amacman, that was funny, and appropriate. I see something like this happening as well. 400 miles is no joke. Even if the mattress is still in plastic, I bet that plastic will go bye bye in about 100 miles. Oh and how long has it been since you guys got a mattress? I bought a tempurpedic 3 years ago, and the plastic has these little holes in it. Like so it doesn't get stale or something. Those hole will make for an excellent parachute.