GiraffeNap Upright Sleeping Pod

[Joolsg]

It's finally happened! We Nightwalkers often talk about being able to sleep standing up. A tech company has now designed something to allow workers to sleep upright. It's designed for short sleeps, but it would certainly have helped me while I was going through augmentation and horrible withdrawals from Ropinirole.techeblog.com/giraffenap-po...

[SueJohnson]

Interesting. I'll bet it is expensive though.

And I can't image, assuming it didn't bother one's RLS, drinking coffee and then trying to sleep as one coffee shop suggested although of course they want to sell their coffee.

[Pippins2]

Wow beats sleeping hanging over the dustbin which I have done many a night in the past in between pacing up and down the drive !! X

[Joolsg in reply to Pippins2]

It's also better than the old "sleeping over ropes" I've seen in Victorian photos!

[pennygates in reply to Pippins2]

Pippins, that I can relate to, although I've never tried it. It tells its own story!

[Theonlypetied in reply to Pippins2]

Oh that’s awful!

[TheDoDahMan]

Well, Hot Damn! I've often felt that it was getting horizontal that allowed those heebie jeebies to start crawling up my limbs. Would $1,000 be a good guess? And is Stage 2 sleep deep enough to get by on for the rest of one's life? What stage allows for REM (rapid eye movement = dreaming) sleep, which experts tell us is necessary for proper brain function? At any rate, I'm breathlessly awaiting for reports from our RLS gang!

[Joolsg in reply to TheDoDahMan]

No prices so far but I'm sure a really good carpenter/handyman could build something similar with the shelves for feet, legs, arms and head at the right level and suitably padded. I'll bet mine could do it for around £750 /$1000.

[TheDoDahMan in reply to Joolsg]

Hi, Jools,

And probably even less, in that a bedroom "giraffe" wouldn't really need the curved outer walls. Maybe just "seat" belts?

[SueJohnson in reply to TheDoDahMan]

Stage 4

[joepublic]

It looks like the Victorian's ideas have come back - sleeping on a rope.

[Merny5]

Those are very interesting. It’s 3:30 am and I’m thinking I would like one right about now.😀

[Kakally]

what a brilliant thing…😂😂. I’m not sure when it could work for me. Either I’d be kicking my legs and then dropping off and maybe feeling a bit caged in…. Excellent for some people in some situations… though actually I would love to have a go 👏👍😂

[Joolsg in reply to Kakally]

I used to try to devise a strong rope between door frames!. But this and a motorised cycle to move the legs for us while we rest upright would be perfect.

[Kakally]

how inventive of you 😂😂👏👍