Those quilts on the floor were called pallets....and I have slept on many of them.
Yep. I have a pinched sciatic nerve and when it is giving me fits, I just put a sheet on the carpet and go to sleep. My friends and relatives think I am nuts but it really helps more than anything else I have tried over the years. Sometimes if I am in a hotel, I will do the same. Nothing wrong with it if it helps me get rid of pain.