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27-10-2017, 15:42
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#31
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Manila, California
Boat: Cape George pilothouse 36 and a Cape Dory 25
Posts: 608
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
I have had 3 back surgeries, and multible other bones sawn and am old and wracked with arthritis. On my boat I only have a 4" foam mattress topper over
4"s of foam cushions. It is okayish, but at home I have an expensive bed and a 12" foam mattress in a box in the guest room. I wake up feeling the same from either bed. I think it is a good idea you had. I would do the same on Mana, but we sleep in a vee berth without a lot of headroom and I think with my face rubbing the deck beams I would not feel so rested when I got up.
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27-10-2017, 16:34
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#32
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,514
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
BTW, there is a modular spring style mattress support out there, It was mentioned in a thread a few months back. You can "build" to any shape you want.
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28-10-2017, 03:33
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#33
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: the Med
Boat: Nauta 54' by Scott Kaufman/S&S - 1989
Posts: 1,180
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
I think a 4"+4" is a decent mattress for any liveaboard, for sleeping, resting, and fun too
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28-10-2017, 18:35
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville/ out cruising
Boat: Island Packet 38
Posts: 31,351
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Foam Bed in a Box?
There is latex, and then there is latex.
Not to be sarcastic, but people lie to sell you something. Latex is a natural, not synthetic rubber and it’s heavy, and expensive.
I’m only including this link to show that there is synthetic latex, which of course is a lie, it’s not latex. I know absolutely nothing about this company, I am not recommending them, just they explain latex pretty well.
https://sleeponlatex.com/blogs/news/...tic-latex-foam
Point being, if it’s not real latex as in rubber from a tree latex, well it ain’t latex
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28-10-2017, 18:46
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#35
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Oriental, NC
Boat: 1974 Cal 2-46
Posts: 15
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
I've had good luck with foamorder.com
I bought "toppers" from the clearance section and cut them with an electric carving knife to fit my oddly shaped berth. I got a firm density 4" base block of latex for support and a 2" soft 19-20 IDL topper. It's pretty comfy.
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31-10-2017, 04:54
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#36
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: New Orleans
Boat: Kaufman 47
Posts: 1,184
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
Quote:
Originally Posted by a64pilot
There is latex, and then there is latex.
Not to be sarcastic, but people lie to sell you something. Latex is a natural, not synthetic rubber and it’s heavy, and expensive.
I’m only including this link to show that there is synthetic latex, which of course is a lie, it’s not latex. I know absolutely nothing about this company, I am not recommending them, just they explain latex pretty well.
https://sleeponlatex.com/blogs/news/...tic-latex-foam
Point being, if it’s not real latex as in rubber from a tree latex, well it ain’t latex
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Very true, ours is legit, unadulterated, stiffened tree ooze. (:
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31-10-2017, 08:13
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#37
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SC
Boat: None,build the one shown of glass, had many from 6' to 48'.
Posts: 10,208
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Re: Foam Bed in a Box?
Quote:
Originally Posted by a64pilot
There is latex, and then there is latex.
Not to be sarcastic, but people lie to sell you something. Latex is a natural, not synthetic rubber and it’s heavy, and expensive.
I’m only including this link to show that there is synthetic latex, which of course is a lie, it’s not latex. I know absolutely nothing about this company, I am not recommending them, just they explain latex pretty well.
https://sleeponlatex.com/blogs/news/...tic-latex-foam
Point being, if it’s not real latex as in rubber from a tree latex, well it ain’t latex
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I'll bet the ads have Latex in large print and synthetic in the type which is microscopic.
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