dead: sleep innovations queen and king cool gel mattresses

mikeford

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We like ours, sleep like the dead on them, no real issues. Wife thinks she would like more topper of memory foam, ours is I think more like 3.5 inches, but its very hard to guess what level of topper and firmness will work best, its rare what initially seems good stays that way for a month or longer.
 

Awesomedude99

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ok prices... gold box today for $335 and $460... 12 inch with 2.5 cool gel mem foam... i have the cal king, i like it a lot... there's a long thread on these in this forum...

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link...d_i=B003CT37LA
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if it's really 82% off then its a hell of hot deal. i noticed foams are made in USA too. gotta research alittle bit more for mattresses. i'll prolly order one.
thanks for the deal
 

mikeford

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does it really run hot?

All foam mattresses require a true waterproof barrier between you and the mattress, so all the air flow is from whatever you put between that barrier and yourself. We use a typical fuzzy pad type thing over an zippered cover on the mattress with a normal set of sheets. This means all the heat of your body needs to be dissipated from above, less blankets, arms out, etc.

I like it toasty, my wife often doesn't want anything but the sheets.

OTOH we have two FTU (feline thermal units).
 

KingFatty

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All foam mattresses require a true waterproof barrier between you and the mattress...

Can you elaborate? I have a queen ben and a king bed that both have memory foam + gel mattresses, but we have been using normal bedsheets and not a waterproof barrier, and it seems fine?
 

mikeford

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Can you elaborate? I have a queen ben and a king bed that both have memory foam + gel mattresses, but we have been using normal bedsheets and not a waterproof barrier, and it seems fine?

Should be fine for maybe even a few years, but no warranty without a true waterproof barrier.

Foam mattress is like a giant sponge, people shed skin and moisture beyond what you might imagine, eventually the foam fills up deteriorates etc.

google foam mattress cover with optional word warranty.
 

Six

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Dunno about the rest of you, but mine was a piece of crap due to uneven firmness. If I rolled over during the night where half my body is on a soft spot and the other half is on a hard spot, the mattress has this "pulling" effect such that my back or neck will ache for a couple days. Not wanting to deal with the hassle of returning a large item, I make believe that the mattress just needed time to firm up, so I slept in the guest bed for three weeks. But the first night I went back, I strained my back or something. Couldn't turn in a certain direction without pain. Called Amazon that night. Amazon said to trash it.