After another sleepless night

[rosieglen]

 I am going out to buy a new mattress.

Has anyone here  had either a memory foam or latex mattress - what are the pros and cons?

[poddster]

We had a waterbed years ago - before we got out present bed.  It was great to sleep on and OH loved it, but I found it hard to get in and out of it.  Maybe they are better now.

Forget the conventional way of getting out of bed.

The easiest way is to roll out of it and put one leg on the floor and then push up with your arms to stand up

Easy 🙂

[joz*garage]

a waterbed i bought new 30 odd years ago i'm sure didn't leek, the flipping thing used to sweat! do all waterbeds sweat? or just poor quality made ones? the sheets used to get damp and that sure was uncomfortable in the winter, i froze because of it, for that reason i'd never purchase another one. 

[cherry*135]

We used to have a waterbed, I loved it. It didn't sweat. However, we moved fairly often then due to job transfers and draining & dismantling the bed and putting it back together every time you move house     was a hassle. We used to pay a person to drain it and dismantle it before it was moved (sometimes the household goods went into storage for awhile). It was easier to put it back together and fill it at the new house ourselves.

We had one small leak that was repaired successfully.

[joz*garage]

That bed i mentioned if youre interested is a Wenatex (The Sleep System) Austrian made. Cost her 4 grand with extras btw, and i looked after her house while she was away and actually slept on it, most comfortable and supportive.

[poddster]

My waterbed cost me less than $250 including base, frame, heater, liner and everything

Constructed the base myself 

Running cost is around $1 a day (heating)

[joz*garage]

has it ever made the sheets damp pods?

my sister today said her waterbed caused sheet dampness

(omg, heating cost a dollar a day? well, theres 365 bucks a year down the tube 

[poddster]

The only way the sheets can get damp is if it has a leak somwhere

Think of the $1 a day as running a passive area heater. the heat that the waterbed radiates takes the chill off the bedroom 🙂

[joz*garage]

The feedback i got from my sister is the same as mine. There was no leak, it would leave the sheets damp in the winter, perhaps heating prevents it?

[cherry*135]

The feedback i got from my sister is the same as mine. There was no leak, it would leave the sheets damp in the winter, perhaps heating prevents it?

You don't have the heat turned up on the waterbed in winter to make the bed warm?

If not, then that would be why the sheets feel damp. 

[crystal**flake]

I've had a waterbed since I was 18 and have always loved them, not come across damp sheets though and you have to turn the heat up in winter or else you'll freeze.