Bed Slats

[Miker]

My cabin mattress is quite narrow and is placed directly on top of a wooden surface. Consequently by the morning my poor old back is stiff and aching. I'm thinking of getting some bed slats but am wondering whether they are as good as the ads make out. I would welcome advice on any cheap way getting a softer bed.

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[Cactus]

The slightly mad lady in the matress shop advised me to add more slats to my bed (at home), as gaps between them were not good for your back and a more solid/fuller surface was better. Something to do with the matress not sitting evenly.

So, can you get a better (firmer) matress made up?



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[Captain_Chaos]

I solved a bed problem by buying some wooden bed slats from Ikea (£9.99) and cutting them down to size at the pointy end of the bunk.....much more comfortable and much less condensation.

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[Miker]

Thanks. Sounds worth investigating. The Natural Mat Company Ltd suggested buying their kit at £230 and cutting it down to size, which would have resulted in chucking half of it away.


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[Rabbie]

I did the same as Capt. Chaos and joined them with 2" upholstery webbing fastened with STAINLESS STEEL staples and it worked well.
Rab.

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[Trevethan]

Used to have a solid surface to teh bunk base.

It was uncomfortable and prone to condesensation.

Replace the whole top with 1"x2" timber space 3" apart, then put a layer of laminate floor insulation (pink coloured closed cell foam) then a new 4 inch matress.

very comfy, no damp, and generally great.

Others have recommended coir matting, but so far, even in the cold snap, its been fine.

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[LadyInBed]

Tubes of loft pipe insulation from B&Q work very well.
Allows na air gap and thickens up the mattress

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[richardabeattie]

My problem is not condensation but straight back ache. Does your B&Q pipe solution give greater comfort? It's certainly a beautifully cheap idea! Do you have them spaced apart or closed up? How do you hold them in place?

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[seaesta2]

I had this problem and have a temporary fix by buying a couple of camping mats (the roll up type that you see backpackers carrying) and putting them under the cushion. These are dead cheap from Argos and work well - even SMBO, who has a bad back, is pleased with the result.
If I were flush I would get one of those pressure relieving foam mattress overlays and cut it to size. Very luxurious. The Tempur ones are good and I have found the Komfi ones equally good and much better value see
http://www.komfi.com/
Martin

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[Miker]

Re: Underlay

Has anyone tried the mattress underlay marketted by Compass? I am wondering whether that would be a better and cheaper solution?

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