<p>For mattresses, do we need to get foam mattress toppers to go underneath the mattress pad is a only a mattress pad enough?</p>
<p>The mattress pad is enough for most, but there are also plenty of people who get a foam topper. Personal preference really.</p>
<p>get the “egg crate” foam topper!! seriously, you will LOVE it!</p>
<p>foam topper!!! unless you have some serious trouble acquiring, transporting, or storing it, you will be glad to have one.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help everyone!</p>
<p>We had a foam topper when my daughter moved in 2 years ago, and we took it off after the first night. She just couldn’t get comfortable, and it was hot to sleep on. She just put her regular mattress pad on the bed, and loved it. She always said the bed was sooo comfortable. I really don’t think you need it…buy a GOOD mattress pad with nice padding and you should be fine. :)</p>
<p>Get the $20 foam topper from Target. All my friends wanted to know why my bed was so much more comfortable than theirs, lol/ I just put in under the fitted sheet…it makes a HUGE difference.</p>
<p>Anyone like the alternative down toppers? My D is considering one of those. They have them at target, wal mart, etc. She does not like the foam–has tried it and said it was hot. I imagine the down alternative ones may be hot too???</p>
<p>I have an alternative topper on my bed right now and I really like it. I also have an alternative down comforter and both are very comfortable…even in the hot New Orleans weather.</p>
<p>I had a foam topper on my bed at Cornell and I didn’t find it to be uncomfortably warm. I guess down vs. foam is a personal preference :-)</p>
<p>most of the time I’m not battling excessive heat at Cornell anyway. perhaps lately Ithaca has been uncomfortably warm, but during the winter the dorms not too hot and not too cold, and I would first find a lighter comforter or quilt before I removed a foam topper.</p>
<p>ithaca is only uncomfortably warm may -> september.</p>
<p>^I agree :(</p>
<p>having a comfortable bed becomes distracting</p>
<p>i’m a boy and never used a mattress pad or anything lol…</p>