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I second that. I recently bought a king size tempur, upgrading from my queen size (which got moved to my spare room). It's not just comfortable - it's next leve

I second that. I recently bought a king size tempur, upgrading from my queen size (which got moved to my spare room). It's not just comfortable - it's next level. I slept on a Casper at an airbnb for a full month this past summer - it's not bad but it isn't tempurpedic. Ps, check my past comments - I am not a shill, just someone who digs tempurpedic.

dpark 9y ago
Ditto. My tempurpedic cost a fairly ridiculous amount. I would pay it again in a heartbeat if my mattress caught on fire. The best mattress I’ve ever slept on by a very large margin.
- rconti 9y ago
  These recommendations seem wholly legitimate. Funny thing is, though, the only person I know well who owned one (my brother-in-law) liked it but said it was simply too damn hot, which I've since heard others discuss as well. They had to return theirs, just couldn't live with it. I don't think of a normal mattress as providing ventilation, but I guess it does, at least somewhat -- less thermal mass, at least.
  - SOLAR_FIELDS 9y ago
    This is a problem with memory foam mattresses in general, they trap too much heat. It's not too bad if you live in a cold climate, but I live in a hot climate and during the summers it got to be too much. Gel memory foam is the nice compromise. You get the memory foam but with a gel topper. It's noticeably cooler and a bit firmer than typical memory foam. We got one and have since moved the regular memory foam into the guest room.
    - wjp3 9y ago
      Mind sharing which brand? Texas here.
      - SOLAR_FIELDS 9y ago
        Also Texas. I got this one[0] from WalMart because I think once you get above $500 for a mattress you see a cliff of diminishing returns in quality. I’m quite happy with it. 0: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Modern-Sleep-Cool-Gel-Memory-Foam-12-Inch-Mattress-Multiple-Sizes/41975140 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Modern-Sleep-Cool-Gel-Memory-Foam...
  - krrrh 9y ago
    It’s a common issue with memory foam, and especially closed cell foam. Some of the foam mattresses on the market now use a gel or gel-infused layer to take advantage of phase shifts, while others use a cooling layer with air channels above the memory foam. I switched from a memory foam mattress to the Purple specifically because of the heat issue.
    - dpark 9y ago
      I don’t think memory foam is ever closed cell. The open cells are necessary for the “memory” to happen.
  - dpark 9y ago
    I’ve never had that issue personally. Even before I had air conditioning, this wasn’t an issue for me in the summer. However, I don’t doubt that a memory foam mattress is warmer than a traditional mattress so I can totally understand that this could be a factor for others. I wonder if other foam mattresses are any different in this respect. On the topic of thermal mass, more thermal mass would actually keep you cooler longer, because it would take longer to saturate the mattress with heat. Ventilation is probably a much more significant issue than thermal mass though.
barrkel 9y ago
I sleep on a Tempur-pedic and I don't like it. I turn around at night and the mattress resists that, giving me neck pain since I have to arch even more in the turn to compensate. And it's not so great for sleeping face down, because of the way I sink in. I rarely wake up without some kind of neck or shoulder pain. I should replace it with something else, but I'm far from sure I can find something.

dpark 9y ago

Ditto. My tempurpedic cost a fairly ridiculous amount. I would pay it again in a heartbeat if my mattress caught on fire. The best mattress I’ve ever slept on by a very large margin.

rconti 9y ago
These recommendations seem wholly legitimate. Funny thing is, though, the only person I know well who owned one (my brother-in-law) liked it but said it was simply too damn hot, which I've since heard others discuss as well. They had to return theirs, just couldn't live with it. I don't think of a normal mattress as providing ventilation, but I guess it does, at least somewhat -- less thermal mass, at least.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 9y ago
  This is a problem with memory foam mattresses in general, they trap too much heat. It's not too bad if you live in a cold climate, but I live in a hot climate and during the summers it got to be too much. Gel memory foam is the nice compromise. You get the memory foam but with a gel topper. It's noticeably cooler and a bit firmer than typical memory foam. We got one and have since moved the regular memory foam into the guest room.
  - wjp3 9y ago
    Mind sharing which brand? Texas here.
    - SOLAR_FIELDS 9y ago
      Also Texas. I got this one[0] from WalMart because I think once you get above $500 for a mattress you see a cliff of diminishing returns in quality. I’m quite happy with it. 0: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Modern-Sleep-Cool-Gel-Memory-Foam-12-Inch-Mattress-Multiple-Sizes/41975140 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Modern-Sleep-Cool-Gel-Memory-Foam...
- krrrh 9y ago
  It’s a common issue with memory foam, and especially closed cell foam. Some of the foam mattresses on the market now use a gel or gel-infused layer to take advantage of phase shifts, while others use a cooling layer with air channels above the memory foam. I switched from a memory foam mattress to the Purple specifically because of the heat issue.
  - dpark 9y ago
    I don’t think memory foam is ever closed cell. The open cells are necessary for the “memory” to happen.
- dpark 9y ago
  I’ve never had that issue personally. Even before I had air conditioning, this wasn’t an issue for me in the summer. However, I don’t doubt that a memory foam mattress is warmer than a traditional mattress so I can totally understand that this could be a factor for others. I wonder if other foam mattresses are any different in this respect. On the topic of thermal mass, more thermal mass would actually keep you cooler longer, because it would take longer to saturate the mattress with heat. Ventilation is probably a much more significant issue than thermal mass though.

barrkel 9y ago

I sleep on a Tempur-pedic and I don't like it. I turn around at night and the mattress resists that, giving me neck pain since I have to arch even more in the turn to compensate. And it's not so great for sleeping face down, because of the way I sink in. I rarely wake up without some kind of neck or shoulder pain. I should replace it with something else, but I'm far from sure I can find something.