Anybody have a Tempur-Pedic?

[FAHQTOO]

I have been reading/thinking about the mattress situation. I have a platform bed frame in storage I want to use instead of the iron one I have now. I want to downgrade to the queen so I can get rid of the huge damn set I have now. (I feel your pain LC, my set is super heavy solid wood.) I want to go minimalist so I can move in one little UHaul truck when I go off the grid. I want one bed, one dresser, one nightstand and one chair in my bedroom, not the megalithic heavy oak/metal I have now. It is killing my chi.

Don't read this part Duchess.

I read something by a Euro person who said American mattresses and box springs were nasty. They collect dust, skin flakes, germs, fluids, mites, etc and really can't be cleaned well. I got to thinking about that and it made me a little nauseous. (Edited for sally: and dog slobber and bits of poo off their butts and pee pee when they are happy to see you.)

FAHQ: Are the fake tempur brands complete shit? I would like a mattress I can throw away every few years and buy a new one rather than spending $4K on the first one.

I don't know about the fake ones, I have the real deal, logo and all.
My son worked there until he moved to LA. They make all kinds of foam shit there. I got my carpet padding for next to nothing.
I would probably prefer the sleep number if I could wrap my brain around paying the price for it. I've never heard anything bad about the sleep number bed.