Inflatable Mattress

bokinator · 05-14-2007, 05:45 AM

Are they any good in long term effects?

I'm going to move to Victoria from Vancouver for school, and I don't think it'd be a good idea to haul my entire mattress over there.

I'll probably even move out after ~6 month because of school transfer, so atleast it'd be portable.

.glib · 05-14-2007, 05:46 AM

Why not just craigslist up a futon?

S-Dawg · 05-14-2007, 05:50 AM

my experience, i slept on one for a few months. there not terribly uncomfortable, and they kinda get cold, which in the summer is actually a plus. But ive always had them slowly deflate, even without leaks, just like in the morning or middle of the night its not as firm, its a pain to always blow them up and sometimes is uncomfortable when u wake up at 4 am and u can feel spots of the floor, and like cant turn over cause its bouncy n shit. eventually it got a leak. the whole thing was always a pain. it wasnt awful but i deffinatly wouldnt do it again.

toycdn · 05-14-2007, 05:51 AM

Foam

Adam West · 05-14-2007, 05:51 AM

i sleep on the floor

Dalifted1 · 05-14-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by .glib

Why not just craigslist up a futon?

dont you find a futon hurts your back after awhile?

BareFootMeshback · 05-14-2007, 06:04 AM

futon with a layer of egg crate foam is totally heaven in my books. Sleeping on an air mattress for 6 months sounds pretty depressing. I think mattresses/pillows are kind of like shoes...you spend enough time in them that if you skimp out you are going to feel the effects. Get a futon of craiglist or from ikea and then get some egg crate foam. Thats what my girl and I sleep on and its rad, and portable if need be.

AllShockedUp · 05-14-2007, 06:09 AM

I slept on the floor for like 3 years. I now have a bed, and it sucks. I'm considering shoving it out the window and just sleeping on the floor again.

The floor is also awesome because when you go on trips and crash on peoples' floors, it doesn't feel all shitty.

.glib · 05-14-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalifted1

dont you find a futon hurts your back after awhile?

I've been sleeping on one for about two years now. I went new, and bought the second-from-the-top-of-the-line futon, and a cheap wood frame. The mattress is almost dead now, I find I have to flip/rotate it a lot as it compresses. Used to feel a whole lot better, but whatcha gonna do. There's definitely a quality difference between that and the one on my couch though. The couch makes it feel like you're sitting directly on the steel frame... that's what the bottom quality mattress gets you.

In any case, I'd rather have a futon than an air mattress.

Adam West · 05-14-2007, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AllShockedUp

I slept on the floor for like 3 years. I now have a bed, and it sucks. I'm considering shoving it out the window and just sleeping on the floor again.

The floor is also awesome because when you go on trips and crash on peoples' floors, it doesn't feel all shitty.

yeah buddy!!!
we should form a club.. like the sandwiches
i get those all the time and im not even a member

sanrensho · 05-14-2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalifted1

dont you find a futon hurts your back after awhile?

Completely depends on the futon. I've tried quite a few futons and my favorite one (that I still use when staying with friends that use box spring/mattress beds) is extremely thin.

Expensive futons here in Canada generally equate to a super-thick futon, sometimes with a foam core. With our without the foam core, more cotton material means more compression over time.

Edited to add: To be fair, we have one better quality futon mattress that has fared pretty well over the years, but it's only a single and hasn't been slept on by an adult. Plus its thickness makes it less than portable.

Real (Japanese) futons are thinner so there is less material to compress.

The OP might want to look into foam mattress. For portability, you can sometimes get folding foam mattresses. Comfy as long as you get one with the right firmness.

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BareFootMeshback Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: By the Aldergrove drug tunnel Posts: 1,580 Rep Power: 213434	futon with a layer of egg crate foam is totally heaven in my books. Sleeping on an air mattress for 6 months sounds pretty depressing. I think mattresses/pillows are kind of like shoes...you spend enough time in them that if you skimp out you are going to feel the effects. Get a futon of craiglist or from ikea and then get some egg crate foam. Thats what my girl and I sleep on and its rad, and portable if need be.

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AllShockedUp Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,215 Rep Power: 7333	I slept on the floor for like 3 years. I now have a bed, and it sucks. I'm considering shoving it out the window and just sleeping on the floor again. The floor is also awesome because when you go on trips and crash on peoples' floors, it doesn't feel all shitty.