Bought a bed in a box from Dr. Evil Amazon. It’s been expanding for about a day now. How long before I can sleep on it? Do I really even have to wait? I remember hearing you have to let it expand all the way.

  • southsamurai
    26•5 days ago

    Depends on what the goal is.

    You can sleep in it whenever without hurting the mattress, it just won’t be as comfortable.

    However, if you’re worried about offgassing, there’s differing opinions based on the exact materials, but the worst is going to be the first 24 hours or so. If you’ve got good enough ventilation, even that’s not a hard stop limit, but it’s not going to smell very pleasant for most people.

    Smell wise, at least a day, with two being where most people don’t mind whatever chemical smell is left.

    But it’ll be putting out lesser amounts up to about the 5 day mark where any materials in common use will be emitting as little as they ever will on a practical level.

    I tend to favor the third day myself. The smell is tolerable to me by then, though I’ll likely be a little clogged up for the first night or two after that anyway.

    So, it’s really up to you at this point, it’s as ready as it needs to be to give acceptable support.

      • southsamurai
        18•5 days ago

        Ahhhh, lemme count while I type.

        Five in my house, two at my mom’s, one at my best friend’s, and one at my sister in law’s.

        So, 9 where I was the person making the decisions and handling the process. Plus a dozen or more beyond that where people just asked pretty much what this post did, and I answered them lol.

        • @XeroxCool@lemmy.world
          12•4 days ago

          Alright, you’re qualified. It just sounded wild that you have a known preferred day for an item I’ve chosen once in my life. Twice? And I went with an air mattress this time so I’m not sure when I’ll actually need to replace it

          • southsamurai
            2•5 days ago

            Yeah, those air mattresses last very well.

            I’m on my second memory foam, and thinking about a new one just because I want something a little thicker.

            They’re great, but they don’t last as long as a good air mattress. Longer than a spring one though