What Size is Your Bed and Which Mattress Do You Have?

[ea56]

I believe that the main reason our 36 year old innerspring mattress and boxsprings have lasted so long is because we have turned the mattress regularly. Most of the new mattresses in stores and online are only useable on one side, whether they are pillow top or memory foam. If and when we ever decide to replace our faithful old Restonic Extra Firm Cal King Bed, we will only consider a new mattress that can be used on both sides and turned to equalize the wear.

I did some research online about a year ago and I did find a couple of businesses that still sell these old school mattresses. And the prices were reasonable, with delivery, set up and haul away of the old bed included in their service.

So, if you are like me, and still want to kick it old school, there is still a way to do it. Just do your research.

Eddie

 

[lotsosudz]

We got a Sealy

We bought a Sealy Posturepedic Hybrid about a year ago. It's a Cal-King with an adjustable frame. I love it, Hubby says "it's ok" although he doesn't get excited about anything. Tried a Beautyrest Black Hybrid, loved the mattress, not the price.
Hugs,
David

 

[launderess]

Well you would ask......

 

[dermacie]

I have a 19 year old full Stern's and Foster that I bought when I worked in a department store. I vacuum and flip it regularly and hope to get more years out of it.

 

[ea56]

One of the most comfortable beds I ever owned was a used double bed innerspring mattress, that I bought from the Salvation Army Thrift Store for $20.00 along with a double bed size old fashioned bed spring for another $2.00. The mattress had been sterilized, and was clean and not lumpy.

The reason I went this route at the time was because I had a Double size Waterbed (this was 1976), and when I moved to a new upstairs apartment, the manager told me that Waterbeds were verboten. There was a recession on, I was 25 and wanted to have money to party, and was not making very much, so this $22.00 used bed fit the bill. It fit perfectly into the unfinished pine waterbed frame. And was it ever comfortable.

These were my single days, and lets just say I had lots of overnight company then and without exception they all remarked on how comfortable that old bed was. I think it was the combination of the bed springs setting on the plywood base for firmness and that old mattress was soft, but the springs and base gave it great support and underlying firmness.

I’ll bet today it would be hard as hell to even find a set of those old time bed springs. I saw on Flea Market Flip recently where one of the couples bought a crib size bed spring, and paid $50.00! Times have changed.

Eddie

 

[twintubdexter]

Frigilux...

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I sure hear ya when you say adjustable bed frames are heavy. I purchased two Leggette & Platt  twin-extra long (forms a dual adjustable king) and had them loaded on my truck. When I unloaded them I could not believe how heavy they were. To make matters worse, I carried them into my bedroom by myself. They were two of the heaviest things I ever tried to move, and I used to move Wedgewood and Maytag Dutch Oven gas ranges when I was very young...and even vintage Foodaramas (which I couldn't do by myself). Is there any wonder I need back surgery? Cancelled in February until & if I get past this cancer thing. Always get help when moving something heavy, or have it moved for you. Mother has spoken.
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[askolover]

I had a king select comfort (before sleep number) for several years but it began hurting my hip so I gave it to my parents and they still use it (20+ years old now) and got a memory foam mattress...worked out fine for about 6 months and started having the same issue even with toppers and a featherbed on it.  We still have it in our master bedroom but I have a super single waterbed in my daytime sleep room.  It's the only bed I can sleep on my favorite side (no pressure points on a waterbed).  Since Tony got hurt we can't really sleep in the same bed together anymore...he moves too much and can't get comfortable and I'm a very light sleeper.