What happened to waterbeds? Are they no longer cool or were they found to be bad for your back? Or was it just because they were such a pain to move? I know lots of rentals wouldn't allow them. Is that why?
Not many places sell them any longer. They went out of style over 30 years ago, where have you been?Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
My husband adn I used to go to a hotel that had a waterbed, but they have retired. Now we can't any hotel with a waterbed. So waterbeds were just a fad like bean bags? They weren't any better for a person's back?
No, they weren't really better for your back, that was only a sales gimmick. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
They were really nice when I was pregnant, but I suppose a heating pad would have worked just as well.
I hate waterbeads. I would wake up in the morning feeling aches all over. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I had some friends that had them. One sprung a leak and wet everything in the bedroom, hall and kitchen! This was before they had liners for them. The othere one had problems because he would toss and turn at night which would make waves in the bed and she couldn't get to sleep easy.
When my folks got divorced my Dad got a waterbed (1974) but not all of it. We went to visit him and on his bedroom floor was something that looked like a giant dead jellyfish. It was just laying there, all brown and square.
I've never owned one, but I've tried them a few times. They're comfortable at first but I don't think I could ever sleep on one for more than a few nights in a row.
I stayed overnight at a relative's house and she had a waterbed in the guest bedroom. Hypothetically speaking, if I had owned a waterbed, those aches would have been the reason that I would get rid of it.
My cat loved them!! claw-scratch-claw. They were also good to have around when I got sunburned. Just layed on it with a sheet and it drew away alot of heat.
I remember an article somewhere where some cattle ranches were trying out an industrial-strength waterbed for cattle, and apparently the cows would actually line up to lay on it for a bit! happy cows, happy milk Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I actually have a king sized waterbed with microfoam and it has a heating function and so forth......its actually quite cool and i bought it for only 150 bucks in craigslist :m:
I always wanted a water bed. I dont think i could sleep on just the waterbed part but has anyone put a memory foam liner on top of one? seems like it might be comfy? -Spaz-
i herd an ad for one ages ago and i so wanted to get one. Aparently the new ones use internal suports like a normal matress so that you dont go surfing in the middle of the night. Actually i herd a great joke about that once, it went something like: "I went to bed at 8 and tossed and turned till 8:30 and the bed keep going till 12"Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
We have never allowed them in our rentals. Two reasons. 1. Weight. Water weighs eight pounds per gallon and can put a lot of strain on a floor, more than a heavy appliance. 2. Water (duh). As unlikely as it is, we really don't want the risk of that many gallons of water leaking. Obviously both of these risks are even worse on an upper floor. We tried one once in a motel. My wife didn't like it too much but found it bearable. I found it unbearable. I need rigidity, not something that "conforms" to gravity. It was just horrible for two, because if one person moves the whole bloody thing starts to shimmy. I now have a Sleep Number ("Select Comfort") bed in my studio and it's wonderful. I set it very firm for nice even support, but I can change it fast whenever I want. Back home we have a Seven-Zone bed and that's really nice too. Each section of the mattress has a different level of support, corresponding to the mass and structure of each section of your body.
