Re: Memory Foam Mattress Pad w/ Bonus Contour Pillows

[Guest guest]

>

> There was some discussion a few weeks ago about memory foam toppers

> and the contour pillows.

> Overstock.com has the best prices I've seen and they're even

running

> a free shipping special.

> I absolutely love my topper and pillow. I wish I'd see this first

> since they have 4 " ones and mine

> I believe is only 2 " . But I wonder how sheets will fit with the

thick

> mattress with another 4 " on top

> of that.

I was wondering about that too.

We have a travel trailer with a queen bed, and like most travel

trailers, the mattress that came with it is AWFUL (even befoer I had

RA!!!<g>) We bought two of the 2 " toppers from Costco, and it made

the bed really nice and comfy. I figure if it does that well on a

terrible mattress, it could make a HUGE difference on a good mattress.

But... The mattress on our " real " bed (the one in the house<g>) is

already a very thick mattress that needs the " deep pocket " sheets. My

husband is very big and quite heavy (about 240) and even with just the

regular mattress as it is now, the fitted sheet is always popping off

on MY side, because there isn't as much weight holding it down. (not

that I'm a light weight, I'm 5'10 " and 155 lbs, but compared to

him...) So I've been a little concerned about putting the money into

the topper only to find out that we can't keep the sheets on the bed

with it in place. My hips would sure appreciate it though!

[Guest guest]

IMHO, the ones on sale today on Overstock are not very good.

They're 3 lb. foam, the real ones from Tempurpedic are 5.3 lb. You

can get the good foam for a lot less than Tempurpedic charges, just

be sure you're buying 5 lb or 5.3 lb foam. Some people prefer 4 lb,

it's a little softer, but the 3 lb is too soft to do much except

soften a hard mattress.

Just my opinion.

>

> There was some discussion a few weeks ago about memory foam

toppers

> and the contour pillows.

> Overstock.com has the best prices I've seen and they're even

running

> a free shipping special.

> I absolutely love my topper and pillow. I wish I'd see this first

> since they have 4 " ones and mine

> I believe is only 2 " . But I wonder how sheets will fit with the

thick

> mattress with another 4 " on top

> of that. I believe the prices are for all sizes, so if you have

a

> double bed, you can get the king size

> and cut it so you have the left overs to make your own pillows. I

did

> that for my in-laws twin beds

> and found plenty of uses for the extra.

>

> http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?

> PAGE=PROFRAME & PROD_ID=1862668 & CID=92576 & fp=f

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[Guest guest]

I'd love to know before I bought them which sheets are likely to

REALLY be deep enough!<g> As far as the straps are concerned, been

there, tried that. First, they don't really work very well.

Second, even before RA, I had a heck of a time getting them on the

bed. I think it would be too much for my hands at this point.

I might take a chance on the 2 " topper though... especially now with

the tip about the differences between the weight of the different

foams.

>

> > I was wondering about that too.

> >

> > We have a travel trailer with a queen bed, and like most travel

> > trailers, the mattress that came with it is AWFUL (even befoer I

had

> > RA!!!<g>) We bought two of the 2 " toppers from Costco, and it

made

> > the bed really nice and comfy. I figure if it does that well on

a

> > terrible mattress, it could make a HUGE difference on a good

mattress.

> >

> > But... The mattress on our " real " bed (the one in the house<g>)

is

> > already a very thick mattress that needs the " deep pocket "

sheets. My

> > husband is very big and quite heavy (about 240) and even with

just the

> > regular mattress as it is now, the fitted sheet is always

popping off

> > on MY side, because there isn't as much weight holding it down.

(not

> > that I'm a light weight, I'm 5'10 " and 155 lbs, but compared to

> > him...) So I've been a little concerned about putting the money

into

> > the topper only to find out that we can't keep the sheets on the

bed

> > with it in place. My hips would sure appreciate it though!

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip!!!

>

> > I'd love to know before I bought them which sheets are likely to

> > REALLY be deep enough!<g> As far as the straps are concerned,

been

> > there, tried that. First, they don't really work very well.

> > Second, even before RA, I had a heck of a time getting them on

the

> > bed. I think it would be too much for my hands at this point.

> >

> > I might take a chance on the 2 " topper though... especially now

with

> > the tip about the differences between the weight of the different

> > foams.

> >

> >

>