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At this point you may need to add some yoga to your life if you aren't already. I'm guessing you're not in your 20s anymore so there is the getting older thing to add into the mix. New mattress and yoga fixed my back right up.Quote:
Originally Posted by axebiker
I sleep on my side and if I don't keep a small pillow between my knees I end up with my legs/hip on their side and my upper body twisted to lie flat. Instant f$$ked up back, but if I use the little pillow, its all good as I stay on my side. Maybe try it if your a side sleeper.
have an icomfort, loved at first too, now same, lower back issues and shit sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by axebiker
Ugh...worst things to purchase ever...
We picked up a Nora foam mattress from Wayfair for the spare bedroom, around $500 I think. I've moved it to my room and have been sleeping on it for a few months, I'm not a super picky mattress guy but it seems pretty good.
4th year on our Loom & Leaf (by Saatva) and we love it. But, hey, mattress preference is a subjective thing.
Definitely, but honestly, mattress comfort/type is probably ranked somewhere in the bottom 20 percent of shit that effects my sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeezerSteve
I think buying a mattress is worse than buying a car. At least with a car you know what motor you get.
Everything is a secret, they should tell you what's in it. Exactly whats in it?
Core foam or coils. What kind are they?
What kind of foam, how think what density?
How many layers are there?
Sleep number sucks, its overpriced junk.
We tried a zinus. Hated it. Ive slept on concrete that was softer.
You can't handle the truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by exsparky
"cooling" is the new hotness in mattress sales. yes I did do that
but in all seriousness that is where the higher end sales have been- in cooling models. so don't be cheap MF'ers with all these crap amazon brands and throw down if that's what you are looking for. you spend what % of your time on this thing?? yep that much
I think Tempur-pedic's cooling model is the "breeze" line
no idea how well it works but I learned all about mattresses doing some research for work in the past yr
I would have thought Purple's mattresses wd have been less heat trapping though given the open grid structure of how they manufacture the mattress but sounds like not
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Sleep Like The Dead
some good information on the above site but .... I've not experienced the issues listed for the Beautyrest Black (Simmons). I've had the bed for 8 years and have not experience any sag. There is just me sleeping in the bed and I'm 145lbs. Also, I like to sleep warm so I can't say if there is a heat retention issue only that I'm comfortable temp wise.
Barely in my 40’s any more... :( Yeah, making some life changes in a few areas, and just trying to live a bit healthier, exercise regularly and all that. Flexibility is a part of the plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
My PT recommended that too. I’m gonna need to get on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
Yeah, not one of my better investments. Maybe if I was 50# lighter and 20 years younger I guess. We were really oversold on this thing though. Super disappointed. Feels like a put a match to a $2000 check...Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
Something I did when I bought my last mattress was to try the mattress several times over the period of a week or so. I brought my own pillow and settled in rolling around and really getting a feel for the mattress. After I found myself gravitating to the same mattress time and time again I knew it was the one for me.
One thing, the salesman told me when I got my new mattress to walk on it to help break it in as what I was getting would not be as broken in as the one I had been trying. Sure enough, the first night was a big disappointment. The mattress was much firmer and because of that it was cold. I hadn't heeded the salesman's advice because I worried about encouraging sagging. After the first night I gave it a good walk. That and time have turned it into a comfortable mattress like the one I tried.
Got a couple of couches, sleep on the loveseat.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Someone keeps sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I'm insane to complain
About a shotgun wedding
And a stain on my shirt
I approve. [emoji41]Quote:
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If walking on a mattress for 5 minutes changes the feel, its most likely crappy urethane foam and won't hold me up after a year or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Loveseat needs three or four pillowsQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Short sonofabitch
Only thing worse is a short couch. Three ass pads, but not long enough to sleep on
Our coach is super comfy to sleep on. Maya is passed out beside me.
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Thanks, KQ! We might look at those anyway, but we definitely need a cooler mattress.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Thanks, Core Shot - will definitely check out Saatva.Quote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
Also, the WSJ has a great podcast on the Casper IPO and the mattress industry, especially all of these direct to consumer brands (Purple, Zinus, Tuft and Needle, etc.): https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-jou...3-74d8615a2de2
First new mattress in 10 years this week. Foam Sweet Foam. Natural latex, build your own layers and zip it up in a cover. So far so good. Latex wins out by a thin margin based on our preferences. Smells like almond biscotti instead of a chemical spill. Way less of a "conforming" feel than I expected. I could honestly go for just a bit more of that on the top layer after sleeping on memory foam for years. But we have the option of swapping out layers during the first however many months.
Great customer service so far.
Set up took about an hour, all told.
Heavily considered air beds. Wouldn't go back to memory foam.
I went w avocado. The latex mattress is stiffer and take some time to adjust but once you do it’s all good.
That's fine, assuming you've got consent from the coach...Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
They have a lot of options, what build did you pick? Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattig
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Did you notice its way thinner than any other brand?Quote:
Originally Posted by jmedslc
Purple has a weird powder they keep changing on their mattress cores.
Satva and tuft are fine. I like the tuft feel better.
Zinus is a good deal.
Random idea.
I've found krill oil has helped my sleep lately. My joints just hurt less.
God, that would take me a long and boring time to write. Their site has a bunch of good q&a on choosing layers. And if you email them, they'll help you design it.Quote:
Originally Posted by exsparky
I went firmer than I was advised by them, and it's exactly what I expected. Their advice is on point. I think it would have been more comfortable than my selection, but I wanted it firm (that's what she said).
Holy shit that seems complicated ^^
Yes and no. Definitely no more complicated than dialing in a ski quiver. They give you a baseline game plan that's solid and you can tweak it from there. Biggest bed is 5 layers.
From top down, (D for Dunlop, T for talaylay, then M, medium, F firm, XF Xtra firm, etc) mine was
MT
FT
XFD
XFD
XXFD
Wife's was
MT
MD
FD
XFD
XFD
I weigh 220 and sleep on stomach 80 percent of the time. She's 130 and a side/back sleeper. So far, it seems that we are pretty close to dialed. If I swap a layer, it will be the 2nd one for MD (medium Dunlop) like wife has.
I have slept on concrete that was softer than the softest Zinus. It sucked. I was afraid the damn thing had shattered my hip bone.Quote:
Originally Posted by exsparky
Oddly enough a friend (who didn't know I just bought a bed) sent me this today just because he thought it was interesting.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3065928/...-mattress-wars
Definitely worth a read. Or a skim.
bump
anyone have experience with Sealy recently? last one I had lasted 14 years of pretty hard use/abuse and still had good life left in it whe we parted ways. I don't recall which postrepedic it was but I spung for the higher mid range that claimed to have the better coils. Firm and stayed firm year after year but would spring and stap back when it took a hard hit. This was when they did those bowling ball commercials. Kinda thinking one like their performance response line may be their equivalent range today and I am seeing one with the box spring foundation thing at the home depot for about $900
paging montanaskier to the white courtesy phone
Sealy didn’t do bowling ball commercials, that was Simmons Beautyrsst. However today almost all nicer beds have that same pocketed cool if it isn’t a foam bed. The beds all vendors give the really big box stores like sams and Costco and Home Depot are scaled down versions of regular line beds to hit a price. You could never pay me to buy a mattress at Home Depot, or sams, or Costco.....or online for that matter. Buy a bed from a LOCAL retailer and leverage the price at those box stores or online for the best deal but support the local biz....they need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
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ahah thanks maybe it was Simmons that I owned after all. don't have it for reference so IDK. S brand and bowling ball comercial so that is probably it. the bed chain store places seem kinda suspicious too. sounds worth it to call some independent shops and see what they say.Quote:
Originally Posted by montanaskier
You're in OR? Englander are made in Portland (or at least they used to be). I have one on my guest bed and people rave about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
Edit:
Yup. Still are:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02...g?v=1579604118
I had an Englander and hated it.
thanks. I found an independent local furniture dealer and he is suggesting this one he says is his top end https://www.englandersleep.net/cambridge or this one he says may be a little firmer https://www.englandersleep.net/nottingham
apparently they make these to order but yeah they are local so only like 3 weeks. I have my new bedroom in 2 weeks. called a local independent simmons dealer and they are like 5 weeks out on those
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Because...?Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
A box of rocks would have been more comfortable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
That’s pretty technical, but alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3