Mattress Base

Needed a new bed because, well, when we bought our original Sealy queen we only bought it for 2. However, after 10 years, we now had 2 young kids who always seemed to end up in bed. Let me tell you, a queen just does not cut it. So based on all the review I read, reading a lot from the E-opinions community, we ended up getting a Plush Simmons Backcare Eastern King. I

Why the Simmons backcare? Well, the brands we were considering was Serta, Sealy, and Simmons. Within each brands, we were looking at different models.

It’s pretty frustrating to spend time in the Great Outdoors and not be able to get a good night’s sleep. We had been using inflatable mattresses from REI but after waking up a few too many mornings with stiffness and aches, I decided that we needed to find another solution.

While researching sleep pads and mattresses, it seemed that all roads led to Therma-Rest. Their products were a bit more than what I wanted to spend (even on eBay, where bidding wars drove prices up), but I figured that the comfort would make this an investment well worth the price. Even though I lost a couple of auctions on eBay, I was heartened that so many people wanted Therma-Rests. I thought, Could all these people be wrong?

Buying a bed of any sort can be expensive and we spend 1/3 of our lives on them. These are the 2 statements I boiled my decision down to. I had 2000.00 dollars (fortunately I needed only half of that much to my surprise!!! I spent approx 8-10 hours to do this on the internet and fortunately I also knew people who bought the SLEEP NUMBER air bed and paid 3000.00 for their Sleep number. I am not knocking their bed as I KNOW that to get a good nights sleep some people will just spend, spend, spend. I decided on the Celenia by Comfortaire initially because it is essentially the same bed as the top Sleep Number but it costs about half as much due to the fact that with Comfortaire you are not paying for the actors and infomercials. Comfortaire doesn’t use fittings on their hoses, less chance for leaks and they also weren’t sued because of mold problems inside the mattress itself. As a final note Sleep number was founded by someone from Comfortaire, nuff said. Now to find the best deal, I wound up at Elixa.com which is an amazing etailer as I have just found out from buying this bed from them in November 2005. I ended up with a demo model with full warranty for 1049.00 delivered. I also believe that elixa.com has the best prices on all of the Comfortaire line. The bed itself is incredibly easy to set up with the only problem being making sure the hoses do not kink where they exit the mattress. I also suggest that you get the viscofoam topper (think Tempurpedic foam). One other thing I have done is to buy a Lambs wool topper to put over the mattress because I have a tendency to sweat and I have found that the Lambs wool topper makes this bed PERFECT for me. my (SLEEP NUMBER) is 75 which reminds me I heard that the Sleep Number beds in essence only have 20 true adjustments but the Celenia has actually 100. The Whisperquiet motor is by no means necessary to get and you will probably only hear it a couple of times a week for only a minute anyways but I love it. In summation GREAT bed with the foam topper. make sure your “box spring” foundation is a FLAT LEVEL SURFACE WITH LITTLE OR NO GIVE! Add a Lambswool topper (smartbargains.com for a Sealy wool luxury topper 45 dollars delivered instead of 150.00)and all this for only 1100.00 from elixa.com

I have been a firm believer in air mattresses for over 8 years. From the standpoint of comfort and allergen reduction, these mattresses can’t be beat. Our initial purchase was from the Select Comfort line of mattresses, and we are still very happy with it, but last year I purchased a Cerulean Comfortaire mattress from Richard at www.nationwidemattress.com, and I found that the Comfortaire was considerably more comfortable than the Select Comfort. The Comfortaire doesn’t have a hard strip of foam running down the center of the mattress in larger beds,and it really makes a BIG difference. (It’s hard to snuggle up on your sweetie properly with that strip getting in the way!)

My wife and I enjoyed sleeping on our softside waterbed for nearly 20 years. But, some parts were in need of replacement and the manufacturer had gone out of business years before. Parts were no longer available. So, we decided to go shopping for a new bed. We both felt that if we were going to spend the money for a new bed that would hopefully last another 15 to 20 years, it needed to be one with good back support. We therefore ruled out getting another waterbed.

Posturepedic mattress. Advanced remote control. Built-in dual massage motors with variable control. Wood finish.

Reviews

Broken down after one year

Positive None. Mattress broke down within 90 days.
Cons: Terrible quality. No padding over the metal coils. Sags. Lousy mattress.

Visco-elastic, temperature-sensitive material senses body weight and temperature and then automatically adjusts and completely supports the user.

Reviews

Worthless after first year

Positive Comfortable for the first 9 months. Cheap.
Cons: Pretty uncomfortable after the first year…!

We bought Wellington about a year ago. At first, the bed was great - I was completely sold on the concept. Extremely comfortable.

However, in the last couple months, we’ve noticed that the bed has gotten quite UNcomfortable. There is a noticeable sag…but what is worse, the bed no longer “resists” your body weight in the places where you actually sleep. It just doesn’t support us. (And we’re pretty light weight folks…)

After looking at different mattresses until we were dizzy, we finally selected a Spring Air, based on the local store which was owned by an individual I felt I could trust. The mattress was pricey! Very pricey! I might add here, we paid upon delivery and were never given a receipt.

When the mattress was delivered and set into our frame, it was 2-3″ narrower and 5 to 6″ shorter than our old mattress. When I questioned the seller, I was told this was within required limits. My husband and I had to roll up blankets to stuff between the mattress and headboard to fill the space. I should have realized at that point that this product was something to question.

My husband and I are both physicians. We both have had back pain upon awakening for years. Since using the SAM mattress sleep has been incredibly improved and we both have noticed no pain upon awakening. Less tossing and turning at night. We were not aware how much difference a mattress made! The mattress is very comfortable, the adjustment works just fine on both sides. We noticed that one cylinder was not re-inflating properly and the company has promised to send a replacement half mattress out at which time we will send back the defective part. This exchange went incredibly well. Fed express brought the replacement within 3 weeks and came back to pick up the return after a couple of days. Excellent service from the company.