Only real downsides are that your nightstands end up far away from you so if you have a drink or something it is hard to get at, and the mattress likes to slide from side to side so we end up with a gap...thus my 1 1/2 yr olds new favorite place to hangout. The mattresses themselves are 14 inch memory foam and the legs are like 12 inches or something like that so the bed is pretty tall for me at 5 1 but my husband at 6 has no issues. I guess you can order shorter legs but that was not an option on . As for pain relief...1000% better. I had spinal fusion surgery in 2019 and my back hurts a lot at times, with this bed I am able to get into a comfortable position. Even with the ankle surgery I just had, when I am walking around and it gets sore I just lay down and for the most part I can get the pain to stop. I think I have taken 1 pain pill most days and mostly that is when I have been up too long. My husband likes that he can put the head up and watch tv from bed. He put the 4 inch memory foam mattress topper we had on his side of the bed and he said the mattress almost feels as soft as the one he paid $2500 for back in the day. Softness has been a big issue for us, he is like the damn princess and the pea and needs a million soft layers. I like a soft but firm mattress ya know one I can get out of, and this one was perfect for me! The split king is nice because we can customize each side to our comfort level. The set up was super easy, and I think he said the bases were about 100, maybe 150 lbs each, and the mattresses were 79 lbs each. It took about 2 weeks to get them delivered. We put the new bases down inside of the base we had so they are solid, but I feel like the regular bases may be a little on the rocking side since the legs are not right at the edge. All in all I LOVE it!
Pain relief, comfort and function!
Only real downsides are that your nightstands end up far away from you so if you have a drink or something it is hard to get at, and the mattress likes to slide from side to side so we end up with a gap...thus my 1 1/2 yr olds new favorite place to hangout. The mattresses themselves are 14 inch memory foam and the legs are like 12 inches or something like that so the bed is pretty tall for me at 5 1 but my husband at 6 has no issues. I guess you can order shorter legs but that was not an option on . As for pain relief...1000% better. I had spinal fusion surgery in 2019 and my back hurts a lot at times, with this bed I am able to get into a comfortable position. Even with the ankle surgery I just had, when I am walking around and it gets sore I just lay down and for the most part I can get the pain to stop. I think I have taken 1 pain pill most days and mostly that is when I have been up too long. My husband likes that he can put the head up and watch tv from bed. He put the 4 inch memory foam mattress topper we had on his side of the bed and he said the mattress almost feels as soft as the one he paid $2500 for back in the day. Softness has been a big issue for us, he is like the damn princess and the pea and needs a million soft layers. I like a soft but firm mattress ya know one I can get out of, and this one was perfect for me! The split king is nice because we can customize each side to our comfort level. The set up was super easy, and I think he said the bases were about 100, maybe 150 lbs each, and the mattresses were 79 lbs each. It took about 2 weeks to get them delivered. We put the new bases down inside of the base we had so they are solid, but I feel like the regular bases may be a little on the rocking side since the legs are not right at the edge. All in all I LOVE it!