Alternative to air mattress?
Has anyone found a good alternative to an air mattress, for a temporary simple/spartan guest bed? Something like a futon (the thinner kind that folds up), or another type of folding mat? Air mattresses don’t work for my mom due to asthma/chemical smells. She’s intrepid and willing to sleep on the couch or in a sleeping bag, but I wish I could provide something a bit more comfortable (that we can still fold away and store--we have no room for a permanent bed). If you have a solution that you like, please let me know what it is and where you got it! Thanks in advance!
Mar 21, 2019
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Yes! I used this for months to sleep in my daughter’s room. It folds up for easy storage and there is a cover sold separately. It comes in different sizes. Comfortable and no smell.
Milliard 6-Inch Memory Foam Tri-fold Mattress with Ultra Soft Removable Cover with Non-Slip Bottom - Full https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W67PEY2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5F8MCbH0M41EF
I have two of these for guests/car camping: Magshion Sleeper Chair Folding Foam Bed. Super comfortable to sleep on, not too comfortable as a chair, and they do take up some space as chairs or for storing, like they will take up a whole regular closet. Google it and you will find lots of different pricing.
I've found those tri-fold foam mattress pretty comfortable. Even more comfortable though has been using a camp cot with either a foam pad on it or a camping sleeping pad - the type you get at REI and are only an inch thick. Some are self-inflating w/ air but don't have the chemical smell like the big air mattresses. Here are hyper links to what I'm talking about (I would off gas anything new outside for a while):
tri-fold foam pad
Colman camping cot (got ours at Big 5)
REI camping sleep pads
I find that with air circulating under the cot it can get cold without a pad and/or a thick blanket underneath.
We use a cushion mat that is foldable for guests. For extra padding, she can use a sleeping bag on top of it.
I got something like this one at Costco, but I don't know if Costco carries them at this time.
Hope it works out for you and your mom!
We have this and we LOVE it! https://www.amazon.com/Milliard-Tri-Fold-Folding-Mattress-Guests/dp/B00…
I have the Milliard Memory Foam Tri-fold Mattress that I bought on Amazon. I think it very affordable and durable. Everyone who has used it says it’s quite comfortable. We bought the queen size, and the sheets fit fine around it.
I've had something for years that does what you want but don't know what it's called. It's made of three segments of foam covered by fabric, one much smaller than the other two. When open, it's roughly the length of a twin bed with a slightly higher area at one end (the third segment, not large enough for a pillow though). When folded along two folds, it becomes a cushion-y chair with a little back. I store it on top of some filing cabinets upside down.
We have a thick 3 inch foam mattress pad that we take off our bed sometimes when guests want to sleep on the floor. It’s surprisingly comfortable, especially on top of our plush carpet.
We have a foam mattress, probably 4-5" thickness, that is tri-fold. We got it from the Comfort Zone store on Gilman St near the freeway, but they're probably available elsewhere too. It folds away easily into the back of a closet when not in use. You can use it directly on the floor/carpet, or perhaps on a foldable futon/frame. You might also want to look into Japanese style tatami mats.
The Famous Foam Factory on San Pablo Ave just north of Ashby has very high quality foam mattresses, for a reasonable price, that fold up into thirds making them reasonably storable. I store one under another bed and it makes a great guest bed.
You may want to try this foldout ottoman.
https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/andover-mills-camden-cocktail-ott…