New mattress required.

Silent Night

Water bed

You're consistent. I'll give you that!

Mattress ?…… I sleeps in cardboard box

That's why you're covered in spots.

They are camouflage markings.

A bit more valuable than your skin

Silent Night yes , they have an outlet on ebay , don't buy a cheap one , will let you know mine in the morning , cost £285 well worth the money!

Apparently Hilary Devey has her own range. Rated very highly by The Independent.

She's not good advert for her mattresses

that would be Full Latex I imagine ..

Hilary looks more like melted latex!

Leesa - end of chat. Check it out.

never be afraid to spend money on a pair of shoes or a bed because if your not in one your in the other.

guy at big carboot - massive fayre each week was selling new beds from £100 to 200 a few years ago. All new. Go into a shop and you need £300 at least? This was Glasgow fruit market. he even delivered for £10?

But was put off by news article about bogus gear.

Undercover operation?

Budget preferably under £1000.Although I'd stretch a bit for the right one. I like my kip.

Same as many things you only buy occasionally.  No-one knows what the feck they are buying so go on price or brand names they know.

Luckily, you can try a bed (for a certain period, at least), so here's a suggestion.  Go to Ikea or a bed store and try some out.

Fat people prefer firmer beds.

40% off Happy Beds at Amazon today

Thanks eldar I'll check it out.

I wouldn't get memory foam, they are very comfortable indeed, but one big drawback you can get far too hot and uncomfortable sleeping on a memory foam mattress. Or one solution is to have light covers so some air can circulate, but you can overheat between a memory foam mattress and a duvet which isn't fairly lightweight. You might adjust to it but I don't like waking up a bit sweaty. And if you do get one don't get a cheap one, and you might overcome the problem, but difference between comfy and warm and getting too hot.

Hope this helps.

NOT memory foam,NOT firm,Not soft
Your back will thank you

Odearest are decent imo

Sleeplikethedead.com

If you buy a Leesa you can send it back within 100 days if you're not happy. Best bed we have ever bought.

I'm definitely not going down the memory foam /latex route. I'm currently favouring pocket sprung that can be turned with two different covering types, one for winter and a lighter more breathable summer side.

I have not found memory foam too warm..The problem if you get too hot is the duvet, hollow fibre is like sleeping in a plastic bage

We had a very expensive pocket sprung mattress, it was wonderful but eventually it needed changing.

We replaced it with a Silent Night non pocket sorung mattress, it seemed great in the shop but from the first night we realised it had been a mistake. Probably because in the shop it was on a divan base. Whereas we had it on a wooden skatted base.

We toughed it out while we thought about what to do next. We didn't mind spending a lot of money so I did lots of research on memory foam and all other types mattress.

We were very wary of spending a lot of money and making another mistake. Our Silent Night mattress really wasn't suiting us, so to tide us over until we decide what to buy, we bought a cheap memory foam mattress from Argos, it was about £200, I think.

Anyway, that was three years ago and we still have it. It's the comfiest mattress we have ever had. I found out later that it beat the Tempur mattress in Which magazine.

Memory foam can have it's drawbacks, but we love ours. I'll post a link to it if they still sell it.

Just seen that you definitely aren't going for a memory foam. Never mind. I did come across a lovely Rest Assured mattress during my research.I'll post that instead

Dinner is nearly ready, will post it later

*slatted not skatted

*its on it's

I give up.

Mine's the Silentnight Mirapocket Range , these are Pocket sprung/Memory foam , I went for the 'Moscow' as it is Firm (no I'm not fat) but like a firmer mattress , just memory foam is no good as you basically just sink into them

Definitely shop around ebay as you'll get a great deal , mine was virtually half price £285 from £565 or more in shops , though I did have to wait weeks for it to be delivered!

Thanks MD. Mc is the Moscow model the one the Donald prefers?..  comfortably takes three people and is Pi55 resistant?

Lol. GoOnThen.

Here is a link to the Rest Assured website and the mattress I liked.
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http://www.rest-assured.co.uk/our-collections/heritage-beds/

This is the Sherbourne mattress sold on Amazon as the Northam.
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Mattresses-Toppers/Rest-Assured-Norham-Natural-Mattress/B00EZ31SCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484490894&sr=8-1&keywords=Sherbourne+rest+assured+mattress

Lots of reviews. I don't know what's with the thing about the plastic clips. Very strange.

Anyway, this is what I would try if I needed a new mattress. List of stockists on Rest Assured website so would be essy to try one out locally.

Moonbeam is right about pocket springs with memory foam. They seem to be better than just memory foam.

Our exact mattress is no longer at Argos. It was just memory foam but we find it so comfy to sleep on, there is no need for us to change it.

You can drive yourself quite mad doing research for a new mattress

No that's the London model Goonthen .. this one's Highly Flamable!

You certainly can Makybe_Divan!

Complicated stuff.

https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/understanding-beds/who-owns-what-mattress-brand/

Makybe Divan! Very good

What you had for dinner you old mattress

Interesting link there, GoOnThen.

Moonbeam!

Roast Chicken

very nice Diva

i'm still full from last night

Not Tempur(a) chicken?

Tempura chicken? Had to look that up. Very clever.

What did you have last night then, Moonbeam?

I had a nice chinese , chicken curry , special fried rice & chips with naan bread & prawn toast


couldn't stand to cook anything today , will probably have a ham, cheese & musroom omellette later

Sounds good.

Watching a programme I recorded about the industrial revolution. Need to concentrate. Be back later

Good afternoon, MD.

Good adternoon, Evgeny

Well that was a very interesting programme

Why Did The Industrial Revolution Happen Here
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pz9d6/why-the-industrial-revolution-happened-here?suggid=b01pz9d6

Going to watch Songs of Praise now. Could be interesting. It's about Donald Trump's Scottish links.

Getting the thread back on track.....what sort of mattress do you have, Evgeny?

All I know, MD, is I bought it at One Regent's Place.

A Chicken and pheasant joint in a tarragon and mustard cream sauce served with sweet potato and parsnip mash and a few sprouts courtesy of Mrs Go.

Mrs Go sounds like a very good cook.

Evgeny, is it memory foam? Is it sprung? We need more details than that. I must say One Regent's Place sounds very posh.

I can only comment on the first two....

Pocket sprung...a ridiculous concept!

If you laid on one of these, with the springs individually visible,  i.e. no coverings, the springs would only compress where touched.

As soon as you put on the top coverings, all the springs are connected, and will just compress in the same way as conventional springs!

Memory foam "Tempur", what's the point? For how long does this "memory" last?
If you are like me, and change positions every few minutes, the mattress would be full of peaks and troughs!

If you believe their hype about contacting every part of you, and manage to stay in one position, I reckon it would be a particularly hot and sweaty experience!

Did you buy your bed with the house AP

....erm, too deep for me Moonbeam!!!

https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/product/origins-pocket-latex-1500/?attribute_pa_size=king

Slept on one of these last night. Firmer than I'd like but a palpable difference to my back problem.Felt much better on waking. Not even a twinge!

Friends with Mattresses Hey!

In a guestroom in the west wing of Go Towers!

what about a trampoline - they look cheaper?

So is the general consensus that if you suffer with your back and overweight a firm mattress is your best starting point?

Not sure bigmo. Having spent a couple of hours in John Lewis this morning I'm as confused as ever. Think I'm going for the bed above from John Ryan. £825. At least I've slept on one and know that it's kind to my back.

Try sleeping on the beach - a sand one

if you have a bad back, your meant to sleep on your side with a pillow between your legs - not a joke. see posture in beds - google.

Whatver mattresses are used at ibis hotel are very nice imo,did u buy one yet?

Tried all sorts with no luck so far. The worst being a Tempur one at £1200. The pillow between the legs does help but where I toss and turn a lot it never stays there.

That on your side sleeping is nonsense,sleep on your back, can put cushion underneath knee area

If you have a bad back the support you get from the bed unit underneath the mattress is often overlooked.  Putting the mattress on the floor works for some people.

Unfortunately, MD, 'One Regent's Place' has closed. I was trying to paste the website address into a post but they stopped trading last year. It is a shame as their mattresses were very good.

Thanks, Evgeny.

Tempted to go for this one.
https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/product/artisan-naturals/

Some hotels will sell you a mattress.  If you stay in a hotel and you find the mattress very comfortable ask them if they have any to sell as they regularly replace them even though they have a lot of use left.

Decision made. I've ordered the Origins pocket latex 1500 from John Ryan. Thank you all for your wise words.

How often do you guys turn and flip your mattresses? Advice is to do it regularly but I keep forgetting.
I think mine is beginning to go where my manly child bearing hips rest...

My back is not enjoying the new mattress. I'm returning it. The quest continues.

Oh dear.

Obviously the horse has bolted, as the OP was 14th January!

Coincidently I decided to get a new one on Monday, but it has to be very firm for me.

I got this one which is an incredible price and backed up by mega good reviews!
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0077CCXLS/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1

I was expecting to pay three times this amount, as I think my existing "Sealy" Orthopaedic was over £400, perhaps eight years ago.

I've also ordered a new quilted mattress topper, so it should be firm but soft.

Common sense tells me that "Memory Foam" will be bad, for all the reasons stated above, and plus as I toss and turn so much
I would be trying to get into a different position, and hampered by the existing depressions!

Thanks AP. Not bolted. I bought one listed above, with a 60 day return policy. It's not working for my back so I'm returning it. I'll check out the one you're getting. Keep us posted on your progress.

I certainly will GOT....

Mainly 5 star reviews but there will always be some with issues!

Not at all phased by some of the negative ones such as...

Too hard...that's what you ordered!

Too firm...Ditto!

Delivery issues...well that can occur with whatever you buy so not a reflection on the supplier!

Anyway, we'll see.....

I want it to be hard and firm which is why I  have ordered this.....
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002W49EDQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fleecy winter side, and cool summer side

Funnily enough that was my issue. I wrongly assumed a firm one would suit my back better. Having just come back from a holiday where I slept on a couple of much softer (and cheaper) ones, I've now revised my opinion and am going for a softer option. Happy Beds look to offer great value.

Yes, soft is the way to go, plenty of give..

We found our soft one didn't stand up to water sports very well and returned it.

Thinking of upgrading to this one

https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/product/artisan-naturals/?attribute_pa_size=king

Don't skimp buying a bed get the best you can afford.You spend a third of your life in bed and it is worth paying more for a good nights sleep

or sleep on the floor and donate the £1000 you would have spent on a bed to unicef

This one has caught my attention
https://www.sleepingduck.com/uk/

http://www.best-mattresses.co.uk/10-best-mattresses.html

Check out number 2 on the list AP!