Help ... everyone must have an opinion on this...

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

11/24/2014 12:19:15 AM · #4

Haven't tried memory foam mattress but I know they retain heat. Great for winter but hell in summer.

Nother option you didn't mention are air mattresses, but I dont know anything about them either.

We have, however, just bought pillows from mypillow.com, and oh wow. What an incredible diference THAT makes! !!

tanguera

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

11/24/2014 12:21:10 AM · #5

Ha! Jenn beat me to it. We also have a firm, pillowtop mattress and that is really comfortable. We're due for a new mattress as well, so I'll be keeping an eye on this thread

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

11/24/2014 12:23:57 AM · #6

We've never had a good one, but the medium firmness queen size mattresses in the $300-400 range seem pretty comfy to me. We have a little shed/cabin to stay in while we're visiting the in-laws and got a $300 mattress from Big Lots for that - feels great to us. The one we have in our house here was about $300 as well and it's a generic one from some other furniture store. Not as comfy as the Big Lots one.

I'm usually OK with anything a step above a low-end air mattress or a camping pad though.

I would think the adjustable firmness like sleep number and any imitators might be a good thing to have, but I don't know how much those run.

chalice

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

11/24/2014 12:47:36 AM · #7

As far as mattresses go, I'm in the "firm, pillowtop mattress" camp and don't mind paying a small fortune for a good one. I use 100% down pillows of various thicknesses and find I grab different ones during the night depending upon whether I am sleeping on my side or not. I suspect, though, that this sort of thing is so much a matter of individual preference that one person's preference may not be of much help to another person. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/24/2014 04:38:32 AM · #8

I'm also a believer in a pillow-top. The one I have is pretty thick medium firmness. I tried a memory foam mattress an a topper but I agree with others that it just retains too much heat and gets uncomfortable in the middle of the night...esp in the warm climate I live in.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/24/2014 06:22:34 AM · #9

My aunt just got a cool gel mattress and I'm in love with it. That's what I'd like to get for my next bed. Oh, and she loves it too.

bohemka

Nikon D700

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

11/24/2014 07:46:11 AM · #10

Sorry, Neil. I'm married so can only give couch recommendations.

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

11/24/2014 07:48:45 AM · #11

I thought pillow top was it...until I tried tempurpedic. Wow, this mattress is amazing. No more sore back. Deeper sleep. Much less sink towards the middle.

There is almost no way I will buy anything else ever again.

ShutterRev

Nikon D610

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

11/24/2014 09:12:13 AM · #12

Just a couple months ago my wife and I got rid of our old regular mattress and went with one of the Serta iComfort series beds. It's as they say, my wife can get up and move around and I won't feel it on my side, vis/versa. Really comfortable, we also got the pillows made with the same material. I sleep warm, so purposely mine is the pillow that doesn't retain heat. The bed is really great, pillows too - I sleep a bit better (but I can sleep anywhere) my wife sleeps a lot better, which is they key to all happiness :)

Nick

11/24/2014 09:39:28 AM · #13

We have a "Full Box" mattress, we can turned and flipped is monthly for the first few years, now only occasionally. The majority of mattress' are only "Half Box" so you don't turn/flip them. It shortens their lifespan (more $$$$ for them). We also have a Memory Foam Topper from Costco (best buy at the time) on top of our mattress, so we can change it when it wears out. It has a 5# per square inch density/weight for distribution of weight. We like a "firmer" mattress.

My husband keeps talking about getting a memory foam mattress/sleep number bed. I think they would sleep very, very hot. My daughter and SIL went to a sleep number store to see what they wanted. Their system for getting the right setting is very interesting and worth a trip to talk to them. They only have 1 major sale per year in August.

Recently we got a memory foam for our camper...so far it's better than the piece of crap that came with the camper.

So there's my 2 cents....

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

11/24/2014 09:40:20 AM · #14

Originally posted by bohemka:

Sorry, Neil. I'm married so can only give couch recommendations.

Oh, that's really sad!!!

Ann

Olympus OM-D E-M1

11/24/2014 09:58:33 AM · #15

We've had one like what you just bought for about ten years and it's the only one we've ever agreed we like. My only complaint is that it is hot, but Allex thinks that's a feature, not a bug. We never found a memory foam bed we could stand, and as we get older, we find we need softer, but bed choice is very personal.

Consumer reports does articles about choosing a bed once every few years, and what they say is you should go to the store and lay on any bed you're considering for about 20 minutes. When we bought our current bed we spent a couple of hours in the store laying on beds. We did the same thing when we bought a new guest bed a couple of years ago. It's a really average mid-priced regular mattress with no pillow top or anything. I've never slept a full night on it, but all of our guests love it.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

11/24/2014 10:23:44 AM · #16

This article will help you decide on which is best for you.

If you were near the San Francisco area, I would suggest a Mcroskey Mattress as one of those will last forever and be as comfortable on its last day as its first.

The New York Times article above comes from the Mcroskey website and tells you all you ever wanted to know about the subject.

Good luck.

Spork99

Canon EOS M6 Mk II

Canon EF-M 22mm STM Lens

11/24/2014 10:50:29 AM · #17

When I think my bed is uncomfortable, I go backpacking and sleep on the ground for a few nights...when I come back, my "uncomfortable" bed is like floating on a cloud.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

11/24/2014 11:23:44 AM · #18

Rotating mattresses really, really helped. We bought a pillow top mattress that supposedly didn't need rotating. NOT. We have big craters on both sides. It's pillow top only on one side, so we can (kind of) rotate horizontally. But we can't flip it over and have lost half of the capability of making it comfortable.

Pillow top on both sides was better.

Supposedly this mattress had a 10 year warrantee. It was awful after about 5. The mattress company went out of business, and it looked like the warrantee was simply through that company. There was no way of working with the warrantee. You might want to check that out a little more in depth than we did.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

11/24/2014 11:24:39 AM · #19

My sister got a sleep number bed. Liked it for the first year. Hated it after that.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/24/2014 12:35:35 PM · #20

Once you figure out what you want ck out costco/SAMs/overstock...good deals there and they deliver some for free

RyanW

Nikon D7000

11/24/2014 01:47:59 PM · #21

the only things i'll say are that we bought a pillow-top matress and had issues with it displacing in a weird way. had it changed for a non-pillow-top version and are much happier with our Firm matress.
and while my wife was pregnant, we used a memory-foam topper for her hips, which helped, but as others already stated, it was very "good" at retaining heat, especially in the summer when it made it uncomfortable to us.
winter time we used fleece or flannel sheets, so the heat was something we enjoyed as it meant we could leave the thermastat lower overnight without my wife complaining it was too cold, so we saved a little on the heating bills that winter.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

11/24/2014 02:43:19 PM · #22

i've had a Sealy, something, i forget which.. firm with a double pillow top. ive had it for 15+ yrs. its due to be replaced but its still very comfortable.

my only advice would be is to watch the depth because the sheets can be expensive, i need to use 16-18" depth sheets.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/24/2014 03:49:04 PM · #23

When we lived in the US, we had a pillow top mattress which felt wonderful at first, but ended up lumpy with big ditches and quite uncomfortable.
Back in a hot climate, it was important to stay cool, so pillow top was out because of our previous experience, plus because of the heat. If you like it warm, the pillow top will sort of snuggle to your skin and help you out.

I used to think I wanted a REALLY firm mattress, but eventually figured out that was only because I equated "soft" with the saggy, baggy, lumpy stuff you might find at a backpackers. There is a big difference between soft and saggy :-)

After much looking, learning, talking and testing, we figured out we wanted firm, but not rock hard, with very little fluffy padding on the top. Our mattress has three different zones of firmness (to support the heavy middle bits better).

Bring along your favourite pillow and really do spend a few minutes lying on it - there are so many choices... let your body decide what it likes best.

Oh and about the sleep number bed..... if I remember correctly,

rayethier has/had one of them and is less than impressed by the repair bills. I'll point him to this thread so he can share his story.

Good lucky and sleep well!

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

11/24/2014 05:59:32 PM · #24

Well

Beetle was right on the money when she said that I experienced a significant amount of difficulty and expense with the Sleep by Number beds I had, but in hindsight, I would say that most of the problems I experienced were attributable to the fact that I purchased these in Canada.

I learned very quickly that the store where I acquired these did not have anyone to do repairs and truly could not be bothered to provide me with any significant form of assistance. Mine was one of those scenarios where you you stumble in the dark hoping not to get to bruised while trying to find your way around. Luckily for me, I was able to "MacGyver"
bits and pieces on an interim basis until I managed to find a helpful sould in the USA.

Once I managed to communicate with the suppliers in the USA, all of that changed. They graciously replaced the deficient items at a very reasonable price, provided me with written instructions on how do detect and deal with issues that might arise and actually send me emails to ensure that I was satified with the instructions provided and the items I had acquired.

I can assure you that if I do ever decide to acquire another of these beds that I most definitely will be purchasing it from a retailer in the USA.

As for the mattress, I rather liked the fact that there were separate pumps and controls for both sides of the king size mattress. I happen to like my mattress rock hard and the missus liked her ever so soft.

Ray