| Twin Xl mattresses measure 39 x 80 inches. | | | | Some students maybe have a twin comforter |
| These extra long mattresses are commonly used | | | | they want to bring for home and in some cases |
| in dorm rooms where students need extra | | | | this is acceptable. The official Twin XL size |
| room. The specially sized XL Twin beds used in | | | | comforter is 68 x 92 – but if your comforter |
| the dorm rooms are made with the 39" x 90" | | | | measures 66 x 86 – is that good enough |
| mattress so for things like sheeting, mattress | | | | – probably. However, the extra length gives |
| pads and feather beds you will need to buy the | | | | you more coverage and for a messy college |
| XL Twin size. | | | | student – being able to cover their disheveled |
| Colleges like to offer the Twin XL size because | | | | bed is not a bad thing. |
| the students not only use them as beds – but | | | | Because dorm mattresses are so stiff – we |
| also as a couch and hang out zone and occasional | | | | recommend adding a Twin XL feather bed to |
| dinner table. The extra 5 inches does not sound | | | | provide ‘at home' like softness and support. A |
| like much but that extra long space becomes | | | | little known fact is that feather beds can actually |
| invaluable in cramped dorm life. | | | | help more air to move due to the loose feather |
| Because twin xl is such a specific size many | | | | filling. This compares to the vinyl covered dorm |
| students are not prepared when dorm move in | | | | mattresses which can leave students with a |
| day comes and they have to scramble for the | | | | warm night's sleep due to the air that cannot |
| extra long pieces of bedding. The most important | | | | move with the thick vinyl covering they have. |
| thing needed is to have Twin XL fitted sheets. | | | | If a student wanted extra support but not as |
| Some students don't use or like the top flat sheet | | | | much as a feather bed they can use a XL Twin |
| but at a minimum they want to cover the awful | | | | mattress pad which usually has a fitted skirt that |
| mattresses they will sleep on. | | | | covers the side of the mattress and a top layer |
| Because college students can be rough on their | | | | with some buffering material to soften a |
| Twin XL beds – the universities like to use | | | | mattress. |
| specially covered mattresses that are waterproof | | | | Sometimes college students know that their beds |
| and stain proof. However these easy care | | | | are not going to be stacked and can consider |
| mattresses don't feel good and can be stiff, hot | | | | using a full size comforter. You will not be able to |
| and cause sleeping issues. It is a great idea to add | | | | use a full size sheet set or more specifically the |
| a buffer between the student and the dorm bed | | | | full size fitted sheet with a twin xl bed. You may |
| – whether a twin xl mattress pad or a twin xl | | | | be able to use the full size flat sheet but will have |
| feather bed. | | | | excess fabric. |