I know what you’re thinking. Who sleeps on a straw mattress in 2023? The answer is: ME! Yes, I prefer a straw mattress actually, thank you very much. I’ve been growing and selling straw, barley and other corns for most of my adult life and never got used to sleeping on a foam mattress or whatever type of mattress kids sleep on these days. I tried a water bed once, but it never compared to straw. Maybe it’s because my friends often call me stiff. My name is Doug after all, a rather stiff name, and I’m prone to having a stiff neck….
If you’ve never slept on a straw mattress before, let me be the first to tell you honestly it’s not very comfortable. I prefer it because it’s what I’m used to. I even make my own straw mattress and remake it every decade (the straw can go bad if you don’t replace it every ten years). My wife, on the other hand, has always despised it but to sleep by my side she’s learned to tolerate it. I think if I pried I could get her to admit she likes it too.
Sleeping on a straw mattress in 2023 might be like having solar panels in the 1960s but, hey, it’s my thing. My mattress is natural and comes from the earth. What can you say about your mattress being all-natural?
Anyway, consider this a prelude to what is to be Doug’s Blog of Industry, a first post of many more to come.