Wear & CarE
The BED
How to assemble
- Carefully cut the plastic bags containing the foam and take the foam mattress out of the bags.
- Leave the foam for 24-48 hours to decompress and expand.
- (After the foam has expanded…) Feel the two sides of the mattress and find the one that feels firmer. This is the mattress-bottom.
- Unpack the bed sleeve and locate the side with the black sticky pads. This is the sleeve-bottom.
- Place the mattress in the sleeve ensuring that the four corners of the mattress-bottom are in the four corners of the sleeve-bottom.
- Now the sleeve-top should land on top of the softer memory foam.
- Using the pull-tab zip the sleeve around and enjoy!
- NOTE: Do not assemble the bed with foam still in the plastic bags. This will prevent the foam from breathing.
How to clean
Our beds sleeves are made from the same material as your typical 3-layer waterproof membrane rain jacket and require a similar level of care. We know that life can get messy 🙂 and washing is necessary.
To prolong the life of your bed, take care to observe the following:
Do’s
- Hang to air dry.
- Spot clean with mild all-purpose cleaner.
- Wash with mild detergent.
- Wash with cold water.
- Wash on gentle cycle.
- Spot clean oily stains with Shout spray
- Wipe sticky pads periodically.
Don’ts
- Do not bleach.
- Do not use fabric softener.
- Do not use hot water.
- Do not machine dry.
- Do not dry clean.
- Do not wash foam.
- Do not iron or steam.
- Do not use an aggressive degreasers.
- When necessary, machine-wash with cool water on a gentle cycle with mild detergent.
- We do not recommend machine-washing your bed sleeve more than once a month.
- For oily stains, you can use Shout spray on the spot. Do not use an aggressive degreaser.
- We recommend periodically wiping the sticky pads with a wet cloth and all-purpose cleaner to clean the dust and grime they may collect from the floor and keep the bed from sliding.
Spot-Clean or Hand Clean
- Spray with a mild all-purpose cleaner
- Wipe down with a wet cloth or hose down in the yard or the shower.
- Air dry.
Machine Wash
- Pull the zip tab and unzip the sleeve.
- Take the sleeve off the foam.
- Using the zip tab, close the zipper back, leaving 6” open.
- Ensure the color side, the sticky pads, and the handle are on the outside.
- Place in the washing machine.
- Add mild detergent. (do not add softener)
- Select the gentle cycle and cool water.
- Wash the sleeve.
- Once the washer is done, take the sleeve out of the washer.
- Using the zip tab, unzip the sleeve.
- Hang to air dry.
Common Questions
Any mild all-purpose cleaner should be okay. We love using Mrs. Meyer’s or Method on our beds!
Please do not user fabric softener. This will damage the fabric’s properties.
Due to the sticky nature of the floor pads, they can accumulate dust and other particles from the floor. To combat this, periodically wipe them down with mild all-purpose detergent and a damp towel.
Send us an email at info@arnidoggears.com with a picture of the hole and if we think that this is repairable we will mail you a repair patch.
Contact us at info@arnidoggears.com for questions.
