What Mattress Do You Swear By?

[fillyboy]

Stop being the idiot all the time and have a day off.
No one is trying to curtail your speech, just have some manners and spout your crap in a new thread.

Whilst I think some of the stuff you come up with is a little bit mental, there are one or two valid points hidden therein, frankly I'm more concerned about the people that jump on every word you say without question. That's supressing free speech.

Wether I agree or not, crack on, as is your right, anyone who disagrees with that is a bit of a fascist and a highly questionable person.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Do you rate memory foam mattresses like Emma, Casper, Leesa, Simba, and Dormeo?

Or are you a trad mattress fan?

I replaced a traditional mattress last year with a real cheapy blue memory foam full double mattress. It arrived as a tight and quite light roll, needing to be left open to expand for 24 hours. It uses springs and foam and was sold, suggesting the blue foam was cooler than other memory foam. I don't have anything to compare it with, other than previous traditional mattresses, but...

My back used to 'go' regularly whilst I was working, to the point where I might be shuffling up the stairs on my backside. I have not had it quite that bad since I retired. I seem to be fairly insensitive to mattresses, I can sleep on anything, providing I can stretch out full length - so whether the foam is better or worse, I have no idea. One big difference I notice between the old and new mattress is when I sit on the very edge of the foam - there is not much support and the edge crushes right down.

I still have the old mattress stored, in case I change my mind - I have a few large items needing to be collected, I just need to ring the council to fix up a 'large item collection'.

 

[teaboyjim]

I injured my back quite adly about 12 years ago and started sleeping on the floor on a £20 2" foam egg box mattress. Back has been better for years and I am still sleeping on it on the floor. Just don't like any type of proper mattress now. I sometimes even take it with me when staying in hotels.

Is the goal to have something fairly firm and rigid? Do you get any aches as 2" seems very thin.

 

[securespark]

Being a old hippo, our old mattress has a dip in it on my side.
For years I have been waking up with a really painful lower back.
Stupidly, I didn't connect it with old Dippy until I started sleeping on the memory foam mattress.

Back pain? What back pain?

 

[Brigade77]

So is the overriding goal to have something fairly firm? Do you find it gives you any aches at all as 2" seems very thin

I spent a few weeks sleeping on a futon, which is a Japanese inspired sofa bed, shortly after my ex stole my house & its entire contents. The mattress on that would be best described as a cross between a feather down pillow & a very thick, stiff duvet.

Incredibly comfortable & not more than 2" thick.

If anyone has trouble sleeping . . . Maybe it's not the mattress to blame. I don't have a guilty conscience so I couldn't possibly comment.

 

[teaboyjim]

I spent a few weeks sleeping on a futon, which is a Japanese inspired sofa bed, shortly after my ex stole my house & its entire contents.

Sounds like it was a proper futon - They are good at making high quality smaller items

 

[Brigade77]

Sounds like it was a proper futon - I think they're quite good at making high quality smaller items - think of Bonsai

Proper futons rock. We always used to put good ones in the HMO's.

Them Japs can teach us a thing or two about how to maximise living space.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Them Japs can teach us a thing or two about how to maximise living space.

Including no registered place to park, not permitted a car.

 

[teaboyjim]

That's not surprising - There's almost a zero murder rate in Japan as well

 

[jeds]

I had a lower back seizure about 20 years ago, diagnosed as a disc prolapse, which isn't the same as a slipped disc. Ever since I've had dull back pain. Not enough to ever stop me doing anything (I was a competition squash player - played in tournaments around the Country and even a few National ones ) but never goes away. 10 years ago we bought a Harrison orthopaedic mattress. Cost about 2K. It was ok but didn't do much for the back pain. The main problem was in the morning; I'd wake up every single morning with back pain, without fail.

About 14 months ago I was on hols in Havana and the hotel mattress was brilliant. After a few days I noticed no back pain in the mornings. I checked out the mattress, it was a memory foam type. When I got back I did some research and narrowed it down to a couple of brands. I chose the Emma for one simple reason; it was top purchase of the Which mattress report and the report said (two simple reasons!) that it did not suffer from the 'jelly mould' thing. For some of the memory foam types the researchers said you sank into the mattress, a bit like a jelly mould. Apparently this stopped you moving around easily at night. didn't like the sound of that so I opted for the Emma on a 100 day trial.

It was comfortable and quite nice to sleep on but the best bit was no back pain in the morning. 14 months later - no back pain in the morning. My back is now better than it's been for years.

 

[jeds]

A pint of clear water
weighs a pound and a quarter.
A lot of people forget that.

?? I think you're mixing up the expression 'a litre of water weighs a pint and three quarter'. A pint of water weighs about a pound - a tiny fraction over.

 

[Tigercubrider]

A litre of water weighs a kilo.

 

[Trazor]

?? I think you're mixing up the expression 'a litre of water weighs a pint and three quarter'. A pint of water weighs about a pound - a tiny fraction over.

No, sooey is right, a pint weighs just over a pound and a quarter.

A UK gallon weighs 10.022 lbs, a US gallon weighs 8.34lb

 

[Dangee]

A cubic metre of water weighs 1 tonne

 

[Bodd]

Did we get anywhere?

I think I'm in need for a change. I have a 13ish year old King size Tempur. It's 2 separate mattresses... about 3 grand to replace.. No way am i paying that. Its a good bed but not that good. Has anyone buried the cheaper versions?