I'm still sleeping on water.

Since I was around 18 years old, I've slept on free flow water beds.

I hate the pressure regular mattress put on my hip and shoulder (since I'm a side sleeper).

My husband is really sensitive about mattresses. We have tried them all...very expensive ones, and found that buying the least expensive firm mattress, and replacing it when needed, has been the best for us. We have bought our last two at Costco. We have saved a lot of money, over the expensive options (that we've tried and broke down early, or didn't work for him).

Innersping. I have had the same mattress for years...way longer than the so-called "experts" recommend. No indents, no low spots - it was an expensive mattress when I got it, and I sleep like a baby on it. Foam mattresses are too hot/soft for me. Pillow tops too mushy.

Mary, I'm happy to hear that has worked well for you guys :)

I grew up sleeping on innerspring mattresses. Last summer during the pandemic when my wife and I first got married we were sleeping on my queen sized innerspring mattress I brought over from my apartment and we decided to replace it with a California King Classic Brands Cooling Gel Foam mattress (my very first foam mattress ever) from Amazon. I have to admit, I was very skeptical at first because I never purchased a bed in a box but..... OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE IT! I've always preferred firmer mattresses and this one fits the bill. This has to be one of the very best purchases we've made so far. Don't regret it one bit.

But before we purchased it, my wife had a full sized non cooling gel foam mattress she brought over from her apartment and we had it in our guest room. We slept on it one night and I woke up in the middle of the night DRENCHED in sweat. I liked the feel of memory foam but I'm a hot sleeper so I knew we needed to go with the cooling gel foam instead. So later we decided to ditch that one and replace it with a Queen size cooling foam mattress.

Georgect I'm a side and stomach sleeper myself.

Chessie, that's great! It's great to have something that takes care of us for the long run. Happy to hear :)

We've had several different types of mattresses over the years. Started off on a coil type then went to Sleep Number. After some time it was like sleeping in a hammock. We took the coil mattress from our guest room to try and I woke up really sore. It was way too firm. Felt like I was sleeping on a rock. We put the Sleep Number bed in our guest room and got a Bed in a Box brand mattress. We liked it but some years down the line it started to get indents where we slept. We used the warranty they had and they replaced the mattress but they didn't make the same model anymore. They ended up sending us an Azul model. It says its medium soft but it was still a little too firm for me. BedinaBox sent us a topper for free and that helped a lot. I find with the BedinaBox mattresses that you don't sink in like some other memory foam brands. The mattress has the cooling gel but it can still be a little warm which is great in the winter but not so much in the summer. We like it well enough. Not sure what we would get after this mattress

I have a Serta Perfect Sleeper and love it. Traditional inner spring.

Vinmarks, I'm happy to hear you guys have found what works for you. You prefer a softer mattress? Have you considered a Euro Top? It's similar to a traditional Pillow Top but more durable and is often better built.

kculbers, Serta mattresses are one of the best brands out there. I had a Serta innerspring for well over 15 years and it was one of the best I've ever had. Now my 6 year old niece has it at my sister's house. But it will have to be replaced soon.

My mattress at home is coil and my mattress at camp is memory foam, both firm. I sleep 5 nights at camp and 2 nights at home weekly. I developed arthritis in my left hip this past year and of course my favorite sleeping side is my left side. The coil causes me hip pain when sleeping, waking me up at night to reposition myself. The foam molds to my hip and I don't have pain when sleeping. I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a foam mattress for at home.

Functionthenlook, memory foam mattresses have become very affordable in recent years. Especially when going the Amazon route. You can get a very decent model for $250-500 easily. Again, I was very skeptical at first but I have to say over the past year and almost 3 months, I've been very happy with the quality of our mattress. If you want me to send you a list of potential mattresses I'd love to do so :)

Etta, I'm glad you found what works for you :)

I have the Puffy and love it. I guess that is considered memory foam but it's not like any memory foam I've tried before. What would a hybrid mattress be? Never heard of that.

Belahn, I've seen advertisements on the Puffy but never seen reviews on it. I'm glad you are satisfied with it! :)

A hybrid mattress is a mattress that combines components from a traditional innerspring mattress with a few layers of memory foam on top. If you look closely at the picture I've provided in the poll you'll see that the springs are on the bottom which then gives the foam a much bouncer feel than an all memory foam mattress.

Any other thoughts, guys? :)