As I have always made it my business to say............."Spend your hard-earned cash in any way you see fit - its your hard-earned cash!!"
My whole point in touting two less expensive visco-elastic pillows for half the price of one of the more expensive ones is this: If you try two of the less expensive pillows BY SLEEPING ON THEM, and conclude that you got a great night's sleep without any sore spots..........why go out and spend $60 for one pillow? I have never said that the less expensive pillow is better than the expensive one - they are not. I realize that there are diminishing returns when you keep adding pillows one atop the other, and I also realize you cant make a four lb. density pillow out of two 3 lb. density pillows. But, if someone is saying that putting two pillows together doesnt enhance the effect one gets from one pillow, I say you are talking through your hat, i.e. you dont know what you are talking about.
Last night I slept on one of the Camping World's 1 1/2" visco-elastic mattress pads together with a 2" antimicrobial some-other-type-of-foam mattress pad, and all I can say is: "Heaven, I'm in Heaven!" And I only spent $65 for both of them. Again, I am 5'10" and weigh 190 lbs. Am I saying that someone who wants to pay $200 for a single mattress pad should not? No, I am not saying that. Go ahead, its your hard-earned cash. I am thrilled that I got the kind of sleep (without the usual sore spots) I want from a product I bought, and spent.........$135 LESS!!!!! This is all that I am saying. Some of us can get the same riding experience from a $35,000 Lexus as we can from an $80,000 Mercedes which would make us think.........why spend an additional $45,000? Of course, some of us just cannot think about driving anything but a Mercedes........no matter what the cost. It all boils down to how you want to spend your hard-earned cash!!!
I have no quarrel with anyone's choice of pillows, mattress pads, etc.........the one and only thing I am saying is: if two of the less expensive pillows, mattress pads, or whaterver - give you the kind of relief from back pain, neck pain, sore spots, and improves your sleep also - WHY SPEND MORE MONEY?? Of course, I aint you and probably dont have the bank that some of you have, but I am all done with adding anything more to this thread, except my final conclusions - WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE BY SLEEPING ON THEM!!!
My final conclusions:
1. Buy two visco-elastic pillows from Camping World for $30.98 shipped. Put them together and see if two doesnt give you a great nights' sleep for the price of one of the more expensive ones - for half the price. Two together were a bit much for me, so I use one as a fantastic seat pad, and one in combination with a Sobakawa pillow to sleep on. Works great for me. Savings: Approximately $30 over ONE of the other type pillows.
2. Buy one 1 1/2" visco-elastic mattress pad from Camping World and one 2" Antimicrobial foam mattress pad from Camping World, put them together with the visco-elastic mattress pad on top, and get ready for feeling like you are suspended in air while sleeping and waking up with no sore spots. Both of these mattress pads were delivered for $65. Savings over ONE of the other mattress pads: Approximately $135.
Pleasant dreams everyone........no matter from whom you decide to buy pillows, mattress covers, etc. and how much money you find yourself spending..........or, not spending!! As always, its all up to you!!