What do you sleep on.... (at home) (default)

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:27 am

Elorrum wrote:mattresses are getting more expensive, and the least expensive, much cheaper quality. I have a loft bed, with just a platform, and the last innerspring mattress I bought only has one side... I can rotate it, but not flip it over. As long as it is uniform, level, and on the firm side, I don't have any problems. Old canoe beds suck, and so do sofa beds. I made the mistake of thinking a sofabed would be a good choice for a studio apt. (didn't Mary Tyler Moore have a sofa bed?) wrong. that bar in the middle of the back is a killer. Now I have a loft up above my desk. Climbing up there is like having a bedroom upstairs.

Some sofa beds are amazingly comfortable.
I think the best I ever slept on was a pull out.

True it isn't common.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:36 am

A big issue for me is length. Most Twin and Full size are only 74 or 75 inches long. Of course, I am accustomed to a Queen size, which is 60 x 80 inches.

BUT... Tempur-Pedic shows a Twin Long at 38 x 80 inches. Since I don't really need a Queen wide bed these days, that Twin Long might be my next bed -- saving me some floor space in the bargain.

Decisions, decisions. But lack of proper sleep is a serious medical problem.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:58 am

I think many companies make long versions now.

flatlander13 · Post by **flatlander13** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:13 pm

Dudeâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦I though you were so busy boning Mrs. dave that you never sleptâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:25 pm

I asked Comfortex and they will make larger versions of their beds for an rv, on request.
Prices ranged from $300 for a smaller to $850 for queen size with the fire blanket wrap, which adds $30.
They don't have the temperature issues of the tempurpedic.

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:35 pm

Elliot wrote:
Is Sleep Train an OK store,

Elliot, Just bought the sleep Number from them about 40 days ago..
They have a 100 day return/swap.. Today the brought out the new Sealy.

You can only swap once.. The 3 salesman I dealt with are used-car salesman type of guys.. I had fun with them....

Have been seeing some of the bed you want on craigslist. People are selling them to make the house payments...

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:47 pm

Not default world but my 4 in 1 Coleman air mattresses for the 2010 Burn just arrived. I had borrowed a double high this year and with the sleeping bag it was very comfortable.

CapSmashy · Post by **CapSmashy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:05 pm

The wife and I have gone through several beds over the years. Sleep number, super whammy high dollar Serta bullshit, water beds, etc.

We bought a mattress at Ikea of all places 3ish years ago and it has been without a doubt the best mattress we have ever had.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:08 pm

I have back problems, too. I got radiation treatments right above the tailbone and it damaged nerves back there, so every so often my leg goes painfully numb and the back muscles seize up. It's not arthritis.

Anyway, I sleep on a memory foam mattress that I got at Costco a few years ago. Everything else about me loves it but my back and right leg won't be placated by anything.

I was considering a Sleep Number bed. Thanks for the tip, it's probably a case of "the grass is greenerâ€¦"

Afterthought: The best sleep I've <i>ever</i> had in my life, believe it or not, was in a friend's recliner chair when I went back to New Orleans to visit some time ago.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:14 pm

Ask comfortex if they can do something special.
The one I have, has removable cubes to tune pressure areas.

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:30 pm

During the winter, I sleep in the living room next to my gas heater. On my futon bed/couch I've placed a full size mattress, 2 quilted covers for softness. Double sleeping bag on that, which I crawl into. On top of the bags I have a sheet and 3 blankets. On top of that I have 8 grandpa pillows I position for comfort. I have obtained all this on Freecycle or Craigslist this year. Your trash is my treasure.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:24 pm

diane o'thirst wrote:I have back problems, too. I got radiation treatments right above the tailbone and it damaged nerves back there, so every so often my leg goes painfully numb and the back muscles seize up. It's not arthritis.

Okay, ot personal question here. You on Gabapentin?

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:32 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
diane o'thirst wrote:I have back problems, too. I got radiation treatments right above the tailbone and it damaged nerves back there, so every so often my leg goes painfully numb and the back muscles seize up. It's not arthritis.
Okay, ot personal question here. You on Gabapentin?

Raise's hand..... with a benadryl chaser...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:37 pm

ibdave wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
diane o'thirst wrote:I have back problems, too. I got radiation treatments right above the tailbone and it damaged nerves back there, so every so often my leg goes painfully numb and the back muscles seize up. It's not arthritis.
Okay, ot personal question here. You on Gabapentin?

Raise's hand..... with a benadryl chaser...

Nerve damage? Cuase that's why I take it. And, oh boy, if I accidentally skip it's horrible.

Da Baaaaad One · Post by **Da Baaaaad One** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:10 am

ygmir wrote:sheep

You promised you wouldn't tell!

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:52 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
ibdave wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote: Okay, ot personal question here. You on Gabapentin?

Raise's hand..... with a benadryl chaser...
Nerve damage? Cuase that's why I take it. And, oh boy, if I accidentally skip it's horrible.

in my ears....

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:09 am

Ears?
Tinnitis?
Does it work for that?

I was on it for a short time and they gave me a lot of dilantin after my crash.
It helped with pain for me.
Lately I hear about side effects from dilantin, but I didn't have any, other than being fuzzy headed.

Delrious · Post by **Delrious** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:22 am

Get a stiffy imo. Seriously. Get a hard one if you want to fix your back problems. A soft bed just makes them worse. This was the best advice my dr. ever gave me (it fixed my back). Cavemen didn't sleep on pillow tops.