Air Beds

[Psilon]

You know those inflatable beds, do they damage your back. I'm thinking of investing one seeing as how I have no furniture for where I'm going to live in september.

[zmanjz]

You know those inflatable beds, do they damage your back. I'm thinking of investing one seeing as how I have no furniture for where I'm going to live in september.

My experience with Air beds = BAD

They're great for camping, but you can't beat a Boxspring/Mattress or my favorite: A Single Bladder Water Bed for long term comfort.

[Romanesque]

Personally, I'd sooner sleep on an old, broken down, rusty box-spring mattress with sharp springs sticking out all over it than on an air mattress... but that's me. :D

Air mattresses don't always last too long, either. Prone to getting holes. Even ones in decent condition can have problems with deflating entirely by morning. Urgh.

If you can't afford a regular mattress at the moment, you'd probably be better off with a sleeping bag on top of a few thick blankets.

But take my advice with a grain of salt. I find things comfortable that would give most people serious back pain. ;-)

--Romey

[Damien]

More comfortable than alot of beds. Get a queen sized.

[Tienshin]

Don't beleive the hype, air beds are ok for a night or two, but not as a long term slumber solution. If you have any big warehouse stores, (Sam's Club, Costco, etc) go there and get a cheap mattreess, I bought a full size mattress from a store like that for 70 bucks.

[Patchwork]

I usually sleep on an air matress, and indeed it does tend to get alot of holes. I wouldn't recomended it, but I wouldn't go against it either. Really, I only like my air matress because of the height.

[Drachentöter]

I didn't have a good experience with 'em either. Probably better for a short replacement, but I had to put up with mine for months.

They're certainly not uncomfortable, but they are incredibly frustrating to maintain. I counted four or five holes in mine by the time I stopped using it. I could HEAR the air escaping at night and it drove me nuts. And when I did fall asleep I would wake up to find myself basically sleeping on a mat on the ground. It had completely deflated.

[auto]

I'm not sure how true this is but I heard the 5 minute inflatable airbed if flat by the time you wake up:D

[Web Head]

An air mattress is great to have for a night or two. It beats sleeping bags on the floor at least.

That being said, it's not really a good idea long term. You'd be better off buying a cheap mattress. Or you may want to try a futon. They're pretty comfortable to sleep in, and you can get one pretty cheap secondhand if money is an issue.

[Chris Wood]

I could HEAR the air escaping at night and it drove me nuts. And when I did fall asleep I would wake up to find myself basically sleeping on a mat on the ground. It had completely deflated.

Ha!Ha!Ha! Just imagining that scene is hysterical. That would really suck.

[Psilon]

Thanks all for the advice.
I guess I'll get a regular mattress.