Eight Sleep Pod 5 Cover Review: Insights After Four Years as a User (Quick Blanket Take too)

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Pod 4 (2024):    • Eight Sleep Pod 4 Cover Review: Unfiltered...  

^ These are unlisted because I don’t want to confuse YouTube’s algorithm (small YouTubers get punished for similar content). They’re not worth watching, just here for transparency.

Summary:
I’ve owned Pods 2–5. Pod 5 = Pod 4 with buttons and blanket support.

I bought the Pod 5 cover only and used my Pod 4 hub. The Pod 5 hub just adds a speaker.

What’s new: physical buttons on the cover, blanket compatibility, optional hub speaker.

Results: My 2022 test showed 5% more deep+REM (12 min/night). Since then, mixed. I just sleep better cool.

Comfort: feels like Pod 4 (good). Dual temps create a subtle barrier.

Blanket quick take: mirrors each side, feels amazing for a few minutes, then settles. Re-entry at night can feel jarringly cold. Heavy (~22 lb king), tubing reduces plushness, hoses limit movement, bottom-zip duvets only zip ~25%, layers can shift. Probably not worth $1,000 for most.

Noise/heat: fan-like during big changes, quiet once stable. Hub adds heat.

Cost: 1st-year sub required. 5-year “real” cost on a King is ~$4,044.

Buy: new to Eight Sleep, temp-fighting couples, no wearable tracking.

Skip: Pod 4 owners, very hot rooms, solo sleepers, snugglers, people already sleeping great.

Trial: 30 nights. If it doesn’t help, return it.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:07 Does it improve sleep?
3:34 Comfort Observations
3:10 Quick Blanket Takeaway
4:39 Day to Day Operations
6:13 Health and Sleep Tracking
7:04 Durability
8:34 Cost and Value
9:38 Who should avoid this?

Disclosure
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