Written by Joy Milkowski
The close quarters and unusual conditions of a boat make it hard to find a good mattress. Luckily for the sea faring adventurer, there are several innovations in bedding well suited to the demands of the boating. While polyurethane foam, memory foam and latex are all used for maritime bedding, latex is truly the only logical choice of sleep surface for a water bound vessel. Latex is not only the best quality sleep surface that money can buy, but it is also better equipped to handle the problems an oceanic environment creates for bedding.
Latex is an unparalleled sleep surface both at sea and on dry land. Overall benefits of latex include durability, comfort and support of your posture. Latex spreads the body’s weight more evenly than a normal mattress. This prevents pressure points that cause discomfort, back problems and disrupted sleep. A latex mattress also maintains its firmness so it won’t sag and doesn’t require flipping.
In addition to these benefits, latex has characteristics which make it ideal for boat mattresses. Latex makes it possible to have the highest quality bedding in the often tight spaces a boat or yacht yields for a bed. Latex can be cut into any shape and size, no matter how small. It can also be cut to taper, fitting snugly against the hull in the front or stern of the vessel.
Another plus to the latex mattress for your boat is doesn’t stay water-logged. One of the biggest problems with traditional boat beds is the formation of mold due to the heavy humidity of the environment. Memory foam and polyurethane can retain moisture and create the ideal environment for mold to grow. Mold emits hazardous inhalants called mycotoxins. The effects of mycotoxins vary depending on the health and age of the person inhaling them. They can make a person feel sick, can suppress the immune system and can even degrade the body’s ability to create new cells. Latex does not retain moisture and creates an environment in which mold cannot live, allowing one to rest peacefully, waking up refreshed.
Latex is also a natural anti-microbial, keeping a mattress clear of the infinitesimal organisms that the dusty traveler may pick up amidst his journeys. Other bedding materials allow microbes to fester in a mattress and propagate to great numbers. Microbes can cause allergies or ailments that can do more than just keep a person awake at night, so it is important to have a mattress that will not host them.
Several companies are in the market offering custom mattresses for boats, but none of them have a product that can withstand the trials and abuse of the sea as well as latex. A latex mattress is the only high quality mattress that can fit any space and withstand the relentless characteristics of water.
To help you and your family enjoy a more peaceful, restful night’s sleep on your boat and in your home, visit Foam Source or call 80-255-0181 for boat mattresses and a wide selection of latex mattresses and memory foam, including custom sizes. We want your family to sleep just as well as ours, even while sleeping on a boat! Foam Source has been helping people sleep more soundly since 1985.
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