Mattress recommendations

[Oddball]

Everybody has a different solution. I bought a modest memory foam mattress off ebay about ten years ago for around £120 and have been very comfortable ever since and the matresses has no depressions in it yet. Mind you, I only weigh a bit over 11 stone and the wife weighs about as much as an empty crisp packet, so the mattress probably has an easy time.

Very true Geoff . I am about 15 stone and the other half a bit less !!! Up until a few years ago ,I could sleep anywhere , but as soon as bad backs , ciatica , and other things appear , you dont realise how lucky you are !!
A memory topper was the first great addition we made 15 yrs or so ago.
Then we had a newer mattress and another new topper . So now as we are both over 60 , looking for the next level up
When you actually are craving to get to bed because its so comfy , you know its must be the right thing !!

[Marco]

Doesn't matter how light you are. Lying down, for hours on end every night, repeatedly in the same position (the one you naturally settle into as most comfortable when asleep) will eventually take its toll on your mattress, thus it will no longer provide your body with the required support, eventually leading to back problems or worse...

And with cheap mattresses [built using inferior materials], that process simply happens quicker!! Trust me, I know about these things, as for years I used to sell the buggers

Marco.

[struth]

ive bought cheap and dear. they all went the same way. the "twins" take a toll on any mattress

[Pigmy Pony]

I always wanted to be a mattress tester for a living...

[Marco]

ive bought cheap and dear. they all went the same way. the "twins" take a toll on any mattress

Twins? You got those Russian sisters staying over again for threesomes?

What's your idea though of "dear"? We paid just under a grand for our last kingsize mattress, from Sleepeezee, which on average lasts for a good 10-12 years (if looked after properly), and which means turning it round every so often, to ensure even-weight distribution.

Marco.

[Marco]

I always wanted to be a mattress tester for a living...

I thought that was a saddle-sniffer for second-hand ladies bicycles?

Marco.

[struth]

Twins? You got those Russian sisters staying over again for threesomes?

What's your idea though of "dear"? We paid just under a grand for our last kingsize mattress, from Sleepeezee, which on average lasts for a good 10-12 years (if looked after properly), and which means turning it round every so often, to ensure even-weight distribution.

Marco.

inclined usually to get one for 400/500, but last few have been cheaper and last about as long. im fairly big and being in a double yourself means you end up in middle and its the bit that goes saggy eventually. turning alas doesnt help so much as if there is 2 of you. dearest was about 800, but it didnt last twice as long as a 400.

[Marco]

Fair enough, but can you remember which make the dearest one you bought was? Like anything else, a high price tag doesn't necessarily mean that the money has been spent in the right places...

Often one can pay for gimmicks, such as that 'memory foam' nonsense, which only works up to a point. There's nothing to beat a well-designed traditional pocket-sprung mattress - and the best ones weigh an absolute TON, for very valid reasons!

If you can easily move your mattress, when it's sitting on the bed, and/or push down the springs with your hand, at the sides or in the centre, then chuck it in the bin, as it's not fit for purpose.

Marco.

[struth]

Fair enough, but can you remember which make the dearest one you bought was? Like anything else, a high price tag doesn't necessarily mean that the money has been spent in the right places...

Often one can pay for gimmicks, such as that 'memory foam' nonsense, which only works up to a point. There's nothing to beat a well-designed traditional pocket-sprung mattress - and the best ones weigh an absolute TON, for very valid reasons!

Marco.

was a slumberland; fairly high up the list. got it in a fancy shop...lol

[Marco]

I'm saying nothing, as I've been to their factory...

Silent Night are much the same. We used to call them Sleepless Night!

Marco.