I think we are finished with the memory foam. Our serta savant that cost $2,000+ was great for 6 months and completely broke down after 3 years. We turned it over for the support (its not meant to be slept on like that i know, but at least it was hard) and went and bought a high density 5 inch memory pad to get us through another year. It’s shot now too.
So, we are going to a family owned business that sells high end beds, personally made, but are not memory foam. The best part is you can flip them.
I’m a tosser and turner. That’s not good for my DH. It was a little better with the foam. He’s been talking about 2 twins put together. Not only the movement issue, but we can’t get a king up to our bedroom unless it bends like foam.
Anybody have this arrangement with your beds and thoughts. I do know you have to purchase some sort of belt to go around the bed to avoid shifting and also a piece to go down the middle.
We have two twinXLs on adjustable bases and have been happy with them so far. The mattresses are memory foam, and we can’t flip them. I toss and turn a lot, too, and having separate mattresses has been great. The adjustable bases are quite heavy so we don’t have to connect the two mattresses with any kind of strap. They stay together – in fact, they’re kind of hard to separate because of the weight.
We got this bed to replace aTempurpedic that was well past its prime. Besides sagging badly, the movement from tossing and turning had become very noticeable. We should have replaced it years ago.
The only downside I’ve found so far is that it’s hard to find twin XL sheets that don’t come as part of a set. I prefer to use a king size top sheet and I have quite a few of those already. When I have to buy a twin XL set, the twin top sheet is wasted.
It is very common in Europe to use the two twin mattresses to create a king. In fact, just spent several weeks sleeping on one and it was quite comfy and one probably couldn’t tell it was two separate mattresses and not one unless you were looking for it.
My MIL pushed together 2 regular twins to make a king and put a king sized mattress cover and sheets on it. It’s hard to tell it’s not a real king mattress.
At the SR community my folks moved into, they recommend twins instead of a king or queen to their residents as it’s nuch easier in nearly all respects.
When we travel to Europe, Mr. packs a couple of pull ties. Those twin beds have a tendency to drift apart on hardwood floors, so he ties the feet of the beds together. Problem solved! Of course, if you have carpet, they would stay put.
Regular king mattresses are designed to bend in the middle. It’s amazing what the mattress delivery people do to them, then they spring right open and are fine.
^True about the bending. In fact, the vast majority of mattresses these days are designed to be used with adjustable platform bases so the foot and head can move up and down like a hospital bed. If you live in a house with tight spaces, the mattress should be fine but the foundation would need to be two pieces.
We got a king size Sleep Number bed a year ago and we are really happy with it. If I was motivated enough to get a good foam topper and replace it every couple of years, it would be the perfect bed the two of us. But, as is, it is a very good bed and neither of us ever feels the other one move. DH likes his side soft and I like my side firm, so being able to adjust it is really the best part.
I had slept on one during a house sit we were doing in a very high end home in Hawaii and loved it. Theirs was an adjustable bed. If money was no object, I would definitely spring for that option.
Problem solved! Of course, if you have carpet, they would stay put.