Queen, King or Split King UPDATE

[snowwite]

My parents always had 2 twins pushed together, and used king-sized fitted and top sheets. They liked being able to push them apart for cleaning under the bed.

We rented a place that zippered twin beds together to make a king. We have a split base but single mattress. It was just so we could get it up the stairs!

 

[easyas123]

My son and DIL are waiting to hear back from Sleep Number on their warranty claim.

Oh well - sorry to hear that. For what it's worth...we love ours and have had ZERO issues with ours. For me it was a last ditch -and very expensive- way to help alleviate my insomnia. And it has helped, so it's been worth the $$$.

My parents had one for 20 years, my son 'inherited it' when they moved (they got a new one then) and he's still using it. They got a new one a few years ago and they are happy with it, as are we.

 

[JLTraveling]

One other option, if you don't want to invest in the split king or deal with the sheets and stuff. My dad's widowed, and the only one sleeping in his bed. But he has spinal problems that make lying flat uncomfortable. He looked into an adjustable bed, but didn't really like the hassle, plus it wouldn't have solved the issue for travel. Instead, he bought a foam bed wedge system. It's three pieces that can be put together in lots of different ways to make a bunch of adjustments, and just goes on top of the regular bed. And they're easy to space bag for travel--the two smaller pieces in one space bag, the larger piece in a separate bag, then both together into a single garment bag.

The whole system takes up one half of a full bed, so you could easily each have your own on your side of a queen or king bed.

 

[maxaroni]

For those wondering, we ended up with a split king adjustable bed. LOVE it. We are able to both have our side the way we like and are comfortable. It’s not an issue yet, but can see where having the split will be a bit more challenging as we get older. The inner top corners are where it will get to be a big more difficult. However, we felt as though the overall pros outweighed the con.