How often to replace a mattress

[severine]

I really need to get something soon. Back is killing me again, thanks to our awful mattress. Just hate slapping down the dough for one.

 

[Hawkshot99]

This tempur-pedic knock off has pretty good reviews on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Therape...MODC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327343431&sr=8-2

The king is like $550 or something. vs. $1500+ for a tempurpedic brand

Yea but have you layed on one? The people reviewing it have, but they are not you. My parents got a memory foam mattress of some brand. My mother loves it, and my dad hated the bed. He would struggle getting out of it as he "sunk in" to much. Thankfully they got a bed setup with 2 twins put together to make a king so they could be independently controlled on the height of feet/head. So my dad went out shopping for a new mattress on his side, and wanted nothing to do with a foam mattress. He ended up buying a foam mattress, but way firmer than his old one, and he is happy now.

 

[Nick]

I've never understood how a firm mattress can be comfortable. I've always thought the softer the better.

I dunno, I'll have to try it out. My mattress right now is ... ok. I wake up creaky though and I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Been doing it for 7 years. I get up and the first thing I have to do is touch my toes and crack my back.

 

[ZYDECORICH]

Yea but have you layed on one? The people reviewing it have, but they are not you. My parents got a memory foam mattress of some brand. My mother loves it, and my dad hated the bed. He would struggle getting out of it as he "sunk in" to much. Thankfully they got a bed setup with 2 twins put together to make a king so they could be independently controlled on the height of feet/head. So my dad went out shopping for a new mattress on his side, and wanted nothing to do with a foam mattress. He ended up buying a foam mattress, but way firmer than his old one, and he is happy now.

I need a new one also. I hear the bob o pedic is the way to go if you want a memory foam. Every
one I know who have them love the foam. The only drawback I heard is that they can seem hot. Anybody heard that one?

 

[severine]

I've always wondered about the lack of rebound on a memory foam bed...

 

[Hawkshot99]

The only drawback I heard is that they can seem hot. Anybody heard that one?

Yes they are. When I have slept in my parents bed, it is warmer than my coil spring. Not horrible, but you do sweat easier.

 

[Nick]

Well this thread was over a year ago and the conversation has started yet again. My wife is complaining of a sore back.

This site has pretty good info: http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/memory-foam-novaform.html

Has anyone tried the knock off Amazon versions?

 

[Puck it]

Well this thread was over a year ago and the conversation has started yet again. My wife is complaining of a sore back.

This site has pretty good info: http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/memory-foam-novaform.html

Has anyone tried the knock off Amazon versions?

Memory Foam is the way to go. Go Temperpedic is you have the money. They replaced ours just last year after 9 years free. We have two Bob o pedics too. They seem fine.

 

[marcski]

Memory Foam is the way to go. Go Temperpedic is you have the money. They replaced ours just last year after 9 years free. We have two Bob o pedics too. They seem fine.

+1
We're a big fan of the Tempurpedic. And, I am/was quite curious about Bob's version. How long have you had those, Puck? Are they comparable to the Tempur's?

 

[Puck it]

+1
We're a big fan of the Tempurpedic. And, I am/was quite curious about Bob's version. How long have you had those, Puck? Are they comparable to the Tempur's?

One is in guest room and has been there awhile but does not get a lot of use only when I snore and wife sleeps in it. The other is in our son's room and has been there for quite awhile. I would 5 years at least if not more and it seems fine.

 

[JDMRoma]

We just bought the Bob O Pedic in September, it was the more expensive one from Bobs...forget what it was called but its great
love it. We went to Bobs in Nashua and tested it out, went to to Jordans right after and tried the Tempurpedic and couldnt see any difference. went back and forth twice between both stores and bought the Bobs one. Even if it craps out in half the time than the Tempurepedic your still ahead. but so far so good, we love it !

 

[ZYDECORICH]

Looks like I'll only be able to ski 1 or 2 more times this year due to my back (L-5 herniation as well as L-3 & 4 disc compression). Trying to get as much out of this year as possible, But it's time for surgery. I think a Bob O Pedic is in my future. I wonder if the inurance would consider paying. Anyone?