What kind of mattress do you sleep on

[SalixIncendium]

I had to strip the bed to find the brand name, but I planned on washing the sheets today anyway.

It's a twin Beautyrest Black. It came with the apartment and was new and still in the plastic when I moved in.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Right now I'm sleeping on the ground. Well actually there's a folded blanket and the floor of the tent beneath me.

I'm camping next to a river right now so it's mostly sand, so no need for a camping pad.

It still blows my mind a little that I can be laying here in my tent, listening to the crickets, and posting on RF.

This is an option I've been considering when my lease is up. Truth be told, you've kind of inspired me.

I suppose it's dependent on where I land after the first of the year.

 

[SalixIncendium]

The mattress in my apartment is a bit hard. In this country, hard mattresses are the norm. Long ago, the people slept on their floors. Now that they have mattresses, they want their mattresses to be kind of like their floors.

Makes sense. Why sleep on the floor when I can pay $800 or so every 7 or 8 years and feel like I'm sleeping on the floor?

 

[SalixIncendium]

'We should change our mattresses around every eight years; this is for hygiene purposes mainly. Within that eight years, you will have applied the equivalent of a bathtub full of sweat and the weight of a dachshund in dead skin cells to the mattress,'

How often should you change your mattress? The tell-tale signs it's time for a replacement

We asked multiple sleep experts how often should you change a mattress and to share the tell-tale signs that your mattress is past its best and needs replacing

www.idealhome.co.uk

Lovely visual.

*reworks budget to include a monthly mattress purchase*

 

[Secret Chief]

Lovely visual.

*reworks budget to include a monthly mattress purchase*

The thought of lying in a bathtub full of sweat and sharing it with a dead dog will always inspire me.
Aside from that....sprung mattress with memory foam topping.

 

[JustGeorge]

'We should change our mattresses around every eight years; this is for hygiene purposes mainly. Within that eight years, you will have applied the equivalent of a bathtub full of sweat and the weight of a dachshund in dead skin cells to the mattress,'

How often should you change your mattress? The tell-tale signs it's time for a replacement

We asked multiple sleep experts how often should you change a mattress and to share the tell-tale signs that your mattress is past its best and needs replacing

www.idealhome.co.uk

That's expensive.

 

[SalixIncendium]

That's expensive.

But it's either that or sleep in a bathtub full of sweaty dachshunds.

 

[JustGeorge]

But it's either that or sleep in a bathtub full of sweaty dachshunds.

That sounds expensive, too.

 

[Alien826]

'We should change our mattresses around every eight years; this is for hygiene purposes mainly. Within that eight years, you will have applied the equivalent of a bathtub full of sweat and the weight of a dachshund in dead skin cells to the mattress,'

How often should you change your mattress? The tell-tale signs it's time for a replacement

We asked multiple sleep experts how often should you change a mattress and to share the tell-tale signs that your mattress is past its best and needs replacing

www.idealhome.co.uk

A quick scan of that link reveals that all the "experts" that say we need to get new mattresses are from companies that sell mattresses. Odd, that.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I first read that as "eating the brats in the attic"

Thought grandma was hiding some evil tendencies lol

brats...bratwurst...wait, that still makes it a good one!

 

[Revoltingest]

What do you sleep on?

Foam.
And before you ask....no room for you.

 

[Brickjectivity]

A few weeks ago I switched from inflatable mattress to portable massage table. Its terrifically firm and folds out of the way. It also never goes flat, because its already flat.

 

[We Never Know]

brats...bratwurst...wait, that still makes it a good one!

Brats... little ornery kids lol

 

[Secret Chief]

A quick scan of that link reveals that all the "experts" that say we need to get new mattresses are from companies that sell mattresses. Odd, that.

It is isn't it. But humans do sweat and do discard cells and mattresses do end up gross after a few years. Imagine wearing the same clothes, unwashed, for a few years. Nice.

"We lose around half a pint of fluid every night and shed about a pound of dead skin cells each year."
- How Often Should I Change my Mattress? | Mattress Online

 

[JustGeorge]

It is isn't it. But humans do sweat and do discard cells and mattresses do end up gross after a few years. Imagine wearing the same clothes, unwashed, for a few years. Nice.

"We lose around half a pint of fluid every night and shed about a pound of dead skin cells each year."
- How Often Should I Change my Mattress? | Mattress Online

I think the answer is to throw our mattresses in the washing machine.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I think the answer is to throw our mattresses in the washing machine.

That would be one big washing machine!

 

[Secret Chief]

That would be one big washing machine!

Yes, one so big it doesn't exist.

 

[Secret Chief]

I think the answer is to throw our mattresses in the washing machine.

Jesting? Or talking of something different?

 

[Quagmire]

I think the answer is to throw our mattresses in the washing machine.

Or take it in the yard and hit it with the hose.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I use a memory foam mattress.