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Subject: Re: Looking for light waterbed equivalen - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 29-Jun-84 19:22:00 EDT
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trsvax!kal    Jun 29 18:22:00 1984

	I,too, am tired of all the talk about how much water beds weigh.
A water bed weighs less per square inch than a refrigerator.  Does your lease
have a no refrigerator clause?

	Seriously, there are alternatives to full fledged water beds.  We own
two water beds.  One is a standard water bed with frame and pedestal.  The
other is a flotation system.  It consists of a hollowed out foam rubber
mattress that sits on a heavy duty box spring.  The box spring is supported
by a frame with nine legs.  The bladder is only about 5 inches thick when
filled with water.  This not only provides less motion but less weight as
well.
	There are many advantages to the flotation system over the standard
water bed.  The most important one being that it uses regular queen size
sheets, alot cheaper than special water bed sheets.  Another advantage is
that if you ever decide you don't want a waterbed, you only need to replace
the mattress, not the entire bed.  We own a queen size regular bed mattress
and when our parents (who don't like water beds) visit, we empty the flotation
system and put the regular mattress on.  It keeps them happy.

	The main reason I purchased the floatation system is that water beds
are so hard to get out of.  You really have to push yourself up out of the
water.  This can be tough on your aching muscles early in the morning.  If
you don't like all of the motion of a regular water bed, the flotation
system provides a nice compromise.

	Most people who see our floation system don't realize that its a
water bed until they sit on it.  (The landlord will never know.)  And if
springs a leak, the water will accumualte in the foam rubber long before it
does any damage to the floor.

	I bought mine at a furniture store.  But I have also seen them at
Sears, Wards, and some water bed stores.  I highly recommend them.

					Sweet dreams,
					Kathy