Had it for about 6 years. It never loses its shape or develops a dent/sag for obvious reasons. Every couple of months I re-inflate it (simply press a button and wait for a minute) because I think it just naturally loses a miniscule amount of air over time.
I agree that you shouldn't let kids jump on it and I try to avoid sudden heavy impacts but I think its as good (if not better) than a regular mattress and will last twice as long.
and I would recommend it highly. Very comfortable and has really helped my back out quite a bit.
It does use air instead of springs, which is a positive. However, saying it is an "air mattress" is dead wrong. It feels nothing like a typical air mattress.
Go to the store and try one out. I think you have 30 days to return it if you don't like it.
I really dislike ours and definitely do NOT recommend it.
My wife conned me into getting rid of the water bed that I had for about 30 years and loved very much. So we got a fairly expensive (closer to the top end than the bottom end of their line) Sleep Number mattress with their mattress covers, an extra control remote, and a bunch of their sheets and pillow cases. Pretty sizeable investment. And I set it up, so I know damn well exactly what's in it.
I have arthritis in my spine, and swallowed the propaganda about the Sleep Number bed being better for your back problems. In 25 words or less, it is definitely NOT, at least for me.
Even after having it for a few years, I still have more trouble falling asleep on it than on the water mattress, and I do not sleep as well on it either. I particularly miss the warmth and temperature adjustability of the water bed.
And the Sleep Number very definitely IS an air mattress, and a pretty damn simple one at that other than the fact that it has an electric air pump built in to each side.
There is only one air cell on each side of the mattress, and it's not a full length cell, so the body support is not evenly distributed. It really isn't as adjustable or as comfortable as the simple full length air mattress that I had years ago for camping.
I have also noted that as this set up ages, the remote controls are not operating as well as they did when they were new. They don't seem to have the precision that they did originally. The air pressure consistently overshoots pretty badly in one direction or the other, particularly down, when adjusting it now.
In short, my advice is to keep looking. The Sleep Number bed is a very professionally done rip off.
Slept in one for a few nights. Most awful mattress I've ever slept in. It's an air mattress, only it's super expensive too.
I have one also and have been less the thrilled with it. I have slept in ones at hotels where i slept well. but our home version just does not seem to be doing the same job for us. Also had a Tempurpedic and after 5 years it developed the hammock effect even though we had rotated it as specified...Trying to get them to back their warranty is a nightmare and thus we bought the sleep number. Gave our son the Temper and he can't even sleep on it now.
Jamison non-foam bed in a lake rental house. 3 families rented this place for a week and every person the next day commented on how great their bed was.
I had a traditional mattress before, Sealy pillowtop. Over the years, I'd wake up with lower back pain in the AM, and even my knees ached. Switched to the Sleep Number bed...I've never slept better and all of my aches and pains are gone. Works well for the both of us as my wife prefers a firmer bed.
IMO, it's worth getting it. Ours cost $6K, not much more than the cost of a regular good mattress. Both my husband and I have reaped the benefts of sleeping with raised heads (no more snoring for him and no more silent reflux for me). Worth every penny.
I'm not sure I would buy another unless it's the adjustable version but at $10,000 it'll have to wait.
I agree that you shouldn't let kids jump on it and I try to avoid sudden heavy impacts but I think its as good (if not better) than a regular mattress and will last twice as long.
We will absolutely be buying another one in the future.
It does use air instead of springs, which is a positive. However, saying it is an "air mattress" is dead wrong. It feels nothing like a typical air mattress.
Go to the store and try one out. I think you have 30 days to return it if you don't like it.
I have arthritis in my spine, and swallowed the propaganda about the Sleep Number bed being better for your back problems. In 25 words or less, it is definitely NOT, at least for me.
Even after having it for a few years, I still have more trouble falling asleep on it than on the water mattress, and I do not sleep as well on it either. I particularly miss the warmth and temperature adjustability of the water bed.
And the Sleep Number very definitely IS an air mattress, and a pretty damn simple one at that other than the fact that it has an electric air pump built in to each side.
There is only one air cell on each side of the mattress, and it's not a full length cell, so the body support is not evenly distributed. It really isn't as adjustable or as comfortable as the simple full length air mattress that I had years ago for camping.
I have also noted that as this set up ages, the remote controls are not operating as well as they did when they were new. They don't seem to have the precision that they did originally. The air pressure consistently overshoots pretty badly in one direction or the other, particularly down, when adjusting it now.
In short, my advice is to keep looking. The Sleep Number bed is a very professionally done rip off.
I have one also and have been less the thrilled with it. I have slept in ones at hotels where i slept well. but our home version just does not seem to be doing the same job for us. Also had a Tempurpedic and after 5 years it developed the hammock effect even though we had rotated it as specified...Trying to get them to back their warranty is a nightmare and thus we bought the sleep number. Gave our son the Temper and he can't even sleep on it now.