Post by @fasnix
"Why I Sit On the Floor to Write & Work"
What are your thoughts on this lifestyle? đŸ¤”
https://inv.nadeko.net/LLT610Gb4_I
It's been two and a half years since I switched to "floor living".
I have a lowered desk, sleep on a thin futon - and have no back pain at all.
If you experience back pain, your too soft mattress could be the cause.
"I tested 3 different floor futon thicknesses - here's my conclusion (Zonli)"
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=B2H107xxO6Q
@fasnix Ever after gifting my daughter my perfect GrĂ¼ne Erde-futon and switching to our current Emma-setup, I am dealing with lower back and neck pains. These matrasses are way too soft and look absurdly large in our bedframe. I've been meaning to get another futon again, so this is motivational. :D
@pepdmin
I ordered my futon via an online shop that offers a generator to specify your own wishes, how the futon should get produced (how many layers, which materials, and so on).
Quite happy with it :)
@fasnix I'm very interested in this and I'm eyeing a futon maker that offers three thicknesses of 100% cotton filled matresses - 6, 8 and 10cm. However, they only recommend the 10cm as an actual sleeping solution, while they hint at the other two measures as yoga/massage mats.
Do you have any suggestion on the matter? I sadly cannot try them out as I please because the shop is a few cities from me.
Edit: asked this here because I know zonli is foam, not pure cotton filling, and the two things are miles apart.
@008080@sunny.garden
Well, first I configured a futon matress with 10cm height.
However, to me it felt too soft.
I sold it and configured a 6cm futon, with just six layers of cotton, like original Japanese futon were/are crafted.
For me it's perfect, however I don't know if it would suit your needs as well.
@fasnix yeah, it's hard to tell because I've been sleeping with a 10cm foam mattress on the floor and it definitely feels too soft, but I don't know how harder cotton would feel. I'm tempted to go for the 6cm, but the option I'm eyeing only uses two layers of cotton, so I guess they're woven at a thicker size.
@008080@sunny.garden
Where are you located?
Do you use an online configurator to select which height/thickness you want to choose?
@fasnix I live in Italy, and I'm looking at a shop in the country that sells fixed thicknesses at various measures, all handmade.