Soft or Hard

[Vee-X]

Bed choice to prevent back ache, following whip lash a few years ago i have to be careful new bed is coming up on horizon of purchases and not sure if i want a hard or a soft one, whats the general advice from all here, anyone with experience or qualifications to advise?

cheers all

[vetteheadracer]

Hard

[beano500]

Neither!


Supportive!!!

[Kneedowndeano]

Foam with memory ??? Space age stuff that is around £2K for a bed!!!

[nervous]

thats not the only reason

[lotuslad]

Confucius say 'Rent boy without knee pads have short career'

[ledger]

beano500 said:

Neither! Supportive!!!

Bingo, it should support your back and help it to maintain it's natural position.

[hustlebabe]

Water...can adjust to suit all needs

[hedders]

I once rented a room that came with a waterbed! I found that all the movement was too much for me so i threw a Futon on top, boy was that a good bed after that!

[nervous]

i had much the same experience with two fat chics.

[havoc]

nervous said:

i had much the same experience with two fat chics.

Dammit, that's more coffee all over the keyboard!

[Mastiff]

Tempur is stunning.

remember the saying...

"There are only two things in life worth spending lots of money on...shoes and beds.

If you ain't in one you are in the other..."

edited to veer away from Japanese food and back onto the bed subject!

>> Edited by Mastiff on Wednesday 15th June 12:51

[z4monster]

Kneedowndeano said:

Foam with memory ??? Space age stuff that is around £2K for a bed!!!

I bought one of these 12 months ago and find it extremely comfortable. Even when I'm achy and very tired, the bed is very supportive and helps ease the aches. It moulds to you after a few minutes on bodyheat. Mine is made by Sealy and was much cheaper than the rival ones.(ok it was still over 1k)
You can get memory foam topped sprung mattresses but I think they are just not as good. The memory foam ones feel very firm to the touch but is much softer after it warms up. Don't buy a new bed while your back is aching though.

[nervous]

mastiff said:

"There are only two things in life worth spending lots of money on...shoes and beds. If you ain't in one you are in the other..."

strangest thing, never thought about it before, but you do look like a mastiff Ms Honeyford (or can i call you gloria?)

>> Edited by nervous on Wednesday 15th June 12:52

[zippee]

beano500 said:

Neither! Supportive!!!

Seconded.
I broke my back 7 years ago and am in constant pain in my upper spine. My in-laws spare bed is one of those rock solid supposedly orthopaedic beds. I wake up in more pain from a nights sleep in that than I do anywhere else.
Same goes for a soft mattress, no support and it feels my spine is being bent into all manner of weird positions whilst I sleep.
Spent 2k on a decent divan and mattress last year and find it the most comfortable one I've ever slept in. Mattress is a medium firmness, I suggest you get down to your local retailer and try a few out. Don't let them try and flog you any old crap.

[nervous]

forgive me, but i don't understand, how those beds 'developed for the space program' work? i understand the principal behind the technology of course, its the concept that baffles me. isn't space, erm... weightless? therefore, wouldn't the mattress remain perfectly flat when laying on it in space? someone explain this to me, please?

im name dropping a bit here, but what the hell: i know a number of astronauts and cosmonauts very well, and from what they tell me, they sleep strapped to a thinly covered wall, cos theres little point in other facilities existing in that environment. so, where are these nasa beds being used?

[Cyberhuss]

Have you sent any hot chicks to National Aeronautics & Space Administration recently Nervous?

[z4monster]

nervous said:

forgive me, but i don't understand, how those beds 'developed for the space program' work? i understand the principal behind the technology of course, its the concept that baffles me. isn't space, erm... weightless? therefore, wouldn't the mattress remain perfectly flat when laying on it in space? someone explain this to me, please? im name dropping a bit here, but what the hell: i know a number of astronauts and cosmonauts very well, and from what they tell me, they sleep strapped to a thinly covered wall, cos theres little point in other facilities existing in that environment. so, where are these nasa beds being used?

I thought that the mattress would be what they were strapped to (on the wall.) The straps would help them press into the mattress and this would cushion them better than a sprung type. Only my thoughts on the idea.

[nervous]

that was my thoughts, but no, they dont really have anything significantly padded, its more of a thick sleeping bag that is attached to their area. ive seen footage of one of my chums on the international space station and the 'bed' he had looked, somewhat ironically, about as comfortable as gloria honeyfords hair.

[cinque]

Tempur is def. way to go. Bought a 6ft special last year, slept like a log since.


(someone on here used to work for them??????)



pps make sure its Tempur not Tempura as my wife calls it. You dont wanna end up sleeping on japanese cuisine.