Memory foam

[eidiohir]

Memory foam is on sale here in Ireland in my local Aldi .What I want to know is,is it any good? It's 60euro for a single bed size I presume that it's cheap but will it improve my bunks?

 

[Mrnotming]

Hi eidiohir,

Might be ok in cold climates.I have slept on beds made from the stuff.I find it hard to turn over or move about as it shapes itself so well to the body.
In warmer climates I think it would be unbearable.Someone will come along soon with another opinion, which may well bemore favourable than mine!
Good sailing and boating to all!

 

[gus]

Best poam

Fitted out the seats and bunks of my previous boat using a foam called K-Tex. Absolutely brilliant and as far as I can tell, far better than standard memory foam. Contact Independent Upholstery Suppliers Ltd in Glasgow for information. I have no connection with the firm other than being a very satisfied customer.

 

[catalac08]

Had a memory foam mattress at home - absolutely brilliant, so comfortable if a little warm in summer. Also now on double berth on boat - even better. You need the 50mm if a mattress topper, I would think the 25mm is not worth bothering with.

I suspect the benefit is greater for the older/creaky/arthritic and that very fit and healthy 20 somethings might not be impressed!

 

[Alfie168]

Plusses. Its very supportive and comfortable
Minus. You can get far too hot.

Tim

 

[eidiohir]

Had a memory foam mattress at home - absolutely brilliant, so comfortable if a little warm in summer. Also now on double berth on boat - even better. You need the 50mm if a mattress topper, I would think the 25mm is not worth bothering with.

I suspect the benefit is greater for the older/creaky/arthritic and that very fit and healthy 20 somethings might not be impressed!

Glad to hear that. I'm afraid that I fall into the older group not arthritic yet but I find that I need to be comfortable to sleep properly nowadays.When I was younger I could have won medals for sleeping on beds of nails or anything at all.One of my best nights sleep was lying on gear in the forepeak after doing my watch.
I don't know what the thickness of Aldis are but it won't be hard to find out.

 

[eidiohir]

Just checked and the foam is 3.8cm thick.I think that it's about one and a half inches thick.Maybe it's too thin?

 

[Richard10002]

Memory foam is on sale here in Ireland in my local Aldi .What I want to know is,is it any good? It's 60euro for a single bed size I presume that it's cheap but will it improve my bunks?

At 38mm it's only a mattress topper. I bought a topper for a king size double bed from Ideal World for about £60. I think it's 40mm, and has made a bit of a difference, but not massive.

I recall buying a cheap memory foam pillow from Ikea and it was ****. I subsequently bought a Tempur memory foam pillow for expensive money, and it was fabulous, (but got mouldy really easily on the boat). So it seems that there is good memory foam and bad memory foam.

 

[VicS]

Worth reading this perhaps http://www.memory-foam-buyers-guide.org/index.html

 

[icepatrol]

memory foam

tried it and didnt get on with it. found my legs got "restless" had many a uncomfy night.
chatted with a physio who told me they were very bad for the spine as you couldnt turn during sleep. it kept you in the one position.
hope it works for you.

 

[TQA]

We have just spent 2 years touring the US in a RV on 5 1/2 inches of memory foam. I love it. My partner found it comfortable but got too hot. On the boat in the Caribbean we are looking for 5 inches of memory foam plus a thick multi layer cotton topper.

 

[charles_reed]

Bought a new memory-foam mattress at home 4 years ago and re-upholstered the bunk with 100mm of foam and 50mm of memory foam on top, as a result.

Found it far superior to normal foam only, but would recommend high density foam underneath (normal-density is too soft and you sink immovably into a pit) and at least 50mm of memory-foam - toppers are, IMHO, unsatisfactory.

 

[radarman]

Weve got one at home. They are really designed to have lots of free air underneath. We initially tried it on a closed base and as a result cooked in the Summer. Changed over to an open base and had no problems since.

 

[Malabar]

A memory foam topper, suitably trimmed to size, has transformed the bunks on my boat. No more aches and pains in the morning; a really solid night's sleep.

 

[willie4646]

Hi Vic, why is it so darned expensive?
Willie

 

[snowleopard]

My mattresses are latex foam and very hard so we find them pretty uncomfortable for the first few nights till we adapt to them. As an experiment we got a 1" memory foam topper and it has made a significant difference but 2" would have been better.

 

[PaulR]

we bought from a stockist in sussex who cut it to size - a memory foam top for our aft cabin bunk - - been a success and would do the same again if we change our boat - our top is about 2.5 inches thick

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Mmmmmmm! Cosy in winter, warm in spring, hot in summer, comfortable all the time.

 

[seanfoster]

Lots of good deals on ebay, I've seen a 200mm thick double mattress for £149.

 

[gjgm]

I looked into this topic a while ago, though not for bunks! I concluded that you arent going to get the full memory foam virtues (whatever you perceive they will be) without a costly base, and then topper too. In fact, it seemed more expensive than a conventional mattress. IE, the cheaper stuff was flying on the skirt tails of the real deal.
It seemed very personal just how much "sink" you care for. Some people liked disappearing, others hated the way you seem "stuck" (hence all the different thicknesses and toppers). As mentioned, common problem seemed to be getting far too hot, and just hating it.
Seems all rather personal, and also quite what your expectations are.I stuck with a conventional mattress.
Re bunks..cant help thinking that you might be totally stuck in it !