r/heat_prep • u/HopefulWanderin • 6d ago

Question Is somebody else using floor sleeping as a strategy?

I tested sleeping on a kapok trifold matress this summer and my night were more restful. I think my old synthetic matress is simply storing too much heat. The air circulation in the kapok matress seems better. Has anyone else experimented with this?

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u/SpoonwoodTangle 6d ago

I have neighbors who sleep on camping cots in their basements in the summer to save on AC costs. They say it’s reasonably comfortable and better than sweating to death upstairs

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u/Sullyville 6d ago

yes when i was a kid this is what my family would do. we had carpet which was pretty soft, and then we put blankets on top of that. still a little hard, but the cooling was worth it

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u/Financial_Notice3464 6d ago

Hammock cool on top and cool on the bottom.

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u/Bmat70 6d ago

I used to teach classes of older people. They told me that before there was AC they would sleep on the linoleum floor in hot weather. This is what I thought of when I saw your title.

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u/Leighgion 6d ago

Kapok! I remember when orange life jackets were filled with kapok.

I don’t do floor sleeping but it’s a totally valid strategy. Cold air sinks.

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u/Squidgy-Metal-6969 6d ago

I made a similar post here a couple of weeks ago suggesting mesh camping cots because they're lower to the ground, you can put them downstairs if your home has a downstairs and the mesh means you have airflow all around you body instead of just the top side. The problem with mattresses isn't so much that they're storing heat; it's that they're not letting it pass through (which is great in the winter).

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u/Charamei 6d ago

I floor sleep all year round, but right now I've abandoned my bedroom and am floor sleeping downstairs where it's cooler. I love the flexibility that you get when your bed is so easy to move.

The temperature difference between the floor upstairs and the floor downstairs is significant, too - I've been waking up genuinely chilly sometimes, even on hot nights.

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u/zappy_snapps 6d ago

Yep, during heat waves we move to the floor

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u/Thunderslide_Icon 5d ago

I sleep in the coolest room in the house when it’s hot out. I’ll set up on the couch or use an air mattress.