Softside Waterbed information?

Question

1. I see a lot about tubes and covers to make beds more waveless. But I like waves a lot. Can I buy a softside waterbed that has a single bladder for the mattress?
2. How truly waveless can a tube waterbed feel?
3. Before I go out and look like an idiot in a store, how much do softside waterbeds usually cost? (Company websites, especially retail brick and mortar stores, are largely quiet on the matter of price.)
4. Do you "bottom out" on so called "shallow fill" softside waterbeds?

Thanks for your experience

Answer 1

I had a softside waterbed for about 15 years, just recently replaced it with a latex mattress. Mine was a king size, had 2 bags of water, each bag was filled with foam. Between the bags was a foam divider. It wasn't waveless, but what happens is the waves subside right away. One person on the bed could move around without bothering the other one, at least anymore than you would on a regular bed.

We bought our bed in 1990 and I paid around $1,200 for it if I remember right. That included the steel frame, boxes on the frame, 2 mattresses, a pillow top cover, 2 heaters. No head board or sheets or anything else. It was the top of the line at the store we went to.

Answer 2

My waterbed has only 1 bladder and I do not bottom out. I got mine 10 years ago and it was sold as a soft side but it's a padded cover for the wood. Waveless??? isn't that the point for a waterbed???? good luck