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[jmjm530]

Anyone have any good sources/experiences?

I'm looking for more of a traditional Japanese Futon which are I believe only 2-3" thick as opposed to the 6" or more lumpy American Futon that often doubles as a couch, OR....

Alternatively, I"m also considering a very thin (again 2-3") natural latex foam mattress, sometimes referred to as "toppers". A friend of mine from Brazil says they are used there a lot and I imagine in Europe as well. Apparently much firmer than the thicker 6" latex foam mattresses. High density means an ILD rating of 38 or more.

-- Jim

[Rockerforlife]

Maybe if you need a bed to crash on till you really find what really suits you, is to just go to the local hardware store and get the regular foam one...its cheap and it got no fumes as far as i think...you have got to read that 'killer post" tho...i thouhgt you read all the info on the beds...i was gonna post all this before but you said you did some research...and sometimes im afraid to post bad news on ,especially on foods and chemicials....if you can return it your ok...at least you learned something

[jmjm530]

Rock: Another thing is the odor will be impossible to remove from the room its in...
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Hey, keep it up, because I thought things were bad already but every time you post I find out things aren't bad at all cause they are gonna get much, much worse :)

Scratch, Thanks, I'm doing all that but the sleep surface is a part. Couch is the worst next to a car seat. Just cant get up.

[Rockerforlife]

Another thing is the odor will be impossible to remove from the room its in...ive read all the posts in the "matress can kill ou site"...i dont want to scare but i dont want to see you floating onthe clound in the sky either....i say again..return it

[scratchinghead]

Maybe you are looking at the wrong causes. Don't sleep on your stomach, don't sit on your couch, get an executive chair for your computer, stick a square  12"x12" pillow between your lumbar and your car seat, and see a PT about what streches to do. . . .

[Rockerforlife]

Im sorry brother,but im am actually ROFLMAO...I love the elephant quote...i actually trieds a memory foam pillow and had to return it the very next day...i could not move my neck  i found out later my air cond turned it into solid rubber brick...my advice is to bring it back...some stores will give you some extra time to try it...but make sure it looks in not used shape before you bring it back...and they are hot in the summer...be careful...i want you alive for more elephant comments

[jmjm530]

Just noticed Rocker's "can this mattress kill you "post  but was terrified to read it since Im gonna sleep on the mattress tonight no matter what. Maybe I will borrow a hunter neighbor of mine's shotgun to be on the safe side in case the bed tries to turn on me.