That is some great stuff!!! My wife and I have the Tempurpedic mattress. It is so heavy that we have already worn out one of our foundations (box spring - bought theirs with the mattress) but they replaced it under warranty (10 yr replacement 20 yr prorated). It is great to sleep on. When we go camping, staying in KOAs, etc., we do the air mattress thing too but only have one. Maybe I will buy another and throw it on top. I too have some good sleeping bags which come in handy when the temp dips down.

Take care,
Jeff

I have slept on plywood sheeting with 3 inch foam padding my entire life. I sleep well, have no back problems and IMHO this is the best way to go.

Kola

You guys are tougher than I... Every time I've slept on carpet I woke up stiff and sore.

I dont even like those "firm" mattresses. Give me the "extra squishy sink in until you have to get a block and tackle to get out" mattresses and I'm happy. :)

You will get a ton of opinions about the best sleeping position but IMO sleeping on your back is the key. I roll around a bit, but spend most of my sleeping hours on my backside and always try to avoid side-lying and stomach sleeping. When I travel I take my own sleeping bag and pillow and never sleep on motel beds. I sleep on the floor. I also believe many back, neck and spinal problems are directly related to poor sleep habits and too soft beds.

Those Tempurpedic models are THE best but very pricey. OTOH 1/3 of our lives are spent sleeping, so we should have something very good.

Crocodile Dundee slept on the floors too.

Krocodile Kola Jr.

I get my best sleep on a military cot, nice and firm. My wife likes a soft mattress, so we compromized, ended up with the soft mattress;}
Stu

I slept really well in the back of my pickup, on a few layers of carpet padding while I was up at Lester's to help out.

Of course, I'm sure pounding rebar all day may have had some effect on my sound sleeping. ;-)

When we went to pick out a mattress, I made a decision. I figured, I was going to have this thing for 10 years or more, probably, and spend close to a third of my life on it. So I decided that I didn't care how much it cost, I was going to get what I really wanted. We laid on a bunch of mattresses in the store, never asking what the cost was.

We did end up dropping a pretty large chunck of change to buy it. But I have never regretted the decision.

Some things I have no problem going cheap on. There are a few things, however, that I will live with for a LONG time, and will greatly affect my comfort. I never skimp on those things. Shoes fall into this catagory too. I own some very expensive shoes and have them re-soled when needed. Having owned them for more than 10 years, however, they really aren't that expensive -- and my feet don't hurt.

I have a king size Sleep Number bed, however, i never sleep on it. It would be great if it was all one piece, but they don't make a one piece in the king. The king has two mattress' so each person can adjust their side of the bed thus the problem. My wife works out of town all week which means I have the bed all to myself, and I want to sleep in the middle, not on just one side, herein lays the problem. No matter how you adjust the two mattress' there is still a seperation that you can feel from one side to the other and it drives me crazy, here I have a king and I'm restricted to just one side. So we bought a Serta, added 3-4" of that memory foam stuff and now everything is fine. We keep the sleep number in the guest bedroom, everyone loves it but if your sleeping alone it's another story. A friend of mine had the same problem and hates his too. If you can contain yourself to just one side it does sleep good though. I had several water beds in the past, and they slept the best, as long as you kept them burped, I just got tried of burping the dang thing all the time............>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)

Attended Class March 25th/26th of 2006.
Back in 1991 when I was in Ft Irwin for a few weeks my unit would be out in the field for 2 days then back for 1 day of down time, and that old army cot with a simple pillow and a fart sack (sleeping bag for those who do not know) was some of the best rest I can ever remember getting. Of course I was worn out form playing with firearms, going on patrols, raids and little to no sleep oh and GREAT FOOD LOL !!

When I was at the class I slept in a maple tree over the river south of skip's cabin. It was pretty comfy; nice and mossy, and free.