/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1415817
get 12" of dead animals and 3" of straw topper. depending on where you live it could be had for free.

I always have wondered how pic related would do with a mattress pad. (4" thickness)
I like a firm bed anyway.
Mattresses seems to be the worst investment.

>>1415825
In fact, pic related can easily be wiped down if some bitch squirts everywhere.
Mattress pads are easily replaced, in that event.
In fact, pic related will not absorb dead skin cells, body fluids.
You could even shit on it and wipe it down.
Solid support for the back...
I'm not seeing the downside.

Make a cot, with a fixed non-folding frame and heavy canvas you can make it as firm as you want, the good air flow beneath does a wonder to keep you cool on a summers nights. Need to retension it a few times a year and replace the fabric a few times a year though.

>>1415829
That is replace the fabric every few years, not a few times a year.

>>1415829
That sounds like a good idea for when I was a young bachelor but that shit ain't flying anymore

>>1415817
Bedding is mostly bullshit. A decent air mattress can do damn well. Just let a bit of air out when not using it to keep the strain on the seams down.

>used one for 3 years with no complaints

>>1415817
Just get the gel foam bed and yes, a nice washable cloth cover is a great idea.

I've been sleeping on the floor for the past few months, it's actually really nice once you get used to it.

>>1415877
do you ever get spiders crawling on or around you?

>>1415883
Not that I've noticed, despite my house being filled with all sorts of bugs because I live in the woods

>>1415883
Because beds are a natural spider repellent?

>>1415893
Spiders tend to stay away from big things that can crush them.

>>1415817
Buy a decent matress brah. You spend 1/3 of your life sleeping. You can make a bed frame from good wood. Plane it yourself. Then when u get a gf, u can take her to your room and show her your homemade bed. Don't be cheap. You only get one life to live.

-Q

>>1415817
Mattress Jews are the worst. Well, second to dock 'repair' 'men'

I'll never buy a spring mattress again. The foam ones are cheaper and better.

>>1415894
Like people?

>>1415825
It build be very loud. Lots of creaking noises.

>>1415828
>if some bitch squirts everywhere
>implying you're getting laid on your fucking foam insulation bed

>>1416059
The Virgin Comfortable Familiar Setting
- thinks his $1500 mattress with clean sheets will help attract women
vs.
The Chad Exciting Lay
- girls want to fuck him in public bathrooms, outdoors, or the air mattress in his stabbin' cabin

>>1416029
Sex on them is absolutely horrendous.

Not that that will be a concern for most here.

>>1415893
No because there's simply more opportunity for a spider to come along on the ground than to climb up the legs of a bedframe. Bigger surface

>>1415817
The key is to get a nice core layer 6-8" thick of high density foam that won't buckle for 15 years (2.8lb+ weight) and then top it with progressively softer materials, I like 3" of Dunlop latex and 2" of talulula latex but you can get away with 3" of mixed or either natural latex if you are on a budget

>>1416496
Is this an endorsement of >>1415825

>>1415817
I am in the same boat. I opted for an air mattress, and am currently figuring out how to maintain it with a compressed air thank.

>>1416504


>>1416504

>>1415817
memory foam sucks, uncomfortable as fuck

just layer some different densities of poliurethane foam

Fill a duvet cover with expanding foam.

>>1415817
I've been sleeping on a $60 air mattress I bought online for the past three months and see no reason to "upgrade" to a $1500 or more "sleep system" (mattress, box spring, bed, or $1000 piece of foam plus platform bed) anytime soon. Whatever you're sleeping on, your body will adjust to in a week or two. Back pain is a result of adopting a suboptimal sleeping position regardless of bedding solution, and more importantly, weak back extensor muscles as a result of sedentary lifestyle. Long story short, $60 air mattress, squats, and deadlifts.

I found air mattress horrible in cold, because it cannot absorb or store any heat.

>>1416669
This is exactly the final solution to the mattress jew. People keep looking an searching for more and more expensive matresses thinking they'll be more comfortable in them, yet they notice almost no difference. The truth is that these people are unconfortable because they are 250lbs morbidly obese cows that have never lifted anything heavier than a bottle of coke. If you want to be confortable in your sleep, get on a reasonable weight so you won't need a landwhale proof 4k matress, develop your muscles a bit also.

>>1416669
air mattress is awful
I'd rather sleep on cardboard than that shit

>>1416751
>250lbs
>morbidly obese
Manlet confirmed.

>>1415817
forget all the padded bullshit and fancy crap. get the most firm high density foam you can find and get used to it. your back can thank me later.

>>1416026
This. You should get a Purple mattress. 1200 for a king. They're super comfy

>>1415870
>Air mattress
confirmed post-y2k child

I like to have a place to fuck my gf, but that seems to be a alien concept in this thread.

>>1416911

Wife and I are exclusively doggie style

>>1416911
>fucking in the bed
Fucking millenials holy shit. Your mattress must be full of rotten cunt juice and cum.

>>1416919
Well obviously you crack the crusts of the sheets when its gets to bad.

>>1416705
Put a blanket/quilt under the bed sheet.

>>1416899
>post-y2k

>Trying that hard to pretend your not 15

>>1415817
Get a cotton-filled futon for $100.

>>1416911
Don't fuck where you sleep you inbred

>>1416048
>It build be very loud
4u

>>1417021
Why not? also not really, I come from a diverse northern European heritage.

>>1417021
lolwut

GIS Rope bed. Use 4X4 side boards and lash over the top, not through the sides. Use a 3" spacing max. Lay down cardboard or other to smooth out the ropes and several blankets to top it all off. I slept like this for several years - quite comfy.

>>1416504
>am currently figuring out how to maintain it with a compressed air thank.

This is what I use for camping and guests. The neverflat is a secondary pump that comes on if the pressure falls. It's quiet enough, hasn't woken me up and keeps it nice and firm. I use a car jump starter battery with a built in inverter to blow it up and run the neverflat pump.

For everyday I use an old school mattress/box spring. Wouldn't have it any other way.

>>1415817
just get a burlap sack and fill it with leaves. or are you some kind of soiboy?

Zinus on Amazon. $600 all in on a king

>>1419082
I have one of those, it's shit. I even got a zinus super comfort whatever topper, and it's still shit.

Basically they done have enough memory foam, so it doesn't contour enough and you end up with lower back pain (since shoulder and hips can't sink in enough, lower back bends to fill the gap).

Ended up getting another 3" memory foam topper, and having to put in a rolled up towel for lumbar support.

Worst fucking buy ever. It's probably okay if you're fat or skelly, but if you're muscular in any way, you will hate your life.

I just got a california king mattress off amazon $199 . $216 after taxes free shipping.
Comes in a box.
It’s only 8 inches but I’m not a fat ass.
It’s also a California king . 7ftx6 foot.
Half spring half memory foam, good deal I’m happy for the price. Hip pains are non existent now. Posture improving each night.
Invest in some good pillows like my pillow.

>>1420814
Linen spa . $199 for Cali king

sleep on the floor for a month
anything after that is a bonus
I like sleeping on boat docks myself
just sayn

Foam is so delicious

>>1416538
Is there anything Great Stuff can't do?

>>1420837
>Is there anything Great Stuff can't do?
That's my name don't wear it out

just buy the memory foam top layer that you can add to any bed. Its better than paying big money for a mattress if you dont want to spend money.
Also a Great pillow can help a crappy bed be better.

>>1415817
I slept on a higher end air mattress for 2 years and it never leaked actually gave it away and the persons dog popped a hole in it. My cats never damaged it, I did have one of those thick undersheet pads though.

>>1415817
Remember when the guy who worked for Purple Mattress come on here and shilled hard for you to buy their mattress?
That guy did a really poor job of shilling and wen his obvious attempts at samefagging got called out he ran.

>>1421107
This
I have a pillow topped mattress, but sleep in the same spot every night. The pillow top wore down and was getting uncomfortable.
I threw a random 3 inch memory foam topper onto it, one of the ~$90 ones from amazon and it made my bed feel better than new.
Strongly suggest anyone with a crappy mattress to try one out.

>>1415877
Ive read that sleeping directly on your back, on a hard surface is actually the most natural and alleviates a lot of skeletal and joint pain people have

>>1415870
Had two very expensive ones and both were shit within a year.

>>1416801
a healthy 6'2" male can weigh 160-180lbs, so adding nearly 100lbs to that, makes them morbidly obese

>>1416505
that's a shit brand, I went through 1 in a single season. the construction is shit and once you break it in, the rubber / palstic used degrades from your sweat and heat.
Do'nt expect it to last very long.
Get an "aerobed" brand instead, WAY better construction.
A bit more in cost, but way better value for the money.

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/brand/aerobed/1
https://www.coleman.com/aerobed/

>>1416669
If you only spent $60 on an air mattress, expect it to pop a leak in the seam and be ready to replace it for another $60 eventually. Mine barely lasted 1 year before it shit out on me in the middle of the night. Woke up because the damn thing lost air and ended up in a weird hammock shape.

>>1417021
>How to spot an Incel - The post

I bet you think that most guys wake up with a boner, look at their women beside them in their undies and say: "Hey, let's go somewhere else, I'm horny, honey."

Igger... Just buy a $220 foam bed from Amazon
They work great.

>>1421187
I remember that, Anon. It was pretty funny stuff. I'll definitely never go with purple just because of that.

Two words: WATER. BED.

>>1415870
>3 years
You're either a turbo autist or a sado masochist . I could barely make it 2 months on mine, and that was with a significant amount of bedding and a foam topper. Back started aching like fuck after a few weeks had passed.

Anyone have an economical source for high reciliency core support foam?

Ideally I'd like to buy 6" of the core foam and 4-6" of support foam without the extra memory foam shit they throw on top of the beds in a box (I'm adding Dunlop and talalay latex toppers).

>>1421272
The difference is we are rusty

Why no one suggest a hammock? Easiest diy sleeping setup. All you need is a 12$ hammock (or make your own) and some strong hooks into studs. You can then fold it up when you wake up and open a folding desk or whatever in the same spot. Ultimate space saving.