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Air and Water Mattress Varieties
You may remember your first air mattresses from summer camp or a sleep over at your friend’s house as a child. Air mattresses have been around for quite a long time and have the staying power to be around for quite a long time ahead of us. Air mattresses can serve a variety of purposes from a spare bed for unexpected guests to a planned birthday party sleepover for children.
There are three basic varieties of air mattresses on the market today. A pillow top air mattress is considered the higher quality with features such as a built in spring loaded value that allows you to control the firmness. These types of air mattresses are great for overnight guests or taking off to college. They inflate quickly and come in twin, queen and king sizes.
Some of the varieties of the best rated air mattresses have a fold out frame that allows the air mattress be raised up off the floor. Many are self-inflating meaning you don’t have to pump them up yourself. They also deflate slowly, offering long lasting use without having to pump them up again. Memory foam is an option for air mattresses, providing users with a customized sleep that will be unlike any other they’ve ever experienced.
If you are looking to purchase an air mattress, prices can range from several hundred dollars to under $50. The price you pay can be directly linked to the quality of mattress you end up with. Higher priced air mattresses are made with the highest quality products and designed to last a long time with regular use.
Once upon a time, the only way you could get a water bed was to buy the platform and get a heavy duty bag that went inside. You then had to fill the bag with water, season the water and hope that you didn’t spring a leak in the bag or you could wake up in a modified pool. Those days are virtually gone. Today, there are still waterbeds that you can buy that are manufactured based on the old bag premise, but they are constructed far sturdier.
Soft side waterbed mattresses offer the feeling of weightlessness that comes with traditional waterbeds but in a mattress instead. Some of these water mattresses are considered to be very therapeutic and warm to your body temperature, ensuring that your heart doesn’t work very hard while you’re sleeping.
If you prefer the traditional type, there are many manufacturers who make quality waterbed mattresses that have flexible corners and over-cut seams that prevent pressure leaks. Purchasing a waterbed mattress of this type requires special sheets, a fill and drain kit and waterbed condition.
Both air and waterbed mattresses provide an exciting alternative to a traditional flat mattress often at a fraction of the cost of a high quality flat mattress. If you are looking for either type of mattress, invest a little research time to become familiar with all of the great choices that you have before making a decision on which type to purchase.
About the Author
This article was written by Lee Lazarus. Here, Lee writes for Coop Bed Shop, a leading stockist of mattresses and bed frames. They also stock a variety of sofa beds and single beds.
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