Beds

  On 8/15/2010 at 7:22 PM, kaen said:

coalbucket, ive owned one of those sofabeds, they are UNCOMFORTABLE

 

get something for a few more pennies that will not fuck your back

I have slept on one before a few times but I was probably drunk now I think about it. Hmm. I like the way that its long enough to be a bed when folded up. If i got a double futon they fold up differently and can be quite hard work to fold out, or at least hard work when you just want to fall asleep. I do really like my back though.

  On 8/15/2010 at 11:23 AM, gaarg said:

I have a shitty bed that I don't really like very much.

same with me, I bought a cheap bed at IKEA thinking it would be fine but it's constantly falling apart and there's one screw holding the entire thing together. I learned from the experience to never buy anything from IKEA ever again apart from dishes

  wake said:

I never get any sleep...my girlfriend's always in my bed.

 

lol this is so cute and I can just imagine you chuckling to yourself while setting up the shot.

Win!

Edit: ikea Hopen with an older (non ikea) queen sized mattress that needs replacing. Waking up with a sore back pretty regularly - prefer a firmer mattress than this one but it was free. I can vouch for the sturdiness of this ikea bed! It must be one of their nicer ones.

  On 8/15/2010 at 7:42 PM, Superstix said:

lol this is so cute and I can just imagine you chuckling to yourself while setting up the shot.

Nuh-uh.

  On 8/16/2010 at 3:38 AM, wake said:

  On 8/15/2010 at 7:42 PM, Superstix said:

lol this is so cute and I can just imagine you chuckling to yourself while setting up the shot.

 

Nuh-uh.

You are just 1 of the actions that takes place inside the topic of this thread.

  On 8/16/2010 at 3:41 AM, abusivegeorge said:

  On 8/16/2010 at 3:38 AM, wake said:

  On 8/15/2010 at 7:42 PM, Superstix said:

lol this is so cute and I can just imagine you chuckling to yourself while setting up the shot.

 

Nuh-uh.

 

You are just 1 of the actions that takes place inside the topic of this thread.

wat.

Wake

To become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up ).

  On 8/16/2010 at 4:09 AM, abusivegeorge said:

Wake

 

To become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up ).

Yeah, after I posted that, I realized what you meant... Wake is a random monicker I've been using for things for the past ten years. Sometimes I forget it's a word.

Anyway, good morning!

Lol, good morning!

king size w/ firm memory foam mattress.

seen some hard action i tell ya

Never cheap out on your bed. Don't say no even if the bed will cost you over 1k for a Mattress + Box spring.

  On 8/16/2010 at 2:36 PM, keltoi said:

king size w/ firm memory foam mattress.

 

seen some hard action i tell ya

what do you mean?

I am currently sharing a queen size with my gf. I need to upgrade to a king as I am a big bastard and need more space; plus I've had the bed/mattress since I was in college so it needs replacing anyway.

queen sized memeory foam (top layer only) pillow top, bought new about a year and a half ago... my first proper bed that wasn't pilfered or a hand-me-down, thank GOD.

600-thread count egyptian pima cotton to fully pimp it out. if you're not sleeping well because of your bed situation, you're depriving yourself of oh so much.

  On 8/16/2010 at 4:39 PM, Alcofribas said:

  On 8/16/2010 at 2:36 PM, keltoi said:

king size w/ firm memory foam mattress.

 

seen some hard action i tell ya

 

what do you mean?

Yeah I couldn't figure this out either, I guess he jumps on it when his parents are out or something?

Along these lines... (the topic)

How often do you change your bedsheets?

How often do you rotate/flip your mattress? (if applicable)

Do you have a mattress cover?

How often do you vacuum your mattress?

Mattress Facts (probably made up/perpetuated by the mattress industry):

An average mattress will double it's weight during it's lifespan due to sweat, dead skin, and bed mites/parasites.

A mattress should be thrown out every 8 years and replaced with a new one (may not apply to memory foam mattresses).

How often do you change your bedsheets?

Once a week in the summer, every 2 weeks the rest of the year.

How often do you rotate/flip your mattress? (if applicable)

Every 4 or 5 months

Do you have a mattress cover?

Yes I have a padded mattress cover that also gets washed every 2 weeks or so.

How often do you vacuum your mattress?

Every 2 weeks

A mattress should be thrown out every 8 years and replaced with a new one (may not apply to memory foam mattresses).

I've had mine around 8 years so it might be time to replace. We are looking to get a new bed this year anyway.

  On 8/15/2010 at 7:42 PM, Superstix said:

  wake said:

I never get any sleep...my girlfriend's always in my bed.

 

 

lol this is so cute and I can just imagine you chuckling to yourself while setting up the shot.

 

Win!

 

 

Edit: ikea Hopen with an older (non ikea) queen sized mattress that needs replacing. Waking up with a sore back pretty regularly - prefer a firmer mattress than this one but it was free. I can vouch for the sturdiness of this ikea bed! It must be one of their nicer ones.

I have an Ikea Hopen, too, and I like it a lot. Perfect for reading in bed without jacking up your neck. [edit: Queen size]

The Ikea Sultan mattress I have is a little crap, but my ex and I are getting back together and I'm moving back in with her, so we're going to do a Hopen + her ridiculously expensive Tempurpedic combo and I anticipate this being awesome.

  On 8/16/2010 at 9:00 PM, baph said:

I have an Ikea Hopen, too, and I like it a lot. Perfect for reading in bed without jacking up your neck. [edit: Queen size]

 

 

The Ikea Sultan mattress I have is a little crap, but my ex and I are getting back together and I'm moving back in with her, so we're going to do a Hopen + her ridiculously expensive Tempurpedic combo and I anticipate this being awesome.

Sounds like a winning combo. I was a bit surprised to discover the Hopen is designed for use with a mattress only (no box spring). (Do Tempurpedics have a box spring?) But those crazy bendy slat things under the mattress are doing a fine job. How long did it take you to put those together, by the way??? The bed itself was a sinch, but the slats took forever. Worth it I suppose.

Also, do you ever hit your shins on the side ledges?

Hmm, I'll have to look into the box spring sitch a little. She currently has an Ikea Malm bed and I don't think the designs are too different, but I kind of set up this thing at some point in '08 and forgot about it. I know there was a way to lower the supports in the Malm, and didn't really think about it with respect to the Hopen.

The assembly was definitely a pain in the ass. I don't remember how long it took, but I had a friend giving me a hand and that helped. There was a week of full-on Ikea assembly and it all sort of blurs together at this point. I'm not looking forward to disassembling this thing in a month.

And. . . fuck yes, those side-ledges are indeed shin-wreckers. It took a good year for me to get used to them. Shin injuries occur less frequently now, but have not been completely eliminated. I love the way they look, though. And they make convenient resting places for remotes, etc, for lazy weekends in.

  On 8/16/2010 at 6:39 PM, Coalbucket PI said:

  On 8/16/2010 at 4:39 PM, Alcofribas said:

  On 8/16/2010 at 2:36 PM, keltoi said:

king size w/ firm memory foam mattress.

 

seen some hard action i tell ya

 

what do you mean?

Yeah I couldn't figure this out either, I guess he jumps on it when his parents are out or something?

i mean if only my mattress could talk...

LOL!