Feather Bed

[elizabethann]

What exactly is a feather bed? Anybody know? Is that something you sleep ON? Like a cushion or something?

[borzoimom]

its like a pillow top that goes on the bed.. we use the uhhhhhhhhhhhh miracle topper on our bed.. ( snorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre...) lol..

[Cataholic]

Ah, you have touched upon something near and dear to my heart- feather beds! Well, actually, most of the time they are more of a feather ticking, or mattress topper. I have 2 or 3 feather toppers on my bed now. They are about 4 inches thick, when poofy, and serve as a topper made of feather. I find them incredibly comfortable, VERY warming (and since feather serves as an insulator to both hot/cold), lovely winter or summer. To my feathery cocoon, I add 6 feather pillows, and a feather duvet, and my life is just DUCKY!

[elizabethann]

Ah, you have touched upon something near and dear to my heart- feather beds! Well, actually, most of the time they are more of a feather ticking, or mattress topper. I have 2 or 3 feather toppers on my bed now. They are about 4 inches thick, when poofy, and serve as a topper made of feather. I find them incredibly comfortable, VERY warming (and since feather serves as an insulator to both hot/cold), lovely winter or summer. To my feathery cocoon, I add 6 feather pillows, and a feather duvet, and my life is just DUCKY!

Whoa...that's a lot of feathers.

Since I like my matress pretty hard, it sounds like I may not like something like that. (I'm thinking about my Christmas list). I would like a feather comforter though. I will add that to my list.

Thanks for the info.

[Cookiebaker]

We have a down feather comforter and I don't know what we would do without it!!!! We got it at LLBean and we use it all year round. Maybe I need a bumpersticker that says, "I LOVE MY COMFORTER"

[Argranade]

I consider feather beds like wearing fur, I would never wear, use or want it.

No offence.

[Cookiebaker]

I consider feather beds like wearing fur, I would never wear, use or want it.

No offence.

My understanding is that they do not just kill geese for their down, but for other reasons.

[Cataholic]

I consider feather beds like wearing fur, I would never wear, use or want it.

No offence.

I also heard that the animals are not killed for feathers. I tried to research it about two months ago, as my sister and I had a conversation about it.

I would really like to know the truth, however, and would amend my purchases from this point out.