i dont have much room and need a place some family members can sleep on for a while. Anyone know which one of the two is more durable and comfortable to sleep on?
Futons are SO much better
During my college years I had two futons in my living room and on occasion I slept on them. If you are average weight to less than average weight then a few nights will be fine. Long term - not so much. As an adult my couch is a queen sleeper sofa with the extra comfort mattress that you use an air pump to inflate and it is much better. Bottom line is how much you are willing to spend versus how much actual use it will get.
I've never slept on a futon, but it has to be better than a sofa bed, there is always that bar that goes right across your back.
I've heard a futon is more comfortable, I've had sofa beds and they are NOT comfortable. Also, a futon is easier to move and takes up less space. All around better!
I have had both in the past, and once again. The sofa bed mattress is an air mattress, which should sleep more comfortably. My son uses the futon, and sees to have no issues with it. My mother has used the sofa bed, and the first one, she honestly didn't care for. I have learned to sleep on both, and actually prefer the futon. Our futon is double mattress . One mattress is the typical futon mattress, and the other has springs - also a futon mattress. We use that one on the bottom.. It may depend on your family members ages. Have you given thought to a day bed. That uses a regular mattress, and it can be a trundle, which means double space. One mattress hides beneath the other. There are many different styles of frames for these. Check them out!
