Can this be used in place of a regular mattress?
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I do use it as a regular mattress with a one inch memory foam topper. It is pretty comfortable, but I only use it at our summer camp so I don't sleep on it for more than a week at a time...it mostly likely depends on how plush you like your mattress and/or how old you are. For about the same amount of money you can buy from Amazon the Linen Spa memory foam mattress which is a real mattress and is 10" thick. I have a friend who bought one three years ago and he really likes that mattress. There is a funny video for this that you can Google which shows a guy unpacking the mattress. It isn't too different than my experience unpacking the Shikibuton! I do use it as a regular mattress with a one inch memory foam topper. It is pretty comfortable, but I only use it at our summer camp so I don't sleep on it for more than a week at a time...it mostly likely depends on how plush you like your mattress and/or how old you are. For about the same amount of money you can buy from Amazon the Linen Spa memory foam mattress which is a real mattress and is 10" thick. I have a friend who bought one three years ago and he really likes that mattress. There is a funny video for this that you can Google which shows a guy unpacking the mattress. It... » Read More I do use it as a regular mattress with a one inch memory foam topper. It is pretty comfortable, but I only use it at our summer camp so I don't sleep on it for more than a week at a time...it mostly likely depends on how plush you like your mattress and/or how old you are. For about the same amount of money you can buy from Amazon the Linen Spa memory foam mattress which is a real mattress and is 10" thick. I have a friend who bought one three years ago and he really likes that mattress. There is a funny video for this that you can Google which shows a guy unpacking the mattress. It isn't too different than my experience unpacking the Shikibuton! « Show Less
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I personally find this to be life changing in terms of comfort. After 2 weeks I was like, ehh maybe not, but after a year it is just so much more comfortable!! I am very light in weight fyi.
601003
Yes, very comfortable if you like firm as we do. We have a select comfort bed and when we camp with the shikibuton we sleep just as good.
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I use it as a regular mattress. It's not for everyone. It's firm, about a 7/10, with 1 being sink to the floor and 10 being carpeted floor. It served me well for almost 1 year just being rolled out on the floor to conserve room space.
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As long as the size of the mattress is available, you can use this product!! And I don't think you will regret it ....ever!
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It would be to long for a regular twin bed. I have a 12 inch memory foam mattress and it is a little small for the mattress because the mattress is so thick. It still works OK. I would not be able to use a regular twin sheet at all. Hope this helps you.
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With a 2 inch memory foam topper this bed can be used as a permanent bed, without the topper the grooves in the mattress tend to be uncomfortable for some people
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The mattress wouldn't be flexible enough for a mattress at least for putting it in the seated position. The mattress should be a futon mattress for your best use of the frame.
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I guess that you could but you would probably change your mind and use it as your futon mattress instead, it is much more comfortable than your average futon.
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Yes. I use this in place of the bedframe that originally came with the mattress and box spring. I also don't use the box spring any more. Works great
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I don't know why not. Might have to leave it under inflated so it would bend where the bed bends but what you have is three pieces of wood hinged together and you could pretty much use anything mattress-like that can bend. The mattress is stopped from sliding off by a small rail at the bottom.
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Yes, you can. However, I would not recommend that you do. The frame would not be able to close completely and you night damage the air mattress.
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As far as I know you can. If you have an adjustable foundation, or if you don't, if you use just the mattress. It should work fine.
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You can use any kind of mattress. I use a box spring and then a memory foam because I wanted to raise the height and give my husband a firmer bed. I could easily use a regular mattress on the box spring. This truly is a fantastic bed and well worth the purchase. There are metal bars across the bottom (so you could just use a memory foam too). It should support any sort of mattress you would like.
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No you cant! Plus its very thin, and not well padded!You will need a mattress pad for underneath!
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I would say you'd need an orthopedic type pad. The mattress isn't very padded or comfortable.
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As long as it's twin size, I would think so. It's a little thinner than a regular twin size mattress.
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No I would not because the mattress is too soft.. It causes mine as well as my husband back to hurt. .If you are having back problems you should consider purchasing a firmer mattress. .
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No. I used a regular full sized mattress on the bottom and a twin on the top.
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Yes. I suppose you could only use a mattress but there would be a sizeable gap between the headboard and the top of the mattress.