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mattress covers
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I know this has probably been discussed a lot but has anyone ever tried getting just cheap vinyl covers and sealing the zippers with either something like duct tape or epoxy? I know with epoxy you would have to cut the cover off if you needed to take it off.
I just cant afford the $100 mattress covers and a local big box has some inexpensive ones
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Some people have done this. It did not work for me -- I started by using cheap vinyl covers which tore (though this can happen to the expensive ones too). The real problem, though, was getting the zippers to become and remain sealed. First instar nymphs are 1 mm long and can fit through a tiny gap.
I personally never found a tape that worked well. it's possible, if you are super vigilant and patch it fully and regularly.
(Don't know about epoxy but perhaps others will have advice on that!)
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