Memory Foam

[Fear The Spear]

I'm interested in hearing anyone's experiences using Memory Foam, and specifically which brands/
Are all or most of the brands pretty close in quality ?
Practically every morning, I wake up with extreme pain and soreness in my back, shoulder, and arm muscles, that I did not have the night before.
Is Memory Foam my answer ?

 

[Dead Money]

I like it in Florida. Didn't like it when I had to turn the heat on. I have a 4" tempurpedic topper on my bunk on the boat and a sleep number bed at home. Over the years if I start to get achey it's almost always been from sleeping on soft or old mattress. Good luck!

 

[Fear The Spear]

When you're talking about the geography and temperature as factors, is that just in how it relates to the muscles/body - or are you saying there's also a correlation between temperature and the mattress topper ?

 

[Snydershrugged]

We have a pillow top memory foam mattress from IKEA and it is probably the best mattress we have had since our marriage began 20 yes ago. It was surprisingly affordable too!

 

[Dead Money]

When you're talking about the geography and temperature as factors, is that just in how it relates to the muscles/body - or are you saying there's also a correlation between temperature and the mattress topper ?

I found it hard to regulate my body temp when in a hot non-ac climate (Caribbean) or in a heated climate (north) . In South Florida I'm on AC 98% of the time. Hate sweating in bed and it seemed to make me sweat under those circumstances moreso than a regular mattress. Just my 2cents

 

[Nobody]

I checked out Tempurpedic, and I checked out competitors. Serta makes one that looks and feels almost exactly the same as Tempurpedic, and it was 1/6 the cost at Sam's Club, so we bought it. Barely a year later, we both regret it. It's shit. We'll be getting a Tempurpedic with our tax return. This seems to be a common reality when I've discussed off brand memory foam with other people. They love it for 1-3 years, then it's garbage. But I know a few people with a Tempurpedic who have had them over a decade and swear it's as wonderful now as the day they bought it.

The pillow topper memory foam has been a waste of money in my experience. They go flat very quickly, and I have spent hundreds on them and the result was the same. If you want a good memory foam mattress that will hold up for a long time, it's gonna cost you $2,500+

 

[Snydershrugged]

I checked out Tempurpedic, and I checked out competitors. Serta makes one that looks and feels almost exactly the same as Tempurpedic, and it was 1/6 the cost at Sam's Club, so we bought it. Barely a year later, we both regret it. It's shit. We'll be getting a Tempurpedic with our tax return. This seems to be a common reality when I've discussed off brand memory foam with other people. They love it for 1-3 years, then it's garbage. But I know a few people with a Tempurpedic who have had them over a decade and swear it's as wonderful now as the day they bought it.

The pillow topper memory foam has been a waste of money in my experience. They go flat very quickly, and I have spent hundreds on them and the result was the same. If you want a good memory foam mattress that will hold up for a long time, it's gonna cost you $2,500+

I don't know man, our IKEA version was under $1k and its 4 yrs old and still feeling like new.

 

[Nobody]

I don't know man, our IKEA version was under $1k and its 4 yrs old and still feeling like new.

Did you get it just to have it as a luxury, or did you get it because you had back problems? I only ask, because it makes a difference. Going from no problems to a better mattress won't suddenly create problems. Then again, maybe IKEA makes a really good mattress. My brother loves his too, but he weighs 110 pounds so his opinion on a mattress means squat to me lol.

 

[Fear The Spear]

If you want a good memory foam mattress that will hold up for a long time, it's gonna cost you $2,500+

I was thinking more in terms of a memory foam mattress topper, rather than a whole memory foam mattress.
Can you not get a similar effect from the mattress toppers ?
Or are those the ones you were talking about, that go flat ? Even if you spend more, and get a quality topper ?

 

[Snydershrugged]

Did you get it just to have it as a luxury, or did you get it because you had back problems? I only ask, because it makes a difference. Going from no problems to a better mattress won't suddenly create problems. Then again, maybe IKEA makes a really good mattress. My brother loves his too, but he weighs 110 pounds so his opinion on a mattress means squat to me lol.

Good point, I don't suffer from much back pain, though I did have many nights of mild discomfort with our old mattress. Also, I am a bit heavier at 185 than his 110!

 

[Nobody]

I was thinking more in terms of a memory foam mattress topper, rather than a whole memory foam mattress.
Can you not get a similar effect from the mattress toppers ?
Or are those the ones you were talking about, that go flat ? Even if you spend more, and get a quality topper ?

I was talking about the mattress itself. The only topper I ever had was a lower end memory foam one, and that was an epic waste of money. If you can get it at Walmart or Target, I can guarantee you it won't be worth a penny of the money you spend on it.