Froli System

falcon1970

As I explore, I have found more differences in the 2019 TAB 400 than in earlier years.  As I want a firmer mattress than most people I had planned to eventually buy the little clips that help stiffen the individual "springs" on the Froli system.  In studying the springs that came in my 400 I saw that they were different  than the "Star" system I had seen on other 400's.  There is no provision for adding the tensioner clips!  It turns out that what is in my trailer is neither the "Travel" system nor the "Star" system shown on Froli's (actually Nickle Atlantic is the supplier in the US) website.  It is a new system called the "Spring Mat" and is supposedly firmer than either of the other systems.  It is also shorter.  That may help with the issue of the ceiling being too close to whomever sleeps at the back end of the bed--although they are only 3/16th of an inch shorter. 

N7SHG_Ham

I had noticed that too, gray plastic instead of blue, just changed on builds in last couple months.

Verna

I did buy the little red clips, installed them from my hip location to my shoulders and they help my sleep immensely. (Yes, I know it says to install them for the hips and behind, but I had a few left over and it works.) 2019 T@B 400 Boondock Lite.

falcon1970

@Verna
My 400 came off the assembly line on 3 Dec with the "new" system.  I assume yours is a few months older than mine.  I wonder when they switched.  And I also hope it is as good a system as the earlier Froli systems.  Of course I haven't slept through a night on either system--I'm just extrapolating from a few minutes at shows and in my driveway.

Awca12a

This is what the new one looks like