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Bakkie Mattress Free State: Pre-Measured & Ready to Ship
The Free State is working-bakkie country, and the busiest months for us here are the cold ones. Hunting season and winter overlap almost exactly, which shapes what actually matters in a load-bin mattress in this province.
Built to fit your load bin exactly, wheel-arch notches and all. No custom order, no waiting weeks for a cut, no guessing on price. Delivered free anywhere in Free State.
Best Sellers in Free State
The three fits our customers buy most. Every model and cab type we cover is already measured and on file.
Not sure which cab type you've got? Tell us your bakkie's make and model in the order note at checkout, or WhatsApp us and we'll confirm before it ships.
The three shapes we make
Each cab type has its own bin shape, wheel-arch notches pre-cut. This is exactly what arrives at your door in Free State.
Which bakkies it fits in Free State
The three cab shapes above cover the load-bin shape used across virtually every full-size bakkie sold in South Africa. Find yours below.
| Make | Models covered |
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| Toyota | Hilux (Raider, Legend, Raider X, Xtra Cab), Land Cruiser 79 |
| Ford | Ranger (XL, XLT, Wildtrak, Raptor) |
| Isuzu | D-Max, KB series |
| Nissan | Navara, NP300 Hardbody |
| Volkswagen | Amarok (single, extended and double cab) |
| GWM | P-Series, Steed 5 |
| Mahindra | Pik Up (single and double cab) |
| Mitsubishi | Triton |
| Mazda | BT-50 |
| Others | JAC T-Series, Peugeot Landtrek and most other full-size bakkies on South African roads |
Made and delivered in the Free State
Our head office and original factory is in Bloemfontein, so Free State orders are about as close to the source as it gets. A common order here is for farm bakkies doing double duty: game drives in the week, camping trips on the weekend.
Free delivery reaches every corner of Free State, including Bloemfontein, Welkom, Bethlehem, Kroonstad, Sasolburg, Harrismith, Parys and Clarens. Most orders are used for farm work in the week and camping on the weekend, under a canopy or open-bin with the tailgate down.
How Mr Mattress compares
Most bakkie mattress options reaching the Free State are couriered in from a factory in another province, or hand-cut by a local upholsterer with no trial period attached. Mr Mattress starts from Bloemfontein, our head office and original factory, so a Free State order is shipping from home ground, not travelling cross-country. Every cab type is pre-measured with wheel-arch notches already cut, and it comes with a 365-night trial and a 10-year warranty, terms no courier-only competitor or one-off upholsterer offers.
Cold nights, hunting season and Free State farm bakkies
The Free State gets genuinely cold. Interior winter nights drop below freezing regularly, and the eastern Free State around Clarens and Golden Gate gets snow most winters. If you are sleeping in a load bin here between May and August, the bin floor is going to be near or below zero by 4am. This is the province where the 100mm standard thickness makes the most obvious practical difference, it is the insulation between you and cold steel, and there is no substitute for foam depth in that job.
Hunting season shapes the calendar here, and it shapes what people need. Hunting means pre-dawn starts, which means you want to sleep close to where you will be at first light rather than driving out in the dark. It also means the mattress is being used in exactly the coldest months of the year, and often on a farm, in a bin that has had gear and dust in it all day. A zip-off, washable canvas cover is the practical answer to both.
Free State bakkies also skew differently to city bakkies. This is working-vehicle country, and the Single Cab is a serious workhorse here rather than a budget choice, which means the longest of our three shapes, at 2,180 mm, is often the right one. If you are unsure which shape your bin takes, send us a photo before you order.
Where Free State bakkies actually end up
The eastern Free State around Clarens, Golden Gate and Fouriesburg gets the scenery and the snow. South, Gariep Dam and the Orange River draw fishing and boating trips. Most of the rest is farm and hunting travel between Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Senekal, Winburg and the smallholdings in between, where the bakkie is a working vehicle first and a bed second. Pre-dawn starts are the norm, which is the whole argument for sleeping where you will be hunting rather than driving out in the dark.
Does it tick the expert buying checklist?
Every guide to buying a bakkie mattress in South Africa ends with the same checklist: high-density foam, enough thickness, a removable weatherproof cover, wheel-arch cutouts and canopy clearance. Here is how the Mr Mattress Bakkie Mattress measures up, point by point.
| 45, 50 kg/m³ high-density foam | Yes. The same bed-grade foam block we use in our house mattresses, with the density published right here on the page, not revealed after you phone for a quote. |
| Thickness | 100mm as standard, with 80mm available on request. The full 100mm is what the category is built around, and it is doing thermal work as much as comfort work, it is the layer between you and a cold steel load bin. If your canopy is low and headroom is tight, ask for the 80mm build instead. |
| Removable, weatherproof cover | Yes. 800gsm Riptech canvas, with a zip-off design so the cover comes off for cleaning instead of the whole mattress going in the bin. Worth comparing directly: Riptech and ripstop covers advertised elsewhere in this category are typically around 400gsm, so ours is roughly double the fabric weight in the same material. |
| Wheel-arch cutouts | Pre-cut on every cab type we sell. No template, no measuring, no waiting for a custom job. |
| Canopy and tailgate clearance | Pre-measured per cab type, so the tailgate closes and a standard canopy keeps usable headroom. |
| Trial and warranty | A 30-day money-back guarantee, a 365-night trial and a 10-year warranty, in writing. The trial is the rare one: as far as we can find, no other South African bakkie-mattress seller offers a sleep trial at all. On warranty, compare what voids it rather than the number of years. |
Why buy from Mr Mattress
Hi, I'm Andries
From humble beginnings to thousands of happy sleepers, on beds and now in load bins too. The Bakkie Mattress is cut from the same bed-grade foam as everything else we make, because a bakkie trip shouldn't mean a worse night's sleep.
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| Cab type | What it fits | Price |
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| Double Cab | The shortest bin, most common fitment (Hilux, Ranger, D-Max, Navara double cabs) |
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| Super Cab / Extended Cab | Mid-length bin |
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| Single Cab | The longest bin, uses the most material |
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Bakkie load-bed sleeping across the Free State
The Free State's open interior and farming economy mean long, straight-road travel is simply part of life here, and a load-bed mattress is a practical way to break up a long farm-to-town or cross-province drive without needing a caravan. The province's cold winter nights and frequent frost also make a genuinely insulated, well-fitted mattress more than a comfort extra out here.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a bakkie mattress cost in Free State?
Mr Mattress bakkie mattresses are pre-measured per cab type and priced accordingly: R3,499 for Double Cab, R3,599 for Super Cab / Extended Cab, and R3,799 for Single Cab. Buy online and it ships straight away, no quote needed.
Do you deliver bakkie mattresses in Free State?
Yes, and delivery is free across South Africa including all of the Free State, with a small fee for extreme rural areas. Our head office and original factory is in Bloemfontein, so Free State orders are about as close to the source as it gets.
Is this a custom-cut mattress?
No. Every cab type we sell is already measured and on file, wheel-arch notches included. You're buying a known, ready-made fit for your bakkie, the same way our bed mattress sizes are pre-measured, not a made-to-order job that takes weeks.
Which bakkie models does this fit?
Our three cab types (Double Cab, Super Cab / Extended Cab, Single Cab) cover the load bin shape used across Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max, Nissan Navara and most other double, extended and single cab bakkies on South African roads. If you're not sure which cab type you have, tell us your make and model in the order note at checkout, or WhatsApp us on 087 292 1957 before you buy.
What is the mattress made from?
45-50 kg/m3 high-density foam, the same grade used in our bed mattresses, not soft camping-pad foam, wrapped in a tough 800gsm Riptech canvas cover with a zip-off design for easy cleaning.
What if I'm not sure which cab type fits my bakkie?
Tell us your bakkie's make, model and cab type in the order note at checkout, or WhatsApp us on 087 292 1957 before you buy. We'll confirm the fit before it ships.
How thick is the bakkie mattress?
100mm as standard, with 80mm available on request. The 100mm is the full thickness the category is built around: it keeps you clear of a hard, ribbed load-bin floor and, just as importantly, insulates you from a steel bin that loses heat all night. It still rolls up to store behind the seats. If you run a low canopy and headroom is genuinely tight, we build the same mattress at 80mm on request, just tell us when you order.
Does it work under a canopy or with a rooftop tent?
Yes. At the standard 100mm it still leaves working headroom under a standard bakkie canopy, and 80mm is available on request if your canopy is unusually low, and it is a common setup for owners who sleep in the bin rather than in a rooftop tent. If you run a rooftop tent and want foam for the tent itself instead of the load bin, that is a custom size and we quote it on our custom-cut foam page.
Does it fit a Nissan NP200, Ford Bantam or Corsa Utility?
Not from the three stock cab shapes. Nissan NP200, Ford Bantam and Chevrolet Corsa Utility are half-ton bakkies with a much smaller bin than a full-size single cab, so they need a true custom cut rather than a pre-measured cab shape. Send those measurements through our custom-cut foam page and we will quote it.
Which towns in Free State do you deliver to?
All of them. Delivery is free across South Africa, including Bloemfontein, Welkom, Bethlehem, Kroonstad, Sasolburg, Harrismith, Parys and Clarens, with a small fee only for extreme rural areas.
Which bakkie mattress suits a Free State hunting trip?
Take the 100mm standard, and match the shape to your cab. Free State winter nights routinely drop below freezing and the eastern Free State sees snow most years, so the foam is doing real insulation work between you and a steel load bin, thickness matters more here than in any other province. Hunting season falls in exactly those cold months and means pre-dawn starts, so sleeping on the property rather than driving in at 4am is the whole point. On shape: Single Cab bakkies are common working vehicles in the Free State, and that is our longest mattress at 2,180 mm. Send us a photo of your bin if you are not sure which of the three shapes you need.
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Reviewed by Andries Taljaard, Founder of Mr Mattress.