Idk why I always wake up with either my sides or neck or smth hurting when I wake up but that didn’t happen while I stayed at a hotel. It’s not like I’m an old broken man who should be waking up expecting this.
A good mattress is worth it, but don’t just go into a store like Mattress Firm (despite how good the company name is) and buy whatever they’ve got on display. Do some research first. Costco have some good mattresses but you can’t really try them out first.
Don’t get one that’s extremely soft because you’ll probably like firmer mattresses as you get older. You can add a topper to make it softer if needed.
I sleep fine on just a couple blankets on the floor, sure maybe i could sleep a bit better on a fancy mattress but this is essentially free and extremely convenient so i would not say that spending a bunch of money on something that takes up space permanently is worth it. I would rather improve my health in other ways.
Agreed, this is a big space saver in my overturned T34.
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Mattress: something firm like a tatami mat with a thin futon on top. Your lower back and hips will be happy.
Pillow: buckwheat husk filled with a dust cover. Your neck, shoulders, and sinuses will be happy.
Ymmv.
All my back pains went away once I bought a high end matress that was soft as a cloud.
Anytime I sleep on a futon, I sleep like shit and wake up with pain everywhere.
OMG, futons should be classified as a torture device.
Yes, yes and yes. Please take care of yourself by buying a high-quality mattress and office chair (gaming chairs are a scam). Your health shouldn’t have a price tag.
Probably. Quality typically correlates with cost and the quality of your sleep is one of the most important things in life
It depends on what you like. I purchased a custom made Japanese futon style mattress which is quite firm, and I really like it. It was a fraction of the cost of a typical mattress. Like, less than $1000 whereas really expensive mattresses can be almost $10k, maybe more.
I don’t have back problems, but I think the futon with it’s firmness helps with that. Neck problems could be caused by having too much or too little pillow.
Finding the right pillow is honestly so annoying. My dad used to have rock hard pillows that would lead to me waking up dizzy, my moms pillows were soooo soft your head was basically on the mattress. Im goldilocks but havent exactly found anything I permanently like yet.
This is the one I got, in case anyone wants to research: https://futonz.co.nz/latex-core-futon/
That looks cool, thanks!
Thanks for the link. Was just about to ask for it
Try a matress pad. It’s cheaper and less hassle.
A good mattress is absolutely worth it but it may not necessarily be good just because it’s expensive. I know someone that bought an expensive mattress with lots of memory foam and one year later it went from soft to very uncomfortable after the top layer got squished a lot.
I think it depends on how heavy you are. I am kind of long & lean not heavy and no. We have a probably 18 year old mattress and it’s survived thousands of rounds of sex and nights of sleep. No mattress has caused me back pain BUT one time I did have to put a board under the mattress I had because the combination of frame (it was not a real bed frame just a space a mattress fit) and soft mattress did hurt.
But it’s a purchase that will last for years, regardless. If yours is old why not get one, one that suits you perfectly? Sleep is so important to your health.
There are different types of mattresses, most of it is personal preference, except for making sure they are all full body so that no house guests accumulate inside. I personally prefer mem foam mix with some other material that makes the mattress just soft enough. As mentioned by others the mattress will not magically fix everything but it can greatly help not to make it worse.
I went from a cheap Amazon mattress to a fancy temperpedic mattress and it was absolutely worth every penny
What I did was I went to a mattress store to try out mattresses to see what I was looking to buy
The mattress I ended up buying was one that I laid down on and fell asleep almost instantly
Just find a local mattress store with a lot of options and start testing them out for yourself
how do you test a mattress?
Mattress stores let you lay down on them.
Is sleeping on the floor with a pillow wrong?
If you’re under 24, no
Then that wall hits
I bought a 1400 dollar Queen. Upgrade from my shit 200 dollar twin. It’s such a huge difference. My back still hurts, but that my shitty back. But no more knee pain from the crappy mattress buckling in the middle
It depends on the mattress. I’ve slept on cheap mattresses until 3 years ago when I purchased a Personal Comfort mattress. They’re an adjustable mattress like Sleep Number but a little cheaper and I liked the assembly a bit better since it lets you replace individual layers should they wear out, and the mattress can be “upgraded” to something more plush over time.
It was pricy and hard to justify at first but I’ve slept so much better.
Being able to adjust the firmness has been less gimmick and actually kind of nice but probably isn’t useful to everyone. It’s handy if you’re sharing the bed with someone though.
If you order a mattress, find a place that’ll let you trial it for a month or two. You should be able to tell if it’s helping or not in that timeframe.
