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Best packable permanent alternative for a matress?
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I'm going to be living out of a hammock with a quilt for a while. What about something like a hennesy hammock with a down quilt? This is the cheapest quality set I could find:
https://www.amazon.com/Hennessy-Hammock ... sy+hammock
http://www.hammockgear.com/burrow-econ-20/
put survival wrap underneath you for the coldest nights, sleep diagonally to make the hammock flat instead of curved.
Packable and mattress alternative.
https://www.amazon.com/Hennessy-Hammock ... sy+hammock
http://www.hammockgear.com/burrow-econ-20/
put survival wrap underneath you for the coldest nights, sleep diagonally to make the hammock flat instead of curved.
Packable and mattress alternative.
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[I wanted to be smart, but I have not read first post of Zalo ]
Why are you agianst simplicity?
I spend 90% of nights of last 6 months on something like that:
http://goryiludzie.pl/sites/default/fil ... rimata.jpg
(sleeping pad)
The system looks like this: second floor [from the whole house] from concrete -> wood block floor [*] -> carpet [**] -> sleeping pad -> me -> your girlfriend (just kidding )
I cover myself with normal sheets, I do not use sleeping bag.
It is camping everyday!
(*) http://www.woodfloor-renovations.co.uk/ ... irs-10.jpg
(**) http://sydneyard.com/wp-content/uploads ... Carpet.jpg
If I can not sleep, I go to the bed (I have not gotten rid of it).
Why are you agianst simplicity?
I spend 90% of nights of last 6 months on something like that:
http://goryiludzie.pl/sites/default/fil ... rimata.jpg
(sleeping pad)
The system looks like this: second floor [from the whole house] from concrete -> wood block floor [*] -> carpet [**] -> sleeping pad -> me -> your girlfriend (just kidding )
I cover myself with normal sheets, I do not use sleeping bag.
It is camping everyday!
(*) http://www.woodfloor-renovations.co.uk/ ... irs-10.jpg
(**) http://sydneyard.com/wp-content/uploads ... Carpet.jpg
If I can not sleep, I go to the bed (I have not gotten rid of it).
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Can I just say that a good night's sleep is extremely important for health and performance at work. Aren't you starting your first job? Granted, you don't have to have a big expensive mattress necessarily to get a good bight's skeep, but sleeping on a straw mat on the floor seems a bit More Spartan than is probably healthy, as a long term solution. Personally, if I wanted to keep things cheap and simple, I'd buy a used futon frame off Craigslist and buy a really good futon mattress. Good sleep, sofa plus bed, and then sell it on Craigslist when you move.
No mattress is really "permanent" anyway. They do need replacement every so often.
No mattress is really "permanent" anyway. They do need replacement every so often.
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Is this the Thai mattress? https://www.amazon.com/Leewadee-Mattres ... =UTF8&th=1
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@DSKla: pretty much yes
@EdithKeeler:
this implies that thin mattresses or straw mats are less healthy. brute firmly (<- mattress joke) believes the opposite, he finds soft mattresses and standard squishy pillows unbearable and they leave him sore and deform his spine while sleeping. brute has slept on raw plywood and found it not bad, but typically will go for the thinnest thing that's somewhat soft and easy to handle, like a folder over cover or similar.
@EdithKeeler:
this implies that thin mattresses or straw mats are less healthy. brute firmly (<- mattress joke) believes the opposite, he finds soft mattresses and standard squishy pillows unbearable and they leave him sore and deform his spine while sleeping. brute has slept on raw plywood and found it not bad, but typically will go for the thinnest thing that's somewhat soft and easy to handle, like a folder over cover or similar.
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Not necessarily. Personally I prefer a firm, thick mattress. My only point is that sleep is very important and I would advise buying a decent mattress (whatever that may be for the individual) that allows you to get a good night's sleep every night and give up on the portability factor if need be. I'm guessing most people would not want to sleep on nothing but plywood night after night after night and still find themselves refreshed and ready for work the next day. There certainly are exceptions, of course.this implies that thin mattresses or straw mats are less healthy. brute firmly (<- mattress joke) believes the opposite, he finds soft mattresses and standard squishy pillows unbearable and they leave him sore and deform his spine while sleeping. brute has slept on raw plywood and found it not bad, but typically will go for the thinnest thing that's somewhat soft and easy to handle, like a folder over cover or similar.
I would just caution thE op that the road to early retirement relies on making money until one doesn't need to. It's great if you don't pay anything for your bed. Not so great if you aren't sufficiently rested to do good work and are ultimately fired.
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if only there was a common definition of "decent mattress".
brute would agree that saving money in the short term isn't worth giving up more money in the long term, and that sometimes, Olaz seems to display a tendency towards this type of short-term optimization.
brute would agree that saving money in the short term isn't worth giving up more money in the long term, and that sometimes, Olaz seems to display a tendency towards this type of short-term optimization.
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I'll repeat myself, but after 6 month sleeping mostly on my Z-lite, my back doesn't hurt at all.
I owned it for 7 years, and it's still in good conditions.
I wouldn't look any further.
But a wool folder my be good as well (In kirghizstan, they only sleep on those, and they don't seem to have back injuries.
I owned it for 7 years, and it's still in good conditions.
I wouldn't look any further.
But a wool folder my be good as well (In kirghizstan, they only sleep on those, and they don't seem to have back injuries.
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This one + pretty sheets wins! ^^TheRedHare wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2017 12:58 amI've been sleeping on this for about a month now and have no complaints thus far: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0065 ... UTF8&psc=1
I'm thinking of getting 2 Twins rather than 1 Full. I can always put them together.
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Do you sleep on your back?Jean wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:26 pmI'll repeat myself, but after 6 month sleeping mostly on my Z-lite, my back doesn't hurt at all.
I owned it for 7 years, and it's still in good conditions.
I wouldn't look any further.
But a wool folder my be good as well (In kirghizstan, they only sleep on those, and they don't seem to have back injuries.
Have I ever mentioned that I *really* like tiny pretty things that can be moved around? Functionality comes first though.
I ultimately decided I like your mattress best btw~~~ *blush*
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On this research of mattresses, it has really brought home how prevalent flame retardants, anti-tick, and other chemicals found to be toxic are in everyday items. For instance, the mattress above has Quaternary ammonium salt for anti-bacterial (http://chemicaloftheday.squarespace.com ... ounds.html), and Pyrethroid for anti-tick. If there's anything I'll expand my use of money on, it will be on the purchasing of more organic food and goods.
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brute has the long one. the shape of regular mattresses has always disturbed brute - they're far wider than brute, but even the queen size isn't nearly long enough. where do humans live that are 3 feet wide but only 5 feet tall?
brute finds that if the mattress is long enough, he doesn't need very much width, even a regular twin is probably too wide.
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I picture brute being over 7ft tall and skinny....like slender man
Do it man! I've been enjoying mine so far. I've become so used to sleeping on it that sleeping on anything else is too soft.
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go team FME (firm mattress extreme)
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I sleep well on my back, but I do roll on my side or belly every night. You just need to get used to it, and it only takes a few days.
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pillow talk. mattress is solved, but what about pillows? back sleepers don't need them. brute has tried just using his extended upper extremities as pillows, but somehow it doesn't feel right. he's currently using a pretty firm and flat memory foam pillow, but is interested in experimenting more in the pillow direction.
he's read that many non-bed-sleeping humans use stones or wooden blocks of a certain height as pillows to support their heavy heads. ideas?
he's read that many non-bed-sleeping humans use stones or wooden blocks of a certain height as pillows to support their heavy heads. ideas?