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Ask HN: Hacker Mattress?
I just moved to the US and been sleeping in an air mattress for the past six weeks. But now, it's enough and my body started to feel it.
A week ago I started shopping around for mattresses and found how overwhelming this can be. Anything that seems good enough in brick and mortar stores have a starting price of 1500 USD plus shipping.
Luckily (or not) I found a few online only companies selling mattresses and made a comparison sheet with some data [1] about them.
I'm trying to get the best bang for the buck and spent the entire day researching about these companies and still can't pick a winner.
Also, just as I was finishing my sheet I found 4 more companies (no data in the sheet) to bring the choices to a total of 14 options.
The bright side is that most of the companies offer a long period of free trial and donate the mattress at the end if I want to get a refund.
I sleep mostly on my side and stomach, so I think a soft mattress makes more sense, but still don't want to try a random option "just because it's free".
What do you sleep on? Any recommendation or advices while buying mattresses?
[1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TrCJzU5XrIQRuKE6Jq4tY-2xRlFbFprRNwa-vryusDw/edit?usp=sharing
- mieses 10y agoThis is useful. It would be good to list whether the mattress is all foam (rolls up into a small box for shipping) or has metal springs. I would pay >2k for a good spring mattress without any memory foam.
- tucaz 10y agoAll of them are made of some sort of memory foam and come rolled up inside a box. Except for Helix that is custom fit to your needs and has a small layer of micro coils in between the foam layers. If you don't mind me asking, what's wrong with memory foam?
- mieses 10y agoBy definition memory foam is a bad idea. It is a foam that does not spring back into it's original shape. Thus when you sleep in one place for a few weeks, a rut develops and eventually you feel like you are stuck in it. I like to be able to roll over and don't like the feeling of sleeping in a trough. Memory foam and mattresses that roll up into boxes is about lowering costs. Edit: I've always found "memory foam" to be an interesting demonstration of the power of marketing.
- tucaz 10y agoLot of people write good reviews about mattresses like these at Amazon. Some even after a couple of years after buying them report that no sagginess has occurred. But yes, I'm afraid of getting one for exactly that reason.
- mieses 10y agoIt may depend on the weight of the person writing the review.
- tucaz 10y agoSleep Like The Dead also reports that 80% [1] of owners of memory foam mattresses are satisfied with it against 64% [2] of inner spring mattresses. Still, a very tough decision. [1] http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/mattressreview-memory-foam.html http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/mattressreview-memory-foam.h... [2] http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/mattress-reviews-coil.html http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/mattress-reviews-coil.html
- mieses 10y agoThat looks like a good site. I might go with their recommendation of a firm base mattress and a separate/replaceable comfort layer. I don't understand how people can report no sagginess when the point of memory foam is to change shape over time. Either it changes shape or it doesn't.
- moahmed 10y agoit snia ;
- tlack 10y agoJust for fun, try a cheapo XL yoga mat. I find that the stiff-ish surface helps me sleep better and I wake up with less back and shoulder pain. Could just be me, and I still sometimes prefer the bed, but it's a cheap experiment and way better than an air mattress.
- seanp2k2 10y agoNot cheap but amazing + not a ripoff considering what you get: https://www.flobeds.com https://www.flobeds.com I love mine. As a piece of furniture which gets used 6-10 hours per day, I didn't mind spending a significant amount for something nice. Edit: I came to this conclusion after a few weeks of intense research. I looked into all the Casper / Leesa / Tuft and Needle (and almost got a Leesa). I also got the wool cover for the top layer, which works well for me since I sleep hot. After another large search for bedding, I ended up with Parachute linen and Macy's Hotel Collection pillows. It's been great. Moving with this bed was also easy since each piece rolls up into a contractor garbage bag which can be easily carried.