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A sleeping bag and a foam roll. Seriously. I did this for years and was fine. Probably just an IME, but I've found that back problems are an issue of being ou

A sleeping bag and a foam roll. Seriously. I did this for years and was fine. Probably just an IME, but I've found that back problems are an issue of being out of shape (low muscle mass) or over usage (bad job, poor ergonomics, etc) and never caused from not sleeping on a bed. If I lift weights or otherwise in shape I can sleep on anything. When I'm out of shape I tend to get back pains from just about anything that isn't perfect.

jsnk 14y ago
What do you do when you have a lady friend over?
- will_work4tears 14y ago
  I actually had two camping bags and a large roll of foam just for those situations. Usually never had any problems, though I do recall spending more nights at their place than them at mine. I went to college late (~26 y/o) and by that time I had gotten a bed from somewhere (gift from parents I think). I'm married with a house now and don't live as minimally now, unfortunately.
neverm0re 14y ago
That's exactly my situation yes. I also never had an issue when I had to share a bed with someone, in fact several people I used to see found it novel. Sometimes I do discard things between moves, selling them off or gifting them and repurchasing them after moves. I could easily do the same with beds if I wanted to.
jaggederest 14y ago
How old are you? I'm pretty sure that it'll take a toll long term, but maybe that's me.
- will_work4tears 14y ago
  I'm only 35, but it could I guess, further down the road. Not sure from a historical standpoint how many older guys that slept on the ground (think cavemen) had back problems, but it could be something (like temperature) that one acclimates to.
- neverm0re 14y ago
  I'm thirty and I actually began sleeping on a proper Japanese futon mattress specifically because of back issues that were then cleared up. Millions of people sleep on essentially a pad on the floor just fine.
  - jaggederest 14y ago
    Millions of people also have back problems, anecdote is not evidence :P

jsnk 14y ago

What do you do when you have a lady friend over?

will_work4tears 14y ago
I actually had two camping bags and a large roll of foam just for those situations. Usually never had any problems, though I do recall spending more nights at their place than them at mine. I went to college late (~26 y/o) and by that time I had gotten a bed from somewhere (gift from parents I think). I'm married with a house now and don't live as minimally now, unfortunately.

neverm0re 14y ago

That's exactly my situation yes. I also never had an issue when I had to share a bed with someone, in fact several people I used to see found it novel. Sometimes I do discard things between moves, selling them off or gifting them and repurchasing them after moves. I could easily do the same with beds if I wanted to.

jaggederest 14y ago

How old are you? I'm pretty sure that it'll take a toll long term, but maybe that's me.

will_work4tears 14y ago
I'm only 35, but it could I guess, further down the road. Not sure from a historical standpoint how many older guys that slept on the ground (think cavemen) had back problems, but it could be something (like temperature) that one acclimates to.
neverm0re 14y ago
I'm thirty and I actually began sleeping on a proper Japanese futon mattress specifically because of back issues that were then cleared up. Millions of people sleep on essentially a pad on the floor just fine.
- jaggederest 14y ago
  Millions of people also have back problems, anecdote is not evidence :P