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Anyone had a waterbed? What was it like?

Suzette said:
A single is still about 1300 lbs. Try to place your bed over the floor joists ;)
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It's a bit under 600 kilos! That's a lot. Doesn't seem to be a sales outlet here, there was 2 but their websites seem defunct, so...

option 2 is a new mattress or mattress topper, this one is a year old and too firm.

Lotsa a useful suggestions here. Thanks again.
 
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I've never owned one, but I slept on one a few times. It was the summer time and the bed was unheated. It felt ok laying on a cool bed falling asleep, but I recall waking up with chattering teeth in the middle of the night because the cooler water drew away body heat. Not pleasant.
 
I had one for probably about 20 years.
I still have it in storage, and will probably set it up again when I finish building our new master bedroom..
Which is to say, I loved it.
It does need to be heated, otherwise what @Magna said will probably apply. Sleeping on them unheated is not pleasant.
But, I loved that you could turn it up in the winter when it's cold and stay cozy warm, and then turn it down in the summer so that it wicks away just enough of your heat so you don't feel too hot.

Also, I think the warmth of the bed had a great effect on healing any stiff/sore muscles/joints.
I sleep on my side most of the time, so I found the waterbed (with no baffles) the easiest to sleep on as my shoulders could sink in and the bed would conform to me. Most regular mattresses I just wake up with a sore shoulder.

We did have a few leaks over the years usually resulting in needing a replacement bag. But the frame stayed the same (although I actually rebuilt it from a double to a queen size after my wife entered the picture).
The leaks were an irritation when they happened, but I still always felt like the bed was worth it.
 
It's actually kind of nice in a tactile way to hear the water go "plop-klop-plop" every time you roll over in bed.

But I suggest it only for cold climates. I slept on one when we lived in Vegas and oh, it was so sweaty in the summer.
 
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