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SkyMall Monday: Temperature Regulating Sheets
For many people, it can be difficult to sleep comfortably. Whether it's because of stress, noise or horrific night terrors, sleep does not come easily to everyone. One of the biggest challenges to sleeping well is simply getting comfortable. Sleeping in a cold room will cause you to shivver. Sleeping in a hot room will make you sweat. It can be a constant struggle. Here at SkyMall Monday headquarters, we struggle with the oppressive heat that our building pumps into the space during the winter. It can make sleeping terribly difficult (and sweaty). How can we combat this climate controlling scurge that makes rest allusive and sleep a pipedream? The same way we address all of life's problems: with the SkyMall catalog. Finally, we have a solution to all of this sleep deprevation. Feast your eyes on these glorious Temperature Regulating Sheets.Opening and closing windows are tedious tasks that can lead to back and shoulder injuries. Adjusting your thermostat will result in higher gas and electric bills. Kicking off the sheets or adding a blanket just seems exhausting. Why not just relax and let the sheets do the climate controlling for you? Being in bed should be restful, after all.
Think that sheets should be simple and just lay there? Believe that if you're cold you should just put on a sweatshirt? Well, while you layer up, the rest of us are going to read the product description:
Sleep is essential to staying healthy. Rather than struggling with drafty windows and expensive air conditioning, pick up some space-aged sheets to keep you comfortable. It sure beats buying new pajamas or gimmicky pillows. Get them for all of your bunk beds today!
Check out all of the previous SkyMall Monday posts HERE.
Think that sheets should be simple and just lay there? Believe that if you're cold you should just put on a sweatshirt? Well, while you layer up, the rest of us are going to read the product description:
Using a fabric developed for NASA to help astronauts adapt to extreme temperature fluctuations, these sheets prevent overheating and eliminate chills to create an optimal sleeping climate. Imbedded in the sheets are millions of invisible microcapsules that absorb excess heat when you are hot and release the stored heat when you are cold, ensuring a comfortable bed temperature and humidity. Unlike an electric blanket, the microcapsules adjust independently to an individual's climate, allowing two sleepers with different temperature preferences to remain comfortable throughout the night.I have no idea what any of that means, but NASA sends people to space and that's awesome. If these sheets can get me to space, then count me in.
Sleep is essential to staying healthy. Rather than struggling with drafty windows and expensive air conditioning, pick up some space-aged sheets to keep you comfortable. It sure beats buying new pajamas or gimmicky pillows. Get them for all of your bunk beds today!
Check out all of the previous SkyMall Monday posts HERE.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jesssica Feb 7th 2011 5:07PM
You had me at millions of invisible microcapsules...
Exirtis Apr 5th 2011 11:31AM
You know Mike, I'd be interested in an ACTUAL REVIEW of this product because it's not quite the non-existent need that it might seem at first glance.
I sleep deeply but, over time, I also warm up over time for some reason, which means that after a couple of hours I sleep very hot. So hot that I wake up sweating and unable to get back to sleep for a few hours (3 or so), because I sleep too deeply to move parts of my body from under the blanket or push blankets off of me.
This leaves me in the uncomfortable position of sleeping in 2-4 hour stretches, sometimes only able to get one of them in a night. Sheets which actually released heat when it got to a certain level would be quite handy for me, because the other two solutions I found were an air mattress (which doesn't hold heat underneath like a regular mattress does) and a cooling pad which circulates water through tubes patterned throughout the pad, actively transporting heat away from me.
Basically, these sheets aren't necessarily quite as silly an idea as you might think. Try going for 7 or 8 months with only 3 hours of sleep each night, and even $200 sheets aren't going to seem unreasonable. If they work, it'd be a bloody bargain.
chad_manookin Apr 5th 2011 11:37AM
I should probably clarify that the cooling pad mentioned (the one that circulates water) costs ~$400, for a twin bed and $700 for a king, which makes $200 sheets an interesting alternative. Again, if they worked.