Bicki Howell, Nellie D. 37VT63
Making the bed in the forward stateroom on the 37' tug can feel like you are wrestling an alligator. We also found sheets and blankets tucked around the mattress never quite gave us that neat, crisp "made" bed look.
Our solution: We bought a colorful king size bed spread and pillow shams. The bed spread is reversible so we didn't want to make it into a fitted cover. Therefore, we simply laid the bed spread on top of the mattress and tucked it under and around the mattress to give it a fitted look.
For bedding, we use a queen size "sleeping bag" called a Travasak. It has a winter and summer side with a sheet set that velcros along the inner sides. In the morning, we just fold the bag in thirds, with the Velcro sheets attached inside, roll it up and stow it at the bottom of the hanging locker. The pillows go into the shams and stay on the bed. In 2 minutes we have a perfectly made bed. At night, we unroll the bag (I prefer to keep the sides of the bag unzipped so I can tuck the bottom piece in a bit along the sides of the mattress) and remove the pillows from the shams. Presto! In no time our bed is ready for sleeping.
You might want two: We have a second Travasak which we keep under the salon settee for when guests visit. We have 4 sets of sheets and both bags are the same size which enables us to use the sheets interchangeably. Under the settee we also store a 2" memory foam topper which helps make the pulled out settee a much more comfortable bed.
Not sure if the Travasak brand is still around, but I found the same type of bag at the following link:
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