Tempurpedic confusion.

[speedbump]

We have a friend who sells upholstery, foam etc. He made us a knockoff Tempurpedic outfit for under $300.00. We love it! There are three different kinds of foam that make up the mattress and the whole thing is about 14" high. The memory foam is naturally on top and after about two years is not sagging at all. Its still flat and just right for sleeping. We have never laid on a Tempurpedic but doubt it would be any better than the one we have.

Check around for upholstery businesses in your area, you might find a similar deal.

 

[milkman]

Ended our search for a mattress we both like with our last purchase. We used Restonic for many years, till they cheapened the quality and wouldn't hold up for more than a couple of years. We went to the memory foam and liked it less the longer we kept it, hot and imprinted after a little over a year. We then went to the Sleep Number bed and have been happy for the last 4 yrs or so. We went to the store initially because we got a flyer in the mail for the $599 special. We got a queen size with wireless remote for each side and paid ~$2000 because of the upgraded topping and cover. The bladder and pump is the same on all levels of Sleep Number and I would have been happy with the $599 special with a generic $99 topper, but I was overruled. We put the memory foam in the extra bedroom, helps with keeping the company from wearing out their welcome.

 

[motownbrowne]

Check out Essentia. They make a memory foam mattress in Canada that doesn't have the nasty off gassing chemicals. They cost a bit, but my wife was having back pain on a regular mattress so we took the plunge. Been very happy ever since. Feels brand new and we've had it four years.

 

[Gunny]

Good thread. Nice to hear some positive feedback on the Sleep Number.

We are what you might consider "stuck in the seventies" as we still sleep on a water bed (and like it). That said, we'll probably be shopping for a new bed in the next couple of years or so.

Our sleep number is actually in a water bed frame (California King size). We started out with a waterbed, then to a coil spring to fit and wound up with the sleep number. It worked out to be exactly the right height for the side rails.

 

[MotorSeven]

Dutch you might want to try a thick "premium" quilted mattress pad. maybe it insulates you from the foam better than the thin one...just a thought.

 

[WM75Guy]

We just bought a Temper-Pedic GrandBed with the Grand Ergo base from Mattress Firm. Hopefully it is the last we ever have to buy. It sleeps better than anything I have ever slept on. I have back and joint issues and after a week I sleep better than I have in years. The GrandBed is tall at 15" thick. It is not hot, in fact it is cooler than our previous Serta mattress. While this was very expensive as you get older your priorities change and a good night's sleep is high up on my list now.

 

[troutsqueezer]

We have a Temper-Pedic mattress and I wish we never bought it. What I don't like about it is that it has made me feel old. It is hard to turn over and re-position yourself and equally to hard get out of. The mattress squishes so much when you do that it becomes a real effort. A few weeks ago we stayed in a hotel up in Lake Tahoe and slept on a firmer, regular type mattress. I felt like superman when turning over and getting in and out of the bed. It was effortless and reminded me that it's not my strength that's waning (maybe a little) but the mattress that has caused me to put out way more effort than I want to when re-positioning in bed.

I also don't think it's helped my back. Some days it's more sore when I get up than when I lay down.

 

[whistlepig]

We have a Sleep Number. Ours has his and her sides so that the mattress for each of us is adjustable. I have some minor back problems and I can set my side pretty stiff. It helps a lot. And after five years it doesn't have any low places and doesn't need flipped. And a 25 year guarantee.

 

[tow653]

For the heat issue of memory foam mattresses check into gel infused memory foam models,they are supposed to dissipate the heat.

 

[Budweiser John]

Sleep Number Bed. A great product. We have one queen, one king, and one in the camper.
The ability to tweak the firmness is a real plus and can make the difference between sleep and sleeping depending on the days activities and the aching body part demanding the most attention.
Yes, the dog thinks it's pretty comfortable too............

 

[like2wheel]

We have a friend who sells upholstery, foam etc. He made us a knockoff Tempurpedic outfit for under $300.00. We love it! There are three different kinds of foam that make up the mattress and the whole thing is about 14" high. The memory foam is naturally on top and after about two years is not sagging at all. Its still flat and just right for sleeping. We have never laid on a Tempurpedic but doubt it would be any better than the one we have.

Check around for upholstery businesses in your area, you might find a similar deal.

This.

And if you do some online research, you can do it yourself.
A few years ago my teen-age son wanted a tempurpedic when he was due for a new bed. Not willing to pay that kind of coin, I stumbled on a "cheaperpedic" discussion on a deal site. After a bunch of reading there, and on other sites, I bought 3 different layers of foam, & a zipper cover & assembled my own. Feels just like a Tempurpedic to us. It only cost a few hundred dollars, & if something isn't to your liking, you can just change out a layer to try something different. He loves it, & has no complaints about it being too warm, even though he's always warm otherwise.
At the time, we had a fairly new bed ourselves, but my wife just decided she wants me to put one together for us.

 

[forgeblast]

I remember how bad our bed was before we bought our Tempurpedic. The mattress is amazing, we have it now for 7 years. The only thing I did not like about it was the offgasing. It takes a few weeks for the gas bubbles in the mattress to get out and during that time I was getting headaches from the fumes. If you can have the company open the plastic bag and let it start off gassing ahead of time. Once it was done offgasing I was fine and would recommend it to anyone.

 

[thatguy]

This is the mattress forum that has excellent information..

IF you want info search for it here and im sure someone there has already has some experience with it..

Sleep Like The Dead Is #1 In Sleep Product Research : Independent and Unbiased Mattress Reviews, Pillow Ratings and Much More

 

[dmccarty]

There are have been a couple mattress discussions on TBN over the years and what amazes me is the consistent good reviews of the sleep number bed.

We bought a Dormia foam mattress at the recommendation of our back cracker. We have had the mattress for 8ish years and it is holding up just fine. We have not noticed it being warmer than a regular mattress. Maybe this is an individual issue. We do notice the difference in mattresses when we travel. Usually we notice that the hotel mattress is just not as comfortable as our Dormia. The only beds we have found acceptable have been at a couple of high end Disney resorts. We are in a Disney "time share" and the rooms only cost us about $100 a night while non owners/members pay around $500 a night! Disney does use better mattresses in the more expensive resorts and our backs have noticed the quality.

What is really odd about the foam mattress was how light it was when it was compressed in it's shipping wrap. The store was out of bed frames when the bed was delivered and we had to buy a frame from another store so I had to install the mattress. No biggy, right? Well, air weighs something that is for sure because when the shipping wrap was cut off and the mattress expanded it was VERY difficult for me to move the mattress. Unreal how heavy that thing got.

When we have to replace our mattress we will look at sleep number because of what has been said on TBN.

Later
Dan

 

[Dean S]

This.

And if you do some online research, you can do it yourself.
A few years ago my teen-age son wanted a tempurpedic when he was due for a new bed. Not willing to pay that kind of coin, I stumbled on a "cheaperpedic" discussion on a deal site. After a bunch of reading there, and on other sites, I bought 3 different layers of foam, & a zipper cover & assembled my own. Feels just like a Tempurpedic to us. It only cost a few hundred dollars, & if something isn't to your liking, you can just change out a layer to try something different. He loves it, & has no complaints about it being too warm, even though he's always warm otherwise.
At the time, we had a fairly new bed ourselves, but my wife just decided she wants me to put one together for us.

My wife saw your post on the 'build your own" mattress and was wondering what sources you found on line for the various types of foam and what specific foams worked well. Any details would be much appreciated.

 

[Shewish]

My husband and I were waking up in pain everyday. We tried an online sleep by number knock off. We loved the adjustable bed frame but the mattress was like a camping air mattress with no more support on the sides than the middle. He listed toward the edge and had to hang on. Pump was like a loud vacuum. No sleeping through that. It went back. We made sure to have bought one with an unconditional return policy so we got all our money back, but we had to have an immediate replacement. Sleep Like the Dead reviews were very helpful. We bought the real Sleep By Number. Love it. We can change it as needed after a hard day's work. Normally 55 to 85. Herniated disk for him, pinched nerve for me- we can change it drastically. I'm at a ridiculous 5 and he's at 35 for a few weeks without any extra expense. I don't wake up brittle, we stay in the same room. Mattress fluctuates as needed. Just wish we our backs didn't need it to but thankful for the relief. Loved the 8 year old basic Temperpedic I slept on during a recent sleep study. It matched my needs perfectly for that night. But the sleep by number matches both our needs, every night. Someday we'll get the adjustable bed frame. It is a true luxury and aids with getting out of bed when it becomes difficult (the head raising you up makes it so much easier when you hurt). We'll need to go up to Split King for that, but don't really have the room now. That is the only change I would make.

 

[like2wheel]

My wife saw your post on the 'build your own" mattress and was wondering what sources you found on line for the various types of foam and what specific foams worked well. Any details would be much appreciated.

I'm just trying to figure that out now because my wife wants one, but it was about 4 years ago but I'm having a hard time re-tracing my steps. One thing I remember for sure was that I wanted at least 4lb & preferably 5lb density on the memory foam top layer

Edit:

I believe I got it thru Foam Factory (foambymail.com), but I didn't order a complete mattress because I didn't want it glued together in case I wanted to change out a layer. I read there was no need to have them attached, so I just ordered the components & put them together inside a zipper cover of appropriate dimensions (they sell those too)

some good info: http://www.foambymail.com/blog/foam-factory-memory-foam-mattresses-measure-up-against-competitors/

 

[Dutch445]

Dutch you might want to try a thick "premium" quilted mattress pad. maybe it insulates you from the foam better than the thin one...just a thought.

we picked one of those quilted pads up, and it did help with the temps. but, a drawback was that with the
memory foam, we "sink" into a spot and stay there for most of the nite. after a couple weeks, we had really
"trenched" the mattress pad, to the point we had to strip it off the bed and push the batting back in place. I was
ready to send that back for a refund, and we put that topper on our old mattress and found it doesn't "trench" nearly
as bad because we don't sink down into the mattress like we did on the foam.
so, we have been using that config for a year or so now and pretty happy with it.
one of the factors in picking up that tempur bed was my son had a mattress that his mother bought him
that came rolled up in a tube, as dmmcarty said, and we tried that for a little while while he was gone
at school, and liked it, although it was only a full size not queen so it didn't fit real well on the bed.
i'll be darned we can't find a tag identifying a manufacturer...

 

[Gator6x4]

We looked at mattresses a couple of years ago. Narrowed it down to a Sleep Number or Tempurpedic. Settled on the $2,400 Tempurpedic King. Big mistake after about six month the bed developed two valleys to sleep in. Roll up hill to turn over, or get out of the bed. Complained about the mattress exceeding the one and one half inch indent. A Rep shows up and advised normal and the mattress performed as advertised and was form fitting to the body.

Will never buy another Tempurpedic product, back to looking at a sleep number and will have to eat the loss on the Tempurpedic.

 

[Gunny]

We looked at mattresses a couple of years ago. Narrowed it down to a Sleep Number or Tempurpedic. Settled on the $2,400 Tempurpedic King. Big mistake after about six month the bed developed two valleys to sleep in. Roll up hill to turn over, or get out of the bed. Complained about the mattress exceeding the one and one half inch indent. A Rep shows up and advised normal and the mattress performed as advertised and was form fitting to the body.

Will never buy another Tempurpedic product, back to looking at a sleep number and will have to eat the loss on the Tempurpedic.

The only way you'd have a valley with a sleep number is if someone lowered the air pressure. By the way, when you get one, make sure and get the pillow top option, well worth it if you sleep on your stomach.