Hi,
I was wondering how a pile of cotton/wool blankets compares with a futon mattress filled with cotton/wool
a pile of blankets are easier to store and clean, and can be used either as blankets or as a mattress, The firmness can easily be adjusted by adding or removing a blanket from the pile.
what are the main advantages of a futon bed mattress compared to a high enough pile of blankets?
thank you
Hi Jane Doe,
There are hundreds of different futon designs with different combinations of materials and a very wide range of firmness levels and there would also be hundreds of different combinations of blankets you could use so it would depend entirely on the specifics of what you were comparing.
In very general terms though a futon is designed to sleep on and would be closer to sleeping on a mattress and would probably be softer, more resilient, and would do a better job of contouring to the shape of your body than a pile of blankets which would probably feel closer to sleeping on a carpeted floor.
Phoenix
thank you
Hi Jane Doe,
You’re very welcome.
While it’s certainly not a complete list … there are some sources for futons in post #2 here that will give you some sense of the very wide range of futon options that are available and may be helpful.
Phoenix
thank you very much for the list. and thank you for this website that is very helpful.
I am wondering if a wool futon is worth the extra $$$. I would greatly appreciate your insights…
In general, I am looking for a traditional japanese style futon made out of natural materials.
thanks again
Hi Jane Doe,
[quote]I am wondering if a wool futon is worth the extra $$$. I would greatly appreciate your insights…
In general, I am looking for a traditional japanese style futon made out of natural materials.
thanks again [/quote]
It would really depend on your preferences. Wool is one of the best temperature regulating materials in the industry (in both directions) and is very good at keeping people in a comfortable temperature range. If you are comparing it to cotton then it would be more resilient (springy) than cotton and will pack down (and become firmer) less over time but the choice between different types of materials and components in a mattress is really more of a preference choice than a “better/worse” choice and the only way to know for certain which type of materials or components in a mattress (or futon) and the general firmness levels you tend to prefer in general terms will be based on your own careful testing or your own personal experience when you sleep on it.
Besides wool and cotton … other types of more “natural” materials or components that you can find in futons would include latex and steel innersprings (although steel isn’t really natural even though it’s certainly “safe”).
Of course there are also many synthetic materials that are also completely safe as well (see post #2 here and the posts it links to).
Phoenix
thank you very much.