The vent of the BedJet sits at the bottom of the bed. Photograph: The Guardian View image in fullscreen The vent of the BedJet sits at the bottom of the bed. Photograph: The Guardian The Filter US Sleep Review Burning up in bed? I tried the BedJet, a box that blows cool air between the sheets BedJet’s novel under-the-blankets approach to creating the perfect sleep climate has its benefits – and a few unexpected quirks
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Let’s get the puns out of the way first: yes, I am hot in bed; yes, I get the cold shoulder sometimes and yes, I do sometimes wake up hot and sweaty.
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As a fairly typical cranky middle-aged male, these are part of the simple process of falling asleep. Like more than 30% of Americans, I struggle with sleep , intermittently being too hot, too cold or having a cat jump on my head. The BedJet aims to deal with the first two issues by quite literally adding climate control between the sheets.
The BedJet sits at the foot of your bed, sucks in air, then pipes it under your comforter or sheets, blowing over your body as you sleep . This gentle flow of air provides heating or cooling, as required, and helps remove humid air. The feeling is odd at first, but if you can handle the sensation and the rather steep price, a cool breeze on hot nights and a warm puff on cold ones is a luxurious way to fall – and stay – asleep.
BedJet 3 from $498 $498 at BedJet $569 at Amazon View image in fullscreen Photograph: Tracy Allison/The Guardian Now $498, originally $699 at BedJet $569 at Amazon BedJet 3 from $498 $498 at BedJet $569 at Amazon What we loved After testing it for several exceptionally hot, humid weeks in New England, I can attest that the BedJet made me much more comfortable on most nights. While it doesn’t drop the air temperature like an air conditioner, the airflow has a cooling effect on all but the most humid nights, eliminating the clammy feeling that would usually leave me tossing and turning.
View image in fullscreen About the size of a large shoebox, the BedJet fits under the bed, puffing air into a flexible duct like you might find on a clothes dryer. The vent end attaches to the mattress with an L-shaped clamp, directing the air over the body.
View image in fullscreen Photograph: Richard Baguley/The Guardian Most of the controls are on the overly large and complex remote control, which lets you adjust temperature, fan speed and the timer. You can also choose between three modes: cool, heat and turbo, an accelerated heating setting for when you first get into bed. By default, it runs for 10 hours after you turn it on, but you can dial it down for naps, or up for weekend lie-ins. I do wish it had an occupancy sensor to tell when I’m in bed and activate (or deactivate) automatically.
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