Most confortable bed/mattress?

[Fat Tone]

Need a new one. Current is a pine slatted one, 15 years old. Mattress is ~10 years old, pocket sprung. We need to sleep better.

By my reckoning a box-bed is the best idea. Does having drawer storage in those reduce their sturdyness? 4 drawers would be idea as the bedroom isn't huge.

Matresses: Memory foam seems to be all the rage. What's best? Don't really mind the price if it provides comfort.

Ta,

T.

[Lizzard[MPE]]

Do you have Select Comfort over there?

[VJ]

I have back problems, and have both an Auping and a Swissflex.
IMO, the Swissflex, while being more expensive, is the better one...
Bear in mind that I don't wheigh much (56 kg, well below the average), which is a problem for matrasses.

A collegue who also has back problems speaks highly of Tempur.


Jörg

[Dr Mordrid]

A collegue who also has back problems speaks highly of Tempur.


Jörg

!!

[Fat Tone]

Do you have Select Comfort over there?

Not one I've heard of. The uk web site of that name isn't working. Here, names like Silent Night and Sealy are some of the biggest.

I have back problems, and have both an Auping and a Swissflex.
IMO, the Swissflex, while being more expensive, is the better one...
Bear in mind that I don't wheigh much (56 kg, well below the average), which is a problem for matrasses.

A collegue who also has back problems speaks highly of Tempur.

Jörg

I bet you don't even flex the springs! I on the other hand, would!

Have you seen the prices of Tempur mattresses? a 5ft wide one is £1800 Maybe I do mind the price after all!

[rylan]

Yeah the Tempur ones are extremely expensive. They are very comfortable, however I've heard that they hold body heat quite a bit... so the spot you're on gets pretty warm after a while.

I love the mattress that Marriott is using in some of their hotels. Unfortunately they vary... some are their own special kind that you can buy theough their website, but the best one I saw was a Sealy pillowtop except I forget the model.

[Umfriend]

Yeah, I could not sleep well on Tempur matrasses. pocket-box-springs for me, even with just 60kg. How did you sleep on the matrasses the first 10 years? Did you turn them around frequently?

[Fat Tone]

A bit of reading shows several complaints about heat. I think maybe sprung with a foam top would be a good compromise.

Yes we turn the mattress now and then to all four possible orientations. Not sure I'd call it regular though, and I don't think the slatted bed helps much (although it is covered partially in thin hardboard).

I had a bad back when we first got the mattress (that was the reason). These days my back is ok if cared for.

[cjolley]

We've had a Tempur mattress (queen size) for about 15 years.
When it is replaced we will get the same thing.
They are great.


However, the most comfortable mattress I have ever slept on was a futon we had with a tightly packed solid cotton batting mattress.
I like a firmer mattress than most people though.
And that type of mattress would not hold up to regular use very well.

[Brian Ellis]

Make sure the springs don't creak during activity

[Fat Tone]

Make sure the springs don't creak during activity

How else am I gonna impress the neighbours?

[KRSESQ]

Jeez, am I the only one here still sleeping on a waterbed? Wouldn't give it up for anything, although those Select Comforts are pretty nice.

Memory foam does nothing for me. The problem is, when you sink into the thing if you want to roll over later you have to drag yourself out of the depression you made, and reposition yourself somewhere else because now that you've moved, you no longer fit in the depression you made! That's WAY too much work for 3 AM. Plus, they're heavy. I'd be willing to bet a king-sized memory foam mattress weighs close to 300 pounds, and they have no skeleton so they tend to be a bit limp. So be sure and pay for the delivery, and have lots of friends and beer handy when it comes time to flip the thing.

Kevin

[Lizzard[MPE]]

I didn't know water beds were still made!!

I had to sleep on a friends water bed when i would go over for sleep overs as a kid and i absolutely hated the thing.

[KRSESQ]

Yeah, if the temp or water level aren't right they can be brutal. It's a very individual thing.

Kevin

[xortam]

I've been sleeping on the same waterbed for longer than most of you have been alive. I'm only on my third bag which was put into service just last year.