I also slept on my floor for about 5 months - until I saw a huge cockroach (common in Sydney) run across my floor and hide under my pillow.
I agree, it felt great.
When I moved into my new, almost cockroach free apartment, I built my own shikibuton by taking a futon cover and stuffing it with a comforter and a thin foam mattress topper. The whole thing is about 7cm (2.7 inches) thick. I roll it up each morning and have been sleeping like this for the last 8 months.
I also use only 1 thin pillow, and for a while was placing it lengthwise along my spine, which is apparently good for fixing the hunchback posture of modern humans.
I agree, it felt great.
When I moved into my new, almost cockroach free apartment, I built my own shikibuton by taking a futon cover and stuffing it with a comforter and a thin foam mattress topper. The whole thing is about 7cm (2.7 inches) thick. I roll it up each morning and have been sleeping like this for the last 8 months.
I also use only 1 thin pillow, and for a while was placing it lengthwise along my spine, which is apparently good for fixing the hunchback posture of modern humans.