Futon in North America?
 

Hey guys, currently I'm revamping my room for University and well the thought of getting a Futon seemed interesting. I currently have a queen sized bed (it the the only spare bed at the time and I only use maybe 1/4 of the bed).

My main question is what the retail price of a single sized futon would be and if it's possible to get it at a store or something in Canada.

My main reason for getting one is because I don't like springs (from the bed) and the only time I use my bed is when I'm sleeping, so I'd much rather have more space to do other things :).

Is it comparable to sleeping on the floor with a sleeping bag? And... could you use a Futon on hard wood floor instead of Tatami?

Thanks :)! Hope someone has some insight for this, and I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this.

I think you could use futon on hard floor...I did....

Ty haha, I thought that would be the case :).

Anyways, I did some more searching and I found many on Rakuten: Global Market - Shopping Japanese products from Japan.

I guess I'll settle for that :). Has international shipping too! It isn't nearly as expensive as other alternatives for North Americans :P.

just get a mattress like they have in beds. will be more comfy than futon, but will also save space. i've been sleeping like that for a year now since i've moved to my apartment while i study.

Futon in canada, well in montreal can go for like 100$ to easily 400$ depens on what size and quality of material.

Ikea have a tons of them.

or sears, zellers labais etc. any big stores sell them

??? The Japanese Shiki Futon things right? Not the Western Futons? :S.