How do you sleep?

March 30, 2018, 04:59 PM

BBMW

How do you sleep?

I can only sleep in a fairly narrow temperature range, basically from 70 to 75 degrees. If it's colder, I can throw on a heavier blanket/comforter. If it's hotter, I'm kind of screwed.

March 30, 2018, 05:05 PM

Bisleyblackhawk

I live for that period when it's cool enough to sleep with the window open...spring or fall...I always sleep better at cooler temps and a ceiling fan on low...during the winter the heat is set on 65 degrees. ZZZZZZZZZZZ

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March 30, 2018, 05:09 PM

mbinky

"You can always get warmer, you can't get cooler"

I prefer cool to cold, light cover (sheet), airflow (outside or fan), and a rock hard surface.

That right there is what dreams are made of.

March 30, 2018, 06:01 PM

JRC

quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
Another all of the above. I like the room chilly enough to produce goosebumps, but crawl in, pull the blankies and comforter up until just my nose is sticking out. Takes a minute to warm things up, but once there, I sleep like a cat.

When I get up to pee (which, at 67, is often...) sliding back into that nice, warm nest will invariably produce a big grin as I wiggle back into a comfy position and go back to sleep.

Problem is, I thrash in my sleep. I don't remember any of it, but I wake up in the morning and the blankets are all in a heap, pillow cases on the floor, just generally looking like a tornado hit the place. Apparently, I snore too.

Add to that the fact that my wife and I are on opposite circadian rhythms (she's a night owl, I'm in bed by 8:00 and up by 4:30 or 5:00) and separate bedrooms become a Good Thing.

OMG! Mrs. JRC and I are in exactly the same place, except that we are 57!!!

What else are the things to come???

March 30, 2018, 07:03 PM

bendable

not looking forward to the summer time sleeping conditions.

there is something wonderful about a 58 or 60 degree room with four layers of blankets , weighing you down,

March 30, 2018, 07:11 PM

mbinky

I have never had to sleep with a wife, but I have slept with many girlfriends.

If the bed gets uncomfortable I just retire to the old green cot. It meets the three requirements:

1) It is a firm comfortable sleeping surface.
2) It is above ground.
3) You do not get awoken by the movements of others

If you follow these three requirements you will always sleep well.

March 30, 2018, 07:22 PM

226Reasons

Under blankets but the house has to be 70 degrees or cooler. Regardless of how much sleep I never feel rested.

March 30, 2018, 07:35 PM

sig229-SAS

The cooler the better, I had getting into bed and being hot and sticky, it just sucks. I always turn the A/C down a few degrees before bedtime just to be sure it's nice and cool.

March 30, 2018, 07:40 PM

Zebulon

Triazolam....

....Zebulon

March 30, 2018, 07:43 PM

TXJIM

66 degrees or less, colder the better, with a feather comforter and no top sheet. In the buff of course

March 30, 2018, 07:49 PM

Scoutmaster

quote:
Originally posted by mbinky:...
I prefer cool to cold, light cover (sheet), airflow (outside or fan), and a rock hard surface.

That right there is what dreams are made of.

You would have enjoyed our Scout winter camp in the mountains at 20 below.

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944

March 30, 2018, 08:09 PM

mbinky

Troop 22 Whitman, MA

I always loved the cold but fell in love at mountain warefare in the USMC. Bridgeport CA.

Nothing puts you to sleep like a hard bed (off the ground), a cold breeze, and the squirrels chirping.

Of course sometime the significant others don't understand why you ababdoned their bed for a cot in the living room with Gladiator on the TV...

March 30, 2018, 08:24 PM

Sunset_Va

I sleep better in cool/cold conditions, provided I am under my old style patch quilts.

My bedroom at home was not heated. As a result, I had 3 layers of the old heavy quilts on my bed to keep me warm. I grew used to having a lot of weight on me when I slept, that has carried over today, comforters, and flannel quilts just don't cut it.

March 30, 2018, 09:00 PM

jigray3

The bed can be warmish, but room itself needs to be cool. I am prone to night sweats if the room is much over 70. I hate waking up dripping wet, and having to change the sheets. That's a poor night's sleep.

March 30, 2018, 09:11 PM

Sigfest

Better if it’s cool, with feet out. Gotta breathe

March 30, 2018, 09:25 PM

irreverent

No A/C. If necessary, circulating air. Window open in summer, necessary. 1 leg out, light blanket in winter. Sheet in summer.

March 30, 2018, 09:29 PM

fpuhan

quote:
Originally posted by smithnsig:
I think I remember the doc saying it’s better to sleep in the cold. I can’t remember why.

I attended a seminar given by Dr. Jarrod Spencer, a sports psychologist who has worked with athletes from a number of colleges and universities including the University of Maryland, Old Dominion University, Lehigh University and others. At one point he rhetorically asked, "Do you ever wonder why hotels set their guest rooms so cold?"

The answer he gave was that the body sleeps best when the ambient temperature is 63°F!

Yes, you have blankets and other covers, but the best sleep occurs when the room temperature is much lower than you'd expect.

When I was a college student in Munich, Germany, I would routinely leave a window open in the heart of the Bavarian winter to prevent my room from getting overheated.

March 30, 2018, 09:58 PM

benny6

What is this sleep of which you speak?

March 30, 2018, 10:05 PM

MarinetoRN

Really, I just want to find a comfortable position. Too many painful joints

March 30, 2018, 10:15 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by petr:
With my eyes closed.

That was my first response.

I voted for #1, but in reality I don't like it either way. I keep my house at 70°F morning and night, all year long. I sleep in a lounge chair, often fully clothed, and sometimes have a very light blanket over my bare arms (the air handler makes a draft). I usually have from 1 to 3 cats sleeping on me, as well.

flashguy