# What do you sleep on?  A survey.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-sleep-on-a-survey/679919>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 28, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-sleep-on-a-survey/679919 "2014-01-28T04:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-sleep-on-a-survey/679919/21 "2014-01-28T21:21:36Z")

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Floor mat on the floor. For decades. I love sleeping that way, and would never go back to a mattress. I don’t even own a bed.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-sleep-on-a-survey/679919/22 "2014-01-29T00:06:40Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
>
> As a spin-off of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714159) thread, I’d like to get some idea about what people are sleeping on, and how much they like it.
> 
> So, please respond with:
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> 1. Sleep surface type (Mattress, futon, waterbed, etc.)
> 2. Make and model (if you know it).
> 3. Construction - foam, spring, etc.
> 4. Density - hard, soft, adjustable, etc.
> 5. How you like it.
> 6. How long you have had it.
> 7. Any comments that might be pertinent.
> 
> Thanks!

Mattress. Simmons comforpedic on a box spring (I forget which model, they have about 12. A lower mid range one). Foam. Somewhat hard, maybe 4 on a 1-10 scale with 10 being softest.

I like it. My nerve compression issues are not nearly as bad on this mattress as they are on an inner spring. When I am visiting family and have to sleep on an inner spring my nerve issues get a lot worse.

I’ve had it for 2 years.

I regret not getting something softer. I was worried I’d have back problems with a softer mattress, but that may not have been a real risk for me.

A decent mattress will likely cost $1200 minimum, and you may be looking at 2-4k cost. But if you have it for 10 years, that works out to $10-35 a month. It is a good investment if you have sleep quality issues, pain, etc

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