Easy but odd question...anyone ever?
 

I am thinking of transporting a bed I have purchased in my X5. It is a king size mattress and two box springs. Bed is about 400 miles away. Anyone ever strap a king size mattress to the top and put box springs in the back?

Just a question guys. If you have great! Don't bust me up too much. U Haul charges miles. Shipping it is astronomical! And no I don't have the hitch (I wish) someone stole it!

I can't see why you can't do it. Just make sure you strap it up really tight. 400 miles is no joke. The wind resistance will be epic. I also can't see why you can't call a truck company to transport it. The travel cost in two directions might pay for the transport. Just a thought.

Agree on the multi-point tie down...fwiw, I have hauled some 4x8' sheets of plywood home, but lower profile, and it was only ~ 8 miles.

Must be a helluva mattress/box spring set to want to cart it that far...
We will need some pics, as in 'weird stuff carried on car roofs, that blow off' style. :rofl: ... ;)
GL, mD

Someone stole your hitch or the receiver? If they snatched the hitch and ball just pick a new one up. The factory hitch kit on the X5 has a 2" receiver. Any generic 2" ball and slide will fit the factory hitch or pick up a new genuine BMW one HERE.

I've as for a king mattress strapped to the roof of an X5, I've heard of stranger things, just make sure you use several tie down points across the front of the matters to prevent it from lifting at highway speed.

I'd guess ~$180 gas @ 18mpg (800mi), can't begin to guess the headache factor.. for starters, interstate leaves beau-coup yech on cleanable surfaces, meetheenks diesel yech on a mattress might be hard to clean.

yea factor in the tolls, time wasted (as in what is your time worth), traffic, chance of some funny, and I mean funny shit happening, plus food, plus drinks, plus smokes, plus protecting the mattress from the "yech". I don't know if I would mess with going 800mi to pick up a mattress.

As I noted, it must be one helluva mattress set, or maybe there are some very fond memories from it... ;)

Top of the line big name sets are available in every town, for a few Gs.
GL, mD

not sure i would want to sleep on a mattress that has traveled 800 miles on a roof. that mattress might pick up a few things along the way.

im sure hes gonna cover the mattress with something . or maybe its brand new and still got the plastic on it

get a courier off ebay for $50

Just make sure you have one arm hanging out the window holding the mattress. It's a must when transporting mattresses on the freeway.

In all seriousness don't do it, if it were around the corner then it'd be alright but the wind pressure forces on the mattress at freeway speed are immense and if they don't break your tie down straps they have been known to rip the roof racks right off vehicles.

IMO I would never buy a second hand mattress, the frame absolutely but people do all sorts of disgusting things on mattresses.

see if a local BMW dealer will rent a roof rack to you.

Our dealer rents out all the rooftop accessories.

If you see a faded sign by the side of the road
 

that says '15 miles to the love shack', love shack, yeah, yeah

Short of that scenario...

I don't much like the idea of strapping a mattress to the top of your X5. A strong crosswind gust as you cruise at 70 mph and you could find yourself in a bad dream, tossing, turning, rolling over...

My $0.02 is to call a moving company and see what they would charge to put it in one of their big trucks and deliver it to you.

Subscribing to this thread in anticipation of the inevitable comedy .
A short video to get things moving .
How not to tie down a mattress to the roof of suv - YouTube

And this little ditty
Funky Kings - Mattress On The Roof 12'' Vinyl (1976) - YouTube

sell the x5, get a corolla, use the left over money to buy a new mattress, pillows, covers, frame, box...for the next 10 years? :)

Get a new hitch with a lock, less than $75. Rent a trailer. Uhaul can't charge mileage, trailers don't have odometers...

This will be a disaster for you. There is no way to tie down a mattress that will survive for even a few minutes at anything close to highway speed. You really need to find another answer. Good luck.

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.

This all sounds like a horrible idea.

a king size bed is bigger than the width of the x5.

Try uship.com, you might be able to get a deal for less than what it would cost you in gas and all.... Good luck..

I cannot believe no one has otherwise come right out and told you this in no uncertain terms, so I will:




I think a number of laws, written or unwritten, specify that after generating such topic, you are now bound to take a bunch of pics at various stages of the venture and to post same, whether mission is deemed successful or otherwise. Including at least one with arm out window attempting to look that like that is helping, even though we all know it doesn't, as has already been directed by a member's previous post.

Should sanity revisit you before beginning such an expedition, you may consider putting it up there anyway, with afore- mentioned photo op strategically accomplished. You know, just so we have a visual of what "could have been" the next utube link sensation.

:popcorn:

please can anyone tell me why my bmw x5 drinking fuel so much ,

+1 for the USHIP idea. There are people just waiting to fill their loads from place to place. Be a bit patient though and let them bid. If you click "no" and give a reason why you wont use a particular shipper, they stop bidding. Just let it run out.


400 miles is a bit extreme for a mattress set, I think. However, I would do it if I had to. Just strap the thing down for tornado winds and you'll most likely be fine. And wrap the crap out of it. Chances are you'll have to stop and mess with it numerous times... Tighten straps, recover/wrap, reposition..etc. I wouldn't go 80 with it though... maybe 55ish... so be ready for a long ride...


And +1 for pics.. if you pull it off successful, and especially if not..

In all seriousness

Mattress flies off car, causes crash - YouTube

Mattress Flies Out of Moving Truck - YouTube

Don't be an idiot

what happened to the OP?