When we bought the MH, it came with a Sleep Number bed. Apparently there are people who love these mattresses. We are not among that group. For one thing, it was several years old and even though it wasn't used continually, it was in bad shape. One of the two air chambers didn't really seem to work at all.
FYI---sleep number beds are popular in RV's because they are light (filled with air instead of springs or foam).
We ordered a memory foam mattress with a cooling gel layer from our pals at Amazon. Amazon Prime is awesome!
So, when you get one of these mattresses, it's rolled up and vacuum packed. Like those space bags you see on TV for storing sleeping bags and blankets.
Once you cut open the bag, the mattress starts to fill with air and expand. That happens immediately.
Now....if you're living in a house, you can pull your bed to the center of the room and lay it on the box spring and cut away the bag quickly.
If you live in a MH, you don't have much wiggle room. Add to this the fact that we're a couple of large people who aren't very agile and you can see where this could lead...trying to pull the plastic off the mattress while trying to move around the mattress to get it out from underneath.
But, we managed. According to the instructions, the mattress will continue inflating for 72 hours, but you can sleep on it the first night.
Wow, do we love it! We really should have done this before doing some of our other home improvements. A good night's sleep in important.
It's a little challenging for Dooley. It's about 6"taller than our old mattress so jumping up on the bed has been tricky for him, but I think he's figured it out and hasn't fallen off in his recent attempts.
We rate our new mattress with five loud snores.
We have a sleep number bed. It's okay. Not the miracle bed the advertising would have you believe.
ReplyDeleteHaving a comfortable mattress is really important. Glad you like your memory foam. - Robin
A memory foam mattress sounds like a great idea, especially with a cooling gel layer. I have never heard of a mattress that starts to expand as soon as you open it. I can see why it would be hard to open it in a mobile home, but it looks like you two were able to figure it out. I am glad to hear your new mattress is working out for you.
ReplyDeleteDylan Lovell @ Mattress Sale Liquidators