Tempurpedic confusion.

[MotorSeven]

I'm not sure where this "hot" thing comes from? We have no A/C & heat with wood. I have never noticed the TP being warmer than any other mattress, but we do keep a quilted type mattress pad on it during the summer months, then swap that out for an electric mattress pad in winter. Maybe we are just used to it, but we have never thought of this mattress any hotter than any other we have owned.

 

[s219]

Another vote for the sleep number bed. We've had the same one since 2002 and it's been great. A bit more expensive than normal mattresses, but should last at least 2-3 times as long. They have a pretty good warranty if anything fails. Easy if you ever have to move it -- everything breaks down or folds up into manageable size pieces.

They offer a foundation for sleep number beds, which replaces the "height" of a typical box spring and supports the mattress. If you have another rigid way to support the mattress (but not a box spring), I'd say skip the foundation and save some money. The support could be as simple as some lumber and plywood.

 

[Dutch445]

I'm not sure where this "hot" thing comes from? We have no A/C & heat with wood. I have never noticed the TP being warmer than any other mattress, but we do keep a quilted type mattress pad on it during the summer months, then swap that out for an electric mattress pad in winter. Maybe we are just used to it, but we have never thought of this mattress any hotter than any other we have owned.

hmm,,, i would bet your companion is a tad bit younger than mine!
but even i noticed the extra warmth held by the foam, we did try a light mattress cover to no avail.
we have to open a window when it warms up above freezing outside as the sheets get thrown off if we don't!
(and the heat ducts to our room are shut! )

 

[Gunny]

Another vote here for the sleep number brand. I used to wake up early every morning with a terrible backache and noticed a big improvement the first night I slept on the sleep number. That was about 10 years ago and if it went bad today, I'd get another one.


the wife likes a soft mattress, I like mine pretty darned firm, so it looked like the sleep number was the only thing that filled the bill because she didn't want separate beds.

She's also hinting around at getting one for the camper, so I'll probably own two of them in the near future.

 

[kidr]

Tv shopping networks have some pretty good deals on the sleep number bed.

 

[Turbys_1700]

My wife and I just replaced our mattress and box springs last year...
We went through the same process as many on here did...
We used our old mattress set too long but it was a good unit when purchased...
This last unit was purchased from The Original Mattress Factory store here in Hickory...
We tried the tempurpedic, latex foam, and all other sorts of mattresses...
We still came back to the old box spring and coil unit...
The foam types were just too hot for us...
The unit we ended up purchasing has a 12 year warranty and you can flip it...
Most of the coil units sold today can't be flipped...
So far so good...
And it was well south of $1000...
My advise is to try out as many as you can and then go with your best instinct...
We are very satisfied with our purchase...

 

[polo1665]

Good thread. Nice to hear some positive feedback on the Sleep Number.

We are what you might consider "stuck in the seventies" as we still sleep on a water bed (and like it). That said, we'll probably be shopping for a new bed in the next couple of years or so.

 

[bandaidmd]

I went with a generic extra firm mattress with a good 3" memory foam topper and am totally satisfied. I really couldn't see paying a grand for 12 inches of foam when only the top couple of inches really matter. Our camper has a 3" piece of rock hard foam on one of the fold down beds and with a memory foam topper its as comfortable as any bed going. Our bedroom is unheated (by choice) so if we don't go up and turn on the mattress pad (under the topper) a couple hours before bed its like laying on a brick for the first few minutes when the temps are really low .

 

[thatguy]

We went through 2 inner spring mattresses in about 6 yrs and both were replaced by the mfg under warranty for excessive sagging.. the IS mattresses just dont seem to be made like they were in the 70's.. Both IS mattresses would start to sag and cause back issues within 3 yrs or so.

On a suggestion from a neighbor we just ditched the IS and bought a Natural Latex mattress from sleepez.com We have had it for 6 yrs now and its still holding up strong.. not sagging and still comfortable..

OUr is a king but with has a his/her side, each with three firmness of latex - our are EXTRA firm/Firm/ medium - BUT we should have gotten use SOFT as our top layer - the medium was giving us sore spots on shoulder and hips.. Sleepez would have swapped the medium out for a soft at no cost - but we just added a topper to we had on hand.

When these topics come up in other forums the recommended purchases are the a) TP, b) sleep number, c) or natural latex..

There are pros and cons of each. The biggest negative a lot of ppl have about the TP is that they a) hold heat, b) they gas for a month or so (IE let of vapors from the mfg process), and c) its like sleeping in pudding.. We have had no negatives about the natural latex

In europe you dont find IS mattresses - they typically use latex.

good luck in your search, i highly recommend the sleepez line of natural latex mattresses..

Brian

 

[rekees4300]

Any help much appreciated.

If you buy a Tempurpedic suggest you ask about the height. The standard height was too high for my wife. She would have needed a ladder so we got the lower profile base. Don't recall if this feature was available for all models or if there was a price difference? :confused3:

Regarding the Tempurpedic being hot, we have not found that to be true for us. We have upstairs bedroom and poor A/C so it's often in the low 80s in the Summer.