Water bed

[Bohne]

I am thinking of buying a water bed.
I slept in one once and thought it was great, however, I'd still like some other personal experiences...

[Loosehead]

Well Hang gliding is fun, give that a go.

[Cymbeline]

Makes me sea sick

[asciwhite]

Hi Bohne, I slept on a water bed for some years and provided it is just for you they are wicked! They are heat controlled so you can be as warm as you wish in the winter and as cool as you want in the summer.

They can be as firm as you want or as soft as you want.

They come with a very special lining and you can choose whether you want 'Free Flow' which means they don't stop moving or '5'second so when you get on the bed it takes 5 seconds to stop moving etc

They come with hard sides or soft sides and queen size or bigger!!!

I had the queensize and the water content made the bed weigh approx 3/4 of a ton, which, when as evenly spread as the water is, it is the equivalent of 12 people standing in one room.

The base of the beds are like a special grid to support the weight.

The water must be treated once a year with a special water softener (very small bottle) and you clean the matress with a cleaner almost like a disinfectant.

Water beds do not have the capability of having any bed bugs on the matress and any skin we humans shed stays on the surface of the matress, hence the cleaner.

So getting rid of bed bugs and the like is only down to washing bedding.......

[jno]

I had one for a few years; best bed I ever had. But it occasionally sprang leaks - not fountains of water, just pinpricks near the seams; lifting a huge bag of water to mop up under it took hours. Perhaps I'm a restless sleeper. Anyway, I regretfully had to get rid of it in the end; having this happen, even only once every 2 or 3 months, was just too much hard work.

[hopalong]

Just don't use an electric blanket ;-)