Newbie Sitter Needs Comfy Bed & Nice Bed Pillows

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@sandydandy

I bought a mattress topper that’s portable in a case from Tempur-Pedic

OOOH i will look into this, we have been sleeping on Tempr-Pedic memoryfoam hydrid mattresses for 15 years, 3 mattresses later. Worth every penny!

@sandydandy

I used the dog’s blanket out of desperation.

Thanks for the laugh (and cry)!

@Marion

If travelling not by car, we’ll take an extra pillow case as there might be some other kind of pillow or even clothes we can use

Genius! I’ve got plenty of extra pillowcases.

@Felinelover

The brand ExPed makes some ridiculously comfortable inflatable mattresses than can still fold down to a size that can can be transported in a duffel for air travel. Though, you may have to pay for an extra bag depending on how much else you bring. Sometimes REI will rent gear so if you are going to a US location that has an REI nearby, you can arrange for a rental.

Great ideas! Will look into this, we love REI!

@belluca

I think you can also weed out sits that won’t work for you by making your needs clear.

Yessss! I was only checking bed size but I need to dig deeper and consult AI on how to ask nicely in the videochat phase if things are going well.

@WeRPAWsome

Air con/heating depending on climate

Great stuff to consider, THIS one is a dealbreaker and I need to make a list so I dont forget and end up extremely uncomfy AND hot (thanks menopause) .

@Cathie

Beds so hard you might as well be on the floor, everything I can find goes underneath me.

Gaaah11! My worst nightmare! That’s why I made this post. You are making me laugh and cry over here.

@Cathie

screen for at least a queen or possibly two beds.

Two beds two rooms, that’s fine by me, some listing are really hard to understand and I will have a nice list to reference for the next video chat.

@WeRPAWsome

As HOs yourselves, this may also end up being one of those unexpected “new sitter lessons” you take back home for your future sitters too

Our guest room for sitters has the Queen Temper-Pedic we used for a couple and then we ordered the King size for us! I mention it in my listing so there is no question about comfort for viewers of my listing. And because I am a pillow person, I have 4 pillows of varying soft/firm/synthetic/down on the guest bed. Plus more spares in the closet!

Thanks to everyone so far!! These are wonderful suggestions to arm me for my future sits.