First, a disclaimer: I am not a qualified sleep specialist. But what I lack in certification, I make up for in experience: a quick Google reveals that I’ve spent roughly 10,950 nights (or 76,650 hours) in the Land of Nod. Granted, I wasn’t conscious for any of that time, but as someone incapable of functioning after a restless night, if Eight Sleep’s Pod 3 didn’t make a difference, my deep-purple eye bags and general irritability would know about it.
Out the box
While this particular product is a ‘mere’ mattress topper (Eight Sleep’s range also includes entire mattresses), this isn’t the sort of thing you can pick up for twenty quid in Wilko. For a start, it costs about the same amount as an all-inclusive trip to the Mediterranean – £2,245, to be precise – but in terms of sheer set-up and size, it really is something else.
On delivery, you’ll have a few medium-sized boxes to contend with. One contains the Cover itself, and the other two contain the all-black ‘Hub’ – about the size of a desktop computer – plus various accompanying wires and attachments. Confused? So was I. There’s a fair amount to get your head around, but Eight Sleep has done its bit to make the unpacking and set-up process as easy as possible. Download the Eight Sleep app, enter your unique verification code, then watch the intro video – all will become clear.
This story is from the February 2023 edition of Men's Fitness UK.
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