How do I get the sheets on my waterbed to stay put?

Question

My sheets on my waterbed are constantly slipping off exposing the waterbed mattress, which is very annoying and uncomfortable. I have to fix my bed every night before I go to sleep. Is there like a mattress pad for waterbeds or something like that?

Answer 1

The problem was solved with the invention of soft side waterbeds.



However there are a couple things you can do for hardsides.



Do not overfill your waterbed mattress.



Purchase a more wave controlled mattress



Get fitted california king waterbed sheets that fit like a show cap not just fitted corners.



Buy H20 sheets with bigger pockets that are not sewn together.

Here is a blog on the topic.

http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/10/23/ten-tough-questions-about-waterbed-sheets/

Answer 2

Yes, there are special sheets for water beds. Your color choices will be very limited. Wal-Mart might have a few. That's the last place I saw them. The reason for special sheets is a regular fitted sheet won't work on a water bed. You can't get the elastic down far enough and the corners of the mattress in the sheet to make it stay. But those special water bed sheets are also connected at the bottom; the top and the bottom sheet are sewn together. We've had a water bed for years and use flat sheets on it rather than the special sheets. Hubs can't stand to have his feet tucked in tight (the sewn together sheets). You can buy flat sheets singly in a lot of stores. That helps open up the number of colors and materials available to you also. Get CA king flat sheets. When you go to put them on the bed, take all the padded rails off, makes it easier. Pretty much center the bottom sheet on the bed but give yourself the most "extra" at the top, you'll need a good 6-8". Tuck that down between the mattress and the box frame as far as you can. Usually you can get your hands down in there pretty well. Then move to the bottom and do the same, pulling the sheet tight. Then do one side and then the other, pulling the sheet smooth and tight as you go. The top sheet won't be an issue, that just goes over the top like normal. And you will want a mattress pad or something to separate you from the vinyl mattress; they make you sweat like crazy. Mattress pads are really hard to find for a water bed! Once again, the ones with the elastic around the edges won't work. We keep extra quilts made from cotton (the higher the cotton count the better) and use that as the mattress pad. You put the quilt on under the sheet. Personally, I think it's worth the trouble. I really like the no pressure points of sleeping on a water bed. I have arthritis and back issues and not having those pressure points really helps. And since a water bed is heated (you are getting a heater, right?), it's wonderful to crawl into a slightly warm bed on a cold winter night! You will find that you will probably need fewer top quilts, blankets and covers in the winter also. Get a repair kit while you're shopping and a bottle of the water conditioner. Wal-Mart does have both of those in the bedding section; you might have to ask or look really hard but most of them do. That way if you get a leak, you have everything you need to fix it right away.

Answer 3

There is special bedding made just for waterbeds. The mattress pads are made with more fabric that tucks deeper under a waterbed mattress.



Waterbed sheets are made with the top flat sheet attached, and again, more fabric is used to help the sheets stay on. For the sheets you already have... You might try sheet anchors (sometimes called sheet grippers). They are elastic bands that fasten to the corners of fitted sheets. They look like this http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z9ELUOudL.jpg



I'm in retail. One of the places I used to work for sold several lines of bedding designed for waterbeds.



Online you might try the link below.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Velcro its the only way unless your handy and want to sew elastic straps diagonally on all four corners.

Good luck or Happy sailing

Paul