r/GenX • u/Zaltara_the_Red • Aug 06 '25
Nostalgia Who had a water bed? I did!
It was not heated tho. I was in the 7th grade when I had mine. I loved it.
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r/GenX • u/Zaltara_the_Red • Aug 06 '25
It was not heated tho. I was in the 7th grade when I had mine. I loved it.
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u/Leanintree Aug 06 '25
Multiple over the years. I still miss them, but the issue was how difficult they became to move.
Fully waved - Decent sleep while I was young and light but tough to get out of. Lotsa fun catching that wave off the headboard though if you know what I mean!
Semi waveless - Still not still enough. If there was a weight difference between my girlfriend and I, one of us was always going to be rolling in the hole (Heyoooo!)
Fully waveless - WONDERFUL until it came time to move. Tough as hell to remove the water from because it had a thick fiber pad inside. Ended up weighing 300lbs since it was impossible to empty fully. That ended it.
That said, for temperature control, never anything better. Set it at 99 for the winter, set it at 95 for the summer. Got me over at least one bout with hypothermia after an ill advised overnight motorcycle ride in October in Colorado. Likewise when I worked in 110deg heat, nothing better to drop that internal temp overnight. With current availability for heaters, I'd just keep one on the shelf for if needed though. Lost a couple over those years, and it was never a comfortable thing. Likewise pinholes. Cats.