Futon mattress covers are a crucial article of bedding for those looking to provide longevity for their futon mattresses. I’ve tried living with and without the mattress cover and have had varying results, as you can imagine.

My first futon was a cheap, thin, $100 job that I purchased from a futon shop in Lower Manhattan, NYC way back in the summer of 1989. Back then the only knowledge I possessed about futon mattresses in general was what I was able to glean from the Uncle I had moved in with in the city, and even he was ignorant to the wonders of the futon mattress cover.

So it went… I tossed my futon on the floor of my bedroom and went about living my life. Within a year the futon mattress looked like it had lived a lifetime. Fast forward to Las Vegas, circa summer 1997. I was given a futon mattress without a frame (I’ve only ever owned one futon frame and that was a rickety piece of furniture that quickly found itself out on the curb to await the arrival of the garbage men) by a friend of mine who was moving out of town. Somehow I had the sense to search for something to cover the futon mattress from the elements.

After some research I found a relatively nice futon mattress cover, slipped it onto the mattress and the rest is history; I’ve been using them ever since. Now you can find them online with a quick Google search, but back then the internet was in its infancy. it’s a great time to be alive, huh?!

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