Mike,
I did the same thing as you - I found the dual control queen Aerobed on sale at a bed/bath store and so far it's great. We took out the original foam slab mattress, and turned our Aerobed so that the pumps are at the "foot" of the bed (shower side of the trailer). Then we carefully folded the back shell down to make sure we would clear without crushing the pumps and it worked like a charm.
I also added a featherbed-type mattress cover with stretchy sides from Wally World (about 1-1/2" thick) on top of the Aerobed, and topped that with a queen fitted sheet. We put an old twin quilt under the Aerobed to quiet the squeak and add a little insulation.
Now we can leave the the whole thing made up, and just deflate the Aerobed when we close up. At the next campground, with a press of a couple of buttons the bed is inflated, made and ready. We put the original mattress in storage and it'll be nice and new looking if/when we trade up to a larger TM!
Betty
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