Waterbeds - Who Had One and Who Still Sleeps on One?

[scloyd]

Back in the early 80's my wife and I had a waterbed. They were really popular back then. Ours did not have baffles and there was a lot of rolling and bouncing. The nice thing about them was they were heated and crawling into a warm bed in the winter was a plus. They were great if you moved often, garden hose out the window to drain.

Anybody still sleep on a waterbed?

 

[Jaylotw]

My parents had one for years when I was growing up. It was sloshy and weird, neither of them liked it but they kept it for a long time. My dad built the headboard and the base, it was a neat piece of furniture. I remember being a kid and making waves.

As an adult I've never slept in one, much less seen or known anyone else who owns one. They've become a rarity. Probably because they're weird and not entirely comfortable.

 

[DanWil84]

I had one and I quite liked it. The major plus on it was it was nice and warm when I stepped in it. I never got any benefit from sleeping on water and shaping to the body thingy, but you could give me a plank to sleep on and I still will do it. Got it for a few years, then I got a girlfriend and my present wife and it moved for a more adult bed.

 

[scloyd]

My dad built the headboard and the base, it was a neat piece of furniture. I remember being a kid and making waves.

We didn't have a headboard, but the bed frame (wooden box) had padded rails for crawling in and out with out getting bruised. Our kids also loved making waves on it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I had one in college... bow chicka wow wow

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

then I got a girlfriend and my present wife

Does your wife know about this girlfriend ?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Hesitate to say much - someone I knew well way, way back had one of the real wavy ones, never got used to it but I was young and flexible and could sleep on anything except a hard floor. Someone I knew well just one night had one of the "waveless" ones - seemed pretty nice but made the choice not to test it further.

We are getting rid of the so-called luxury foam thing we've had for two years - my wife likes it. I thought it was significant that I slept better on all of the various mattresses hotel/B&B/Inn/friends we slept on during a three week vacation last summer. So . . . an innerspring based mattress that matches one we slept on two nights at a friend's house is on the way soon. Dad needs his sleep and his ability to bounce (not struggle) out of bed in the morning with joints ready for all challenges!

I did think back on that "waveless" water bed and almost asked the wife about looking into one but decided talking about water beds and whether I ever slept on any wasn't going to be a conversation worth having, lol.

 

[DanWil84]

Does your wife know about this girlfriend ?

She introduced me to her.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Does your wife know about this girlfriend ?

EDIT: Never mind!

 

[mortonbriar]

A great bit of insurance for those who fall asleep smoking in bed!

 

[WVOldFart]

I didn't want to get sea sickness.

 

[mso489]

Then there were lava lamps. You had to have been there.

 

[magicpiper]

I put a few miles on one in college. Best money I ever spent ?

 

[Jaylotw]

Then there were lava lamps. You had to have been there.

I have one! I turn it on for company. It's oddly tranquil.

 

[Jaylotw]

What's with all of you wanting to sleep on a hot mattress? There's nothing worse than bed sweats.

My parents water bed didn't have a heater, and when the power went out in the winter, which it often did, that thing would be freezing.

 

[scloyd]

I have one! I turn it on for company. It's oddly tranquil.

We still have one with red lava. It's tucked away in a closet somewhere.

 

[anotherbob]

I sleep on a little mat on the hard wood floor. I find regular firm beds too soft to sleep on. The only good thing about water beds is making waves and watching a cat try to walk around on it.

 

[anotherbob]

I put a few miles on one in college. Best money I ever spent ?

I am going to assume you meant the lava lamp and not the bed.

 

[anotherbob]

Then there were lava lamps. You had to have been there.

Some of the best movies I've seen have been on one of those.

 

[jmill208]

I had one for years. No baffles. Just a giant sloshy bag of tepid water. It was kinda fun.