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I actually cannot sleep in a soft squishy bed. I almost prefer a hard one, probably because I grew up in them. Once I got a really nice memory foam mattress and

by type-2 8y ago

I actually cannot sleep in a soft squishy bed. I almost prefer a hard one, probably because I grew up in them. Once I got a really nice memory foam mattress and it is like sleeping in a cloud, but I found out that I don't like sleeping in cloud.

therein 8y ago
Yeah the mattress industry is a great example of another industry where cloud is overrated. :)
- knodi123 8y ago
  yeah, the future of the bedroom is containers
  - somebodythere 8y ago
    I'm partial to bare-metal myself.
  - deleted 8y ago
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  - alexanderdmitri 8y ago
    Recently migrated all my sleep cycles to bedless infrastructure. (I know it's not really "bedless", but whatever, at least I'm feeling better rested lately)
grawprog 8y ago
I'm with you. Same for pillows. I can't handle big soft fluffy pillows and soft beds. Especially memory foam. It hurts my back. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to sleep on the floor before when the bed's been too soft.
- wil421 8y ago
  How do you sleep? I don’t mind a firm bed. I’m a side sleeping and my arms and legs will hurt in it’s too firm. The floor would make me numb.
  - grawprog 8y ago
    Side or back usually. I dunno I've camped a lot in my life and slept in odd places and always had sort of shitty beds. I think i've just gotten used to it over the years. I still prefer to have something underneath me. You're right sleeping directly on the floor sucks. I meant more on the floor with a blanket or some foam or something underneath me as opposed to a soft sinking type bed.
- xur17 8y ago
  > It hurts my back. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to sleep on the floor before when the bed's been too soft. I have an old memory foam mattress that is getting less and less firm. After waking up with a sore back at 3am 2 nights in a row I flipped it over and slept on the bottom, much firmer side. Has been working perfectly for the past week while I wait for my new mattress.
  - markdown 8y ago
    > Has been working perfectly for the past week while I wait for my new mattress. Why do you need a new one if the existing one works "perfectly"?
    - xur17 8y ago
      Perhaps I exaggerated. It was noticeably better than the other side. Still could be more comfortable.
AnimalMuppet 8y ago
In particular, too soft makes my back hurt. (I side sleep; the softer the bed, the more my back is curved from side to side.)
emerongi 8y ago
I had to stay at my parents' place for a few months where the bed has a soft mattress and I downgraded to the floor after a month because my back started hurting really bad. It took more than two weeks of back excercises and sleeping on the floor to fix that.
- r00fus 8y ago
  Sleeping on the floor can be great for fixing back issues. A good part of the world sleeps on the floor even today (with matting/blankets/etc).
  - pmoriarty 8y ago
    "Sleeping on the floor can be great for fixing back issues." I can vouch for this. I've recently started sleeping on the floor, and at first my back hurt some, but after a couple of days I got used to it and now it's feeling so much better. I have really poor posture and constantly slouch when I'm sitting in my chair, and so usually have back issues. Sleeping on the floor has worked wonders. Even when I'm not sleeping on the floor, I prefer firm mattresses, as soft ones are horrible for my back.
- Double_a_92 8y ago
  Btw the softness can also come from a bad slatted bad base. If you just put the mattress on the floor, or use a hard board as bed base you can hava a similar "hard" experience, while still having a soft surface.

by type-2 8y ago

therein 8y ago

Yeah the mattress industry is a great example of another industry where cloud is overrated. :)

knodi123 8y ago
yeah, the future of the bedroom is containers
- somebodythere 8y ago
  I'm partial to bare-metal myself.
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
- alexanderdmitri 8y ago
  Recently migrated all my sleep cycles to bedless infrastructure. (I know it's not really "bedless", but whatever, at least I'm feeling better rested lately)

grawprog 8y ago

I'm with you. Same for pillows. I can't handle big soft fluffy pillows and soft beds. Especially memory foam. It hurts my back. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to sleep on the floor before when the bed's been too soft.

wil421 8y ago
How do you sleep? I don’t mind a firm bed. I’m a side sleeping and my arms and legs will hurt in it’s too firm. The floor would make me numb.
- grawprog 8y ago
  Side or back usually. I dunno I've camped a lot in my life and slept in odd places and always had sort of shitty beds. I think i've just gotten used to it over the years. I still prefer to have something underneath me. You're right sleeping directly on the floor sucks. I meant more on the floor with a blanket or some foam or something underneath me as opposed to a soft sinking type bed.
xur17 8y ago
> It hurts my back. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to sleep on the floor before when the bed's been too soft. I have an old memory foam mattress that is getting less and less firm. After waking up with a sore back at 3am 2 nights in a row I flipped it over and slept on the bottom, much firmer side. Has been working perfectly for the past week while I wait for my new mattress.
- markdown 8y ago
  > Has been working perfectly for the past week while I wait for my new mattress. Why do you need a new one if the existing one works "perfectly"?
  - xur17 8y ago
    Perhaps I exaggerated. It was noticeably better than the other side. Still could be more comfortable.

AnimalMuppet 8y ago

In particular, too soft makes my back hurt. (I side sleep; the softer the bed, the more my back is curved from side to side.)

emerongi 8y ago

I had to stay at my parents' place for a few months where the bed has a soft mattress and I downgraded to the floor after a month because my back started hurting really bad. It took more than two weeks of back excercises and sleeping on the floor to fix that.

r00fus 8y ago
Sleeping on the floor can be great for fixing back issues. A good part of the world sleeps on the floor even today (with matting/blankets/etc).
- pmoriarty 8y ago
  "Sleeping on the floor can be great for fixing back issues." I can vouch for this. I've recently started sleeping on the floor, and at first my back hurt some, but after a couple of days I got used to it and now it's feeling so much better. I have really poor posture and constantly slouch when I'm sitting in my chair, and so usually have back issues. Sleeping on the floor has worked wonders. Even when I'm not sleeping on the floor, I prefer firm mattresses, as soft ones are horrible for my back.
Double_a_92 8y ago
Btw the softness can also come from a bad slatted bad base. If you just put the mattress on the floor, or use a hard board as bed base you can hava a similar "hard" experience, while still having a soft surface.