is there anything more comfortable than fleece sheets...?

[dysfunctional press]

on a tempurpedic mattress? with a down comforter?

because if there is, i haven't found it...and i have a hard time beleiving that there could be anything more comfortable, that doesn't involve mainlining heroin.

what is everyone else's bedding situation...? seeing as we spend up to a third(or more, for some) laying in bed sleeping, or at least trying to- i've dedicated myself to having the most comfortable place to lay my head as possible...and i think i've got the best combination going. although- i still prefer cotton for the pillowcases- i HATE it when the pillow is too warm.

[ogneopasno]

1. God, I love bed.

Nothing better than bed.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. I'm not a fan, myself...

They make me too warm. I'm fickle about my bedding. :shrug:

[graywarrior]

3. Fleece sheets rule

I don't use anything else.

[dysfunctional press]

11. i used to think that flannel sheets were the pinnacle of comfort...until i went fleece.

and you have to sleep nekkid, to truly appreciate the total effect.

[Raffi Ella]

4. oh, I'm big on bedding!

Mine is just a regular mattress but I bought a feather bed for it along with a really great padded mattress cover. I have sumptuously soft high thread count sheets, 4 down pillows and a really fluffy down comforter. It's heaven~

[dysfunctional press]

15. there were featherbeds at my great-grandmother's house in wisconsin, and the bedrooms were very cold

they were on the second floor, which was usually closed off...unless we were visiting- usually for thanksgiving and christmas in the winter.
the beds were super soft, but very cold- and the blankets were very heavy quilts whose weight was almost suffocating. and once you got into bed and warmed up, you didn't dare move an inch, or roll over- because everything except for the spot that your body has warmed up is ice cold.

in the 80's, i went thru a waterbed phase, but ultimately had to give it up due to some severe back problems.

after i got married, we got a nice queen-sized regular mattress and box spring. later, we added a 6-inch futon on top of the regular mattress- which was actually quite comfortable- similar to 'pillow-top' mattress. eventually, we added a memory-foam mattress topper, which upped the comfort factor a bit more...but we ultimately decided it was time to get a new mattress, and we went with the tempurpedic. i actually found a very good deal on ebay- some guy was liquidating the contents of a small luxury hotel that never opened, and had like 3 dozen brand new tempurpedics- we got one for $850, delivered. i can't imagine a more comfortable mattress. and before fleece sheets came about, we used flannel, almost all year round. but NOTHING beats fleece.

[Raffi Ella]

21. oh, lol, that does NOT sound like heaven!

My house is cold too but once I get in bed and pull up the comforter it's warm, I sleep like a baby.

That is a good deal. That's how I got my bedroom furniture actually. Not online but at a liquidation sale from a hotel in Atlanta. I spent pennies on the dollar for a chest, dresser and a huge mirror... I would love to get a really nice mattress but it's out of the question right now.

I've never tried fleece sheets, I'm thinking of the fleece sweat shirts I have, are they like that? Thick like that?

[dysfunctional press]

24. no- they aren't thick fleece...they're similar to flannel sheets, i suppose.

we keep our thermostat at 62 overnight, so the bed feels extra warm and cozy.

[Raffi Ella]

28. Oh, ok.

I'l have to check them out next time I go shopping.

I LOVE to sleep in a cold house- I saw your post below about the ceiling fan, ME TOO! I hate it when they insist that they are ugly and take them down - what are they talking about? UGLY? It's a ceiling fan! For sleeping! haha. I'd NEVER let them take mine down.

[Left Is Write]

5. Yes. A nice high thread-count 100% cotton sheet, the kind that gets softer with every wash.

[dysfunctional press]

16. nope. been there, done that...but- i do prefer high thread-count(400+) pillowcases to fleece ones...

i can't sleep with a warm cabesa.

[grasswire]

6. here's my setup

...and it is like sleeping on a cloud:

An air bed on top of a futon, topped with a T-shirt knit fitted sheet, topped with a fuzzy blanket and a quilt. When I realized that the pretty high-thread cotton top sheet was actually making me COLDER, I got rid of it. The fuzzy blanket next to my feet is delicious. The air bed is heaven; I hope I never have to go without one.

Of course, it helps the scenario to have a purring tabby alongside.

[grasswire]

7. oh, and I collect vintage cotton pillow cases

So I always have pretty mid-century soft cotton cases with embroidery. Mmmm.

[FloridaJudy]

13. Yeah but those have a tendency

To make you discover waking up with the imprints of the French knots on the side of your face. Ouch!

[grasswire]

29. the embroidery is on the hem

not the middle of the cases!

[dysfunctional press]

27. embroidery is nice to look at...not so much for sleeping, afaic.

i've collected some vintage throw-pillows though, that i keep on the bed on those couple days of the year where i actually make the bed. :shrug:

[dysfunctional press]

17. we have a big black lab with toenails that can be kinda sharp. too much so for an air bed i'd fear..

:shrug:

and she LOVES to hop up on the bed with us sometimes.
i tried the jersey-knit sheets once on our previous bed- which was a memory-foam topper, on top of a futon, on top of a regular mattress(and box spring)- but they didn't really do that much for me.

for me, the thing i like about a down comforter, as opposed to a quilt(or two) is the weight. if you really want to experience 'sleeping on a cloud'- fleece sheets and down comforter is as close as it gets- whatever the mattress is.

and yes, the purring tabby definitely helps- ours usually ends squeezed in between our respective pillows sometime during the night.

[Shell Beau]

8. That would be too hot for me.

I like my soft 1000 thread count sheets and my cotton comforter.

[dysfunctional press]

18. did i mention the ceiling fan...?

we use it year-round, even with central-air in the summer.

when i used to watch 'trading spaces' on television, it would always piss me off when the designers would inevitably remove the ceiling fan whenever they re-did a bedroom...i'd NEVER let them take mine...i can't sleep well without it.

[HopeHoops]

9. Certainly - fleece sheets with your SO already waiting in them.

[dysfunctional press]

19. and you gots to be nekkid to truly enjoy both...

:evilgrin:

[HopeHoops]

30. Actually, I didn't think it was necessary to mention that minor obvious point ;}

:evilgrin:

[Tektonik]

10. that sounds like an oven

I don't like being too hot, so I have the ceiling fan on, window open, and I use a thin blanket and maybe the comforter and the top sheet in winter.

[dysfunctional press]

20. your profile says 'san diego', so you aren't allowed to use the word 'winter'...

when responding to someone from chicago. :P

but- we always have the ceiling fan on as well, and except for the coldest nights, we generally have a window open as well.

[AlCzervik]

12. i would be shvitzing all over them.

[dysfunctional press]

23. i prefer to use tissues for that...

wait...what is 'shvitzing', again...? maybe i'm thinking of the wrong thing.

[underpants]

14. Snuggie???

:shrug:

[dysfunctional press]

31. isn't that basically a fleece blanket with arms?

how did we ever keep warm before fleece...? i mean- were we REALLY warm back then, or did we just THINK we were? :shrug:

[Inchworm]

22. Two people under fleece sheets

*rawr*

I had to scan the thread to see if I'd already agreed :)

:hi:

[dysfunctional press]

25. three people under fleece sheets.

three nekkid people.

[Inchworm]

26. Ahh, good point!

I forgot nekkid!! :rofl:

:hi:

[midnight armadillo]

32. Termpurpedic? ugh./

Those mattresses feel alien and strange when I lie on them. I also cringe at the thought of the volatile organic solvents they emit when new.

Me, I'm looking at buying a cotton/wool futon mattress. I also use a thick buckwheat hull pillow. Ah...natural sleeping stuff. Maybe I should go try the mulch pile outside.

[elleng]

38. Volatile organic solvents?

?

[midnight armadillo]

39. VOC's

I should have written "volatile organic compounds", but same thing.

Wikipedia sez: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compounds

[dysfunctional press]

40. people who use a buckwheat hull 'pillow' probably shouldn't be casting aspersions...

on other people's bedding choices.

uncomfortable and noisy- those are definitely qualities i look for when choosing a pillow...:eyes:

i'll admit that the mattress does feel a bit 'alien and strange' at first- mostly because it's hard to imagine that anything could be so incredibly comfortable. but you get used to it.

as far as 'volatile organic solvents'- we've had it for several years now, and so far- no toxic shock syndrome.

we had tried the futon thing for awhile awhile back...but it disagreed with the onset of ankylosing spondylitis in my back.

all in all- when it comes to my bedding choices, comfortable is gonna win out over natural pretty much every time...:shrug:

[RiffRandell]

33. Flannel sheets in winter, no down---against it.

In the spring we buy at least 400 count thread-----they are so soft---it's so worth it it---I prefer the 450.

[dysfunctional press]

41. if you like flannel, you should give fleece a try...

it's cozier by at least an order of magnitude.

what's the problem with down?

[av8rdave]

34. The Snuggie would be right up there, wouldn't it?

[dysfunctional press]

42. i could spend the rest of my life ensconced in fleece, and die a happy man.

and i wouldn't be surprised if the inventor of the snuggie were to win a nobel prize. do they give one for cozy? :shrug:

[quakerboy]

35. Cotton T-shirt sheets

on a Tempurpedic bed. With my wife beside me, a book in my hand, a kitty at my feet, an hour till bedtime, with nothing else to do.

Damn. I need a kitty. And more time. And more books.

[dysfunctional press]

44. the t-shirt sheets didn't work for me...but i still have a couple of the pillowcases.

and i can't generally lie in bed reading, as it tends to keep me awake longer. we don't have a television in the bedroom either, for the same reason.
the only problem i have with the kitty at the feet thing, is when they see your toes moving under the blanket,(in the middle of the night) and decide that whatever it is, it MUST be attacked. it's even worse if you've been lax about trimming their nails.

[quakerboy]

49. Didn't work how?

How can sheets fail to work? All they have to do is obey gravity.

[dysfunctional press]

52. comfort-wise.

they didn't provide any.

[quakerboy]

54. Wierd

Best sheets I have ever had, and I got them at target for $10 a set, for the king. The first ones Ive ever had that didn't pull off the corners. Plus I can hide under the green king sized sheet and play swamp monster.

[DeepBlueC]

36. I think fleece I see sparks of static electricity

...but maybe I am an unusually restless sleeper.

[dysfunctional press]

47. when i had an electric blanket, i saw sparks of REAL electricity...

talk about something making you a restless sleeper-
i no longer have an electric blanket, and NEVER will again.

i've never had any trouble with static electricity with the sheets- except that the softener sheets from the dryer always stick to them.

[DeepBlueC]

50. no, electric blankets are scary

Plus I never found the warmth they give is a cozy warmth. An EB feels too light compared to nice cozy wool blankets and quilts. Of course now I use a duvet which is pretty light except that a heavy flannel cover gives it some substance.

Actually I have slept on fleece sheets at my mother's house. At first I did not go for them at all because of the static thing but when the temperature dropped and the thermostat did not rise (my mother is a flinty tough New Englander proud of endurance) I was pretty grateful to have them. When I come to visit her I have to keep my winter coat on in the house until I have got the furnace up to a temperature that permits blood to circulate. I live at 78-80F indoors all year round.

[dysfunctional press]

55. this time of year, our thermostat set at 62 at night.

same as it is in august.

i used to have thick heavy hand-made quilts- but over time i just got tired of all that weight. the fleece sheets and down comforter have almost no weight, and are incredibly warm.

[DeepBlueC]

57. I like down & flannel

it's too hot in here for fleece. I'd go up in flames.

[elleng]

37. Right; cool pillow mandatory!

The rest depends on the weather, IMO.

[dysfunctional press]

46. when the weather gets too warm for fleece sheets- it's time to crank up the central air.

i HATE sleeping in a room that's too hot.

[elleng]

53. Ditto!

Don't know how I did it before decent AC! I do remember sweating, tho!

[buzzard]

43. Ok serious question here, I can't find a bed that I find comfortable, right now I have a talalay

mattress and after a few months a lump in the middle became noticeable the same as our previous beds. I tried the tempurpedic and it felt weird to lie on it seemed like there was no give in it. Was it something you had to get used to? As far as sheets go old worn cotton just before it disintegrates is my absolute favourite bedding.

[dysfunctional press]

45. it really didn't take any getting used to for me- i found it comfortable from the get-go...

but i'm pretty sure that they offer a month-long or so trial period when you buy them direct, iirc. i got ours on ebay, so i didn't have that option.

i'm not familiar with talalay mattresses- but i googled it, and they certainly seem to be well constructed. but until/unless you sleep on it, you just can't tell how you'll like it.

[quakerboy]

51. Yes

They can take some getting used to. If you haven't, try laying on one in a show room for a longer period of time. Half an hour or so. Some stores are pushy. I avoided those ones.

Temperature makes a huge difference in how the foam feels. As you lay longer, it warms around you and gets softer. Also, the model you choose has a large effect. The more expensive models seem to be softer, the cheapest seem firmer, by my experience.

As mentioned, you can do a 2 month trial if you buy from the website. If you watch their deals, the most you are out returning it is the $200 for shipping. Watch the stores, they offer trial periods but most will only return for store credit, not cash.

[DeepBlueC]

56. Go retro ...

Go get yourself a Sealy or Serta plush (not firm) independent coil mattress. I find those foam things too hot. I don't think any of the stuff that has emerged has really improved on the old standard independent coil mattress. I also hate "no flip" mattresses because all it means is that they only cushion one side and they sell it to you as "new improved" and the only thing they improve is their bottom line. I just get the best one I can find of that general description. One difference is that everyone used to think that firm mattresses were the best for you and now it is acknowledged that something with a little more cushioning to cradle you helps keep the spine aligned better. Year after year it stays the same, no shifting of materials, no dents, no lumps. And stays just as comfy.

[Lucian]

48. Yes...

600 thread count Egyptian cotton.

[dysfunctional press]

58. not in my particular experience...and i've been thru lots of sheets.

at the bottom of the list would be the t-shirt material ones, and satin(why are they supposed to be 'sexy'??)...ultra-high thread count cotton is nice in warm weather- but since the onset of central air, that's pretty much a moot point.

maybe sleeping nekkid has something to do with it to...i'm 48, and i've been sleeping in the buff since i was old enough to masturbate. :shrug:

[Lucian]

59. I love how cool they are when I get in my bed at night.

I hate a warm bed.

Edit to add I don't sleep in the buff...all the time.

[dysfunctional press]

60. i love a warm bed. but i need the pillows to be cool.

:shrug: