Flobeds Airbed?
Oct 13, 2010 11:20 PM
Joined: Sep 18, 2010
Points: 59
I've been sleeping on an Aerobed while I wait for my Sam's Club American Sleep Organic Mattress (latex) to get here, which supposedly is tomorrow.

I've slept on this aerobed on and off several times the past year, and I'm always amazed by how well I sleep on it compared to "real" beds that cost infinitely more money.  This isn't to say that I sleep perfectly on it, though, its definitely not a permanent solution for me.  Although at a cost of fifty bucks...I do think about it!

I was on flobeds website tonight and discovered that they have a latex airbed.  The air bladder is zoned, so that you can have a different setting under the hip area, which is where most air beds hopelessly fail.

So...has anybody tried one?  If not, why not?  This seems like almost the perfect solution...if the latex isn't supportive enough hip area, just adjust the air bladder underneath it for more support.  Or if its too supportive in the shoulder, reduce it.  And if one person doesn't want the air, they can replace it with latex.  Seems like this would alleviate (at least somewhat) the endless latex exchanges.

I can't figure out from their website whether the adjustable air bladder ends up having 6 adjustable zones (3 on each side), or what, so I may have to contact them tomorrow on that.

Pending further research, I pretty much decided when I ordered the Sam's Club bed that if it didn't work out, it was time for a flobed.  I also may be getting my daughter a new bed, so I may end up with a Flobed regardless.  So I'm anxious to hear any experiences or thoughts about this flobeds airbed, and perhaps why you would prefer or not prefer it to an all latex mattress.  Thanks!!

Re: Flobeds Airbed?
Reply #4 Oct 14, 2010 3:54 PM
Joined: Sep 30, 2010
Points: 81
um yea. And like I said, the air displaces and they pinch shoulders.
Re: Flobeds Airbed?
Reply #5 Oct 14, 2010 5:42 PM
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It is not clear to me if you can adjust each of those air zones.  I don't read anything that says that you can, but I may have missed it.
Re: Flobeds Airbed?
Reply #6 Oct 14, 2010 5:53 PM
Joined: Oct 3, 2010
Points: 809
While it doesn't say so directly ... this implies it

"Based on our flagship FloBed Latex Mattress, the FloBed AirCore uses the air to align your spine, and premium Talalay Latex for cushioning and rails."

So it looks like it is adjustable both side to side and also within each side. Knowing Flobeds, I would guess this is the case.

There are quite a few airbeds out there where this is the case and offer both side to side adjustability along with zoning adjustability on each side. Most of them can increase/decrease inflation in the middle layer and top and bottom are the same but some offer more zoning options than that as well on each side. Maybe Flobeds is one of these but of course it would take a phone call to know for sure.

Phoenix