Its a "Performance II Latex Foam Mattress" by TalaTech International,
1-800-TalaTech. It has a cotton-like material covering and a nice blue
edging all around. I never tried sleeping on it without sheets.
As for camping mattresses, go get yourself a self inflating sleeping
pad. Mine is a ThermaRest, but other outfits are making them now.
They are damned expensive, but you will never regret spending the
money. They keep you insulated from the ground, away from the damp and
make sleeping on a gravel pit possible. Best damned money I ever spent
on camping gear. I'm mightily partial to other pieces of gear, but
I'll never leave that pad behind.
-jc
On Feb 12, 2004, at 5:47 PM, Bruce Marcham wrote:
>
> John - Does your foam breathe (as an open-cell foam would) or do you
> have to put a mattress cover on it that breathes? One of my big
> complaints about the aero bed we have for camping is that I need to
> have a pad on it of some sort to keep my contact points from sweating.
>
> Did you get that "memory foam" (Visco Elastic) made for the astronauts
> (as seen on TV!)? My main concern about that would be that it would
> form around me and "lock me in" to one position (of course maybe I
> wouldn't want to roll over so much if I was more comfortable).
>
> Chris - great question. I was wondering if there is anything to the
> Sleep Number product. Garrison Keiler will be here in Syracuse on
> Tuesday as part of a Syracuse University lecture series--maybe I can
> ask him some pointed questions (but not too sharp) about the Sleep
> Number Beds vs. Deep Valley Beds...
>
> Hyper-Vasci-Motor Response to Tang
> -----Original Message-----
> From: This isn`t an orifice, it`s help with fluorescent lighting.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John
> Callan
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 4:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [BP] historic preservation (of my spine)
>
>
> We have one of them new foam mattresses. The sales pitch was in the
> direction of it being a great new age material. But, since I didn't
> believe it, I also didn't bother to remember much of it. My back is no
> worse than at any other time. Hmmmm! It hasn't gone out in a long
> time. That would make it better than the water bed or that old steel
> spring and mattress that came with Mrs C's Grandmother's bed that we
> used when we were first married. Now THAT's a BED! Multimedia! Great
> acoustics!
>
>
>
> -jc
>
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2004, at 2:47 PM, Met History wrote:
>
>
>
> Anyone here ever tried those new-age beds: Dux, Sleep Comfort, etc.?
>
>
> Just a racket, or do they really do something wonderful?
>
>
> Sincerely, Sleepless
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