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Fanman
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 09:33am
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My wife has declared that we need a new mattress on our bed and as it's probably 30 years old I can't argue. We have a memory foam mattress at our house and really like it, but I was wondering how well that would work on a winter visit to the cabin when it's been cold soaking until we arrive and light the fire. Memory foam gets quite stiff when cold, and may take longer to warm up than an innerspring mattress? Anybody got one in an unheated cabin?
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Atlincabin
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 11:58am
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If you have power, just add a mattress warmer. Should thaw most mattresses in an hour or so. We use one at our cabin (caveat: but not on memory foam - no experience with heating one of those). They typically use about 30-50W of power/hour, so not a huge power draw.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 01:19pm
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Get the topper unit and an electric blanket to warm it up.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 02:32pm
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We use an electric blanket to warm the standard type mattress. Just to warm the cold mattress, not while we're sleeping. Since 2008.
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Fanman
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 03:58pm
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We have power, but it's unreliable. If there's power, we do turn on the electric blanket well before bedtime if the cabin is cold. But an innerspring mattress is mostly empty space, not as much to heat as a dense memory foam mattress.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 06:28pm
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My mattress (not memory foam) comes off the bed and sits near the woodstove for a few hours before going to bed when we first show up in the winter.
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SCSJeff
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# Posted: 31 May 2026 10:05pm - Edited by: SCSJeff
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We have a temperpedic at our cabin. It is hard as a rock and like an ice cube in the winter. It would take more than all night to completely warm up and soften with the heat going.
Kids got me a heated mattress pad for Christmas last year. It's a game changer for me in the winter. Turn it on about 30-45 minutes before going to bed on low and I usually leave it on all night if really cold. It also lets me keep the heaters on a lower temp while sleeping.
If your power is unreliable, I'd think about a small "solar generator" just to run it.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 1 Jun 2026 01:26pm
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Wonder if putting one of those 'heat reflecting space blankets' on the mattress under the sheet would help?
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travellerw
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# Posted: 2 Jun 2026 07:54pm
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We have just a standard foam mattress (not memory foam). I think its an Emby brand. Yup hard as a rock in the cold. We actually strip all the covers when we get there to let the foam warm up. However, its damn cold for the first 5-6 minutes. After that, its warm and cozy. SOOOO cozy in the morning.
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Fanman
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# Posted: 2 Jun 2026 10:15pm
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Well, my wife wanted the memory foam so that's what we're getting. Between the electric blanket and the coal stove in the bedroom that heats it up fast, I think (hope) it'll be OK, if not I'll look into a mattress heater as well. Just means that if the power is out, the generator will have to come out as soon as I arrive instead of when I need power for other things.
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