, and it would work? That's possible.
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There is no way to compact this mattress. Most trunks are big enough to have the mattress down first.. Then load other items on top of it.
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Use your strength and just do it... I though I would break mine trying too hard to unfold it, but no. It will get easier to fold/unfold over time.
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No, the mattress is pretty thick and very firm. Not meant to be folded. But boy is that mattress awesome!
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Just pull it open - it clicks into place. When you are done, just fold it back up. You might have to push a little extra the first time, but it will be fine after that.
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I think it might work for you. My bed has a storahe compartment underneath. The lid/base is hinged in the middle. lifting the lid will raise and fold the mattress maybe close to 90 degrees. Mattress doesn't like to bend that deep but will. I believe the mattress came folded in half - packed in a cardboard box. But yes, it will fold but maybe under protest.
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just fold in the side and keep folding the next side onto itself. the top/bottom can get stuffed inside the folded sides
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I don't know the answer to your question. I use mine every night on my mattress and I've never tried to fold it up. I'm sorry that I couldn't be of more help.