Higher end Tempurpedic that started to suck after only 5 years or so for me and from day one for my wife. My back has gotten worse over the years and the mattress no longer offers the support I need.

I sleep in the recliner couch a lot, or on a single bed in the guest room that has a stiff regular mattress.

We're looking into getting something from one of the "local" NorCal or S. Oregon mattress makers, a traditional type.

Mattress shopping, like buying tires. Can't take them back for a full refund ..................USUALLY after they've been broken in and you find they're not suitable.


The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?