I bought a cheap memory foam mattress from wal-mart a few years ago and it works fine... lose some weight op.
I don't like the Tempur-Pedic at all - too hot and it's a horrible surface for, er, rhythmic activities. I also find it kind of exasperating to think of paying thousands of dollars for what must literally be less than $50 in materials. I know the R&D is expensive, and thus I have never balked at paying $100+ for a bike helmet made principally of Styrofoam, but since inner-spring mattresses are made of costlier materials and have much more complex manufacturing processes, the pricing of TPs seems unreasonable.
To me TP is the Bose of mattresses.
I probably am in better shape than you. Thanks for actually reading before posting.
Says every fat guy on the internet
So a few years ago i bought a tempurpedic mattress, based on the fact that i like it in the store, and i was sick of beds that sagged from not even that much use. (I do a lot of sitting up and reading/browsing the web in bed, so i spend more time sitting up in bed than most.)
My problem with the mattress is that right when you get in it, its fine. When it heats up, the mattress gets softer - which sucks. The warmer parts are around your mid-section, and what happens is your mid section sinks in, and you basically have no support. Its like sleeping in a hammock.
Now there are times when my back is so messed up from laying in that bed that it takes me a few minutes to straighten myself out before i can do anything.
If the bed maintained its firmness, im sure it would be fine, but it just sucks that it sinks like that.
Im going to try to get tempurpedic to replace the mattress to see if maybe i had a bad one or something. (I hope they dont break balls because of a very small wine stain on the mattress)
I really wouldnt mind going back to a normal bed - but i need something that is really durable and wont sag. Whats better for durability - a soft or firm mattress? what about for a bad lower back?
Wheres a good place to get a decent cheap mattress anyway? I think i ended up going with the tempurpedic last time because i got tired or comparing matresses, and i felt like it was a popular mattress.
Like someone said on this thread... there are different types of "memory foam" type mattresses with different lbs (density). Usually the really cheap ones are less dense. There are ones with that have better build materials and added stability.
But the human body is designed by nature to sleep on hard surfaces. There were no soft beds or memory foam mattresses for our ancestors and they sleeped pefectly fine.
says the fat guy calling people fat on the internet. Google my name, ive posted pictures of myself here before for whatever reason.
the fuck is an ayashi kaibutsu anyway?
Lol... BMI...
Find me someone with a BMI of 21 that's fat I dare you (and has all their limbs and organs).
Says the guy who memory foam doesn't work cause of "heat" yea right when it works for everyone else fatty. I've got a 21 bmi how about you? Probably should add I'm really just messing with you in case it wasn't already obvious.
I think i have the cloud, not sure though, it was so long ago.Which model of TP did you get? We have the Rhapsody and it's really firm, I think the only more firm about it is "then Grand". I don't experience this problem and I weigh more than you.
Well really i have no preference towards memfoam, i just got it because i thought it wouldnt sink in, and would be the best buy based on reviews, and the store credit i had from returning my latex bed.Get the best of both worlds: a decent firm coil spring mattress with a 2" high-density memory foam topper. Even if the 2" topper sinks through, the coil spring mattress will support you while the topper can still help distribute your weight.
So just stick with coil springs then.I think i have the cloud, not sure though, it was so long ago.
Well really i have no preference towards memfoam, i just got it because i thought it wouldnt sink in, and would be the best buy based on reviews, and the store credit i had from returning my latex bed.
I need to go find a hard bed that is durable, i dont care too much about the foam.
Might try to see what you bought, there should still be a tag on it some where. Then feel that one in a store and compare it to some higher end TP models while bringing up the heat issue.I think i have the cloud, not sure though, it was so long ago.
Well really i have no preference towards memfoam, i just got it because i thought it wouldnt sink in, and would be the best buy based on reviews, and the store credit i had from returning my latex bed.
I need to go find a hard bed that is durable, i dont care too much about the foam.
But the human body is designed by nature to sleep on hard surfaces. There were no soft beds or memory foam mattresses for our ancestors and they sleeped pefectly fine.