When it comes to camping, the most difficult part of a trip isn’t hiking, carrying in gear, or even starting a fire. It’s getting a good night’s sleep. Testing the warmth and coziness of a sleeping bag on a warm, carpeted living room floor is a poor predictor of its performance once rolled out on the floor of a tent, millimeters of plastic away from rocks, sticks, and dirt. Unfortunately, this is often overlooked by first-time campers, and people ... (Read More)
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Get Lower Body Comfort and Support With Leg Pillows!
Pillows, in one form or another, have been around as long as humans have wanted to be comfortable. Which is to say, a pretty long time. But as we learn more about the physiological needs of our bodies when sleeping and resting, we realize pillows aren’t just for catching some Zzz’s or for decoration on your grandparent’s plastic-covered couch. These days, pillows have functional uses from your head to your feet. Some purely exist for comfort, others for support, ... (Read More)
Body Wedges: Better Sleep, Better Health
Whether it’s acid reflux, sleep apnea, targeted discomfort, circulation problems or snoring, many medical maladies can potentially be traced back to physiological sources, such as poor posture or a lack of body support. Before drastic and expensive measures are taken, like surgery or prescription medication, simple lifestyle changes may help improve your health. Foam Factory, Inc.’s body wedge product line is one practical and affordable way to improve posture, relieve stress, increase comfort and assist in alleviating these ailments. ... (Read More)
The Right Glue for the Job: Best Adhesives for Foam
Whether you’re rebuilding an engine or helping your child with a school project, things always go better when you have the right tool for the job. This is true in the world of foam as well, from at-home DIY projects, to businesses making custom couch cushions, foam mattresses, or foam rubber gaskets. Foam Factory, Inc. offers a wide range of foam products, and with them, spray adhesives designed to work best with each foam type they offer. This particular ... (Read More)
Hold On to Your Seat: Durable Rebond Is Great Seat Padding
When it comes to selecting a seat cushioning material for chairs or couches, people often say that they want the firmest, longest-lasting foam they can get. These people usually have traditional, open-cell, high-density foam in mind when they say these things. However, most don’t realize that if all open-cell foams were available options, rebond foam represents a choice that far surpasses traditional cushioning materials in density, firmness, and durability. Because of its high values in traditional comfort categories however, rebond ... (Read More)
Keep Temperatures Up and Bills Low with Foam Insulation
As winter drags on, many people see each snowflake that falls as another penny coming out of their pockets on their next utility bill. The harder your heating and cooling systems have to work to reach and maintain temperatures, the more money it costs to power them. While one source of unnecessary cost may be the efficiency of your heating and cooling system, an aspect of temperature control that often goes overlooked is home insulation. Most materials used in ... (Read More)
Ramp Up Your Workouts or Unwind from One with Foam Rollers
Whether you come home from a long day at the office with a sore back, wake up stiff, or want to optimize your workouts, foam rollers are one product not to overlook. Versatile and resilient, closed-cell foam rollers offer value people don’t always recognize until they experience it first-hand. For self-massage, stretching, or exercising, polyethylene foam cylinders can make a big difference in your life. Available in a wide range of sizes, foam bolsters and rollers can fit virtually ... (Read More)
A Closer Look at Foam: Part II – Closed-Cell Foam
For the second half in our review of the cellular structure of our foam materials, we take a look at the more rugged and durable of our two main foam types – closed-cell foam! — Closed-Cell While there is little variation among open-cell foams, closed-cell foam structure offers a range of cellular characteristics that can be differentiated from one another with the naked eye. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) has the most unique foam cell structure in the closed-cell category, as ... (Read More)
A Closer Look at Foam: Part I – Open-Cell Foam
As one of the most used materials in the world, you would be hard-pressed to find a person who doesn’t know what you’re talking about when you say the word “foam.” However, what makes this material so interesting is that while everybody knows what foam is, the type of foam someone might think of can greatly vary. One person may picture memory foam or polystyrene just as easily as another would envision neoprene or spongy polyurethane foam. Of course, ... (Read More)
Organize Your Tool Collection with DIY Foam Inserts
At the top of the list of the most confounding household mysteries, along with lost socks and disappearing TV remotes, is how the tool we need always seems to be the only one missing from its drawer or chest. Whether a wrench is MIA or the screwdriver you want is buried under a bird’s nest of metal and plastic, it’s maddening to waste 30 minutes looking for a tool that you need for 30 seconds of work. The issue ... (Read More)
