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We tried many different things, latex, which my partner just finds terrible for the back, and feather beds.  We go into great detail between myself and several others if you can still access Beckley threads in the old forum.  Essentially we found that just the Hastens topper was still a bit too firm for us.  Feather bed felt good but needed fluffing up every night which was  a pain because we wanted it underneath the Hastens so we could still feel that horsehair springy thing.  So, trial and error, - another poster, Beach Lover, found that memory foam worked for them so we gave it a try.  2" is perfect, more would make things (hind quarters ) sink in too much,  so we ended up with a good solution for us.  Very customized as you say and very easy to live with.  The Hastens' mattress pad has those...

I don't recall who  makes the Holland coil - I remember Steve H talked about them a bit on the old forum.  I suggest you call Tim or Ted at Beckley - they are very willing to talk about their beds and their process.  Call the factory number and they can direct you to them.

Yes, I have to agree my Hastens topper is very expensive - but it makes the bed for us and we regulary shake it up and in fact step all over  it (on the ground) and it goes back to original shape very nicely and feels brand new all over again. It makes the bed softer without giving up the horsehair springy feeling that the Beckley also has....

Sure, the queen topper was, if memory serves, about $1300 and it is about 3" thick with horsehair, cotton and wool.  2" of memory foam was from Healthy Foundations and was about $200.  Expensive toppers but they give the feeling of a very comfortable bed with good springs and horsehair at a fraction of the cost of the hastens or McRoskey for that matter.  Is it as good as a Hastens - who knows?  I loved the feel of the 2000T for the little time I got to spend on it in Chicago, but  it is not in the budget right now.  As well we are larger folk and we have back issues and seem to need a firmer mattress so, I'm quite pleased with what we put together for the money and enjoy crawling in every night!...

I think this does come close to a poor man's holy grail!  We are liking ours very much after one year.  It is very firm, I never did see a medium firm but others who have describe it as still firm.  This is very much a bed that needs a dedicated topper of some sort depending on what you what your comfort level to be.  We have finally found success with the Beckley bed, a two inch 4Lb density piece of memory foam, the Hastens topper (keeps that horsehair feeling going) and a Hasten'scotton mattress pad to protect it.  This seems to work for us.  It is still quite firm, but supportive and feels great.  We were recently on vacation and really were happy to get back to our Beckley. 

Other toppers could be all memory foam, some latex, whatever suits you - but the bed itself by Beckley is...

I used to post on this forum alot, but haven't for awhile.  I still say Nay to Hastens despite all the claims about the bed.   The fact that their mattresses are so outrageously priced, way over the budget of the average American, confirms my feelings about their mattresses.  And even though the materials are natural, the fact is pocket sprung mattresses are not for everyone.  They can be very firm.   Also, the wool and horsehair can be an allergy problem for people with skin sensitivities.  I made sure to try out the Hastens (and Carpediem mattresses) last summer when I knew I"d be wearing shorts and short sleeved shirts.  What I discovered is that after lying on the topper for five minutes, I got very very itchy.  And it happened in two separate stores.

What I would do is what confused bedbug did.  As long as it feels comfortable in the...

"Hastens really knows how to make a great bed. No smoke and mirrors with this company. Just quality materials made to last decades. This seems so much smarter than buying a series of disappointing beds during the same time frame to litter our landfills. Hastens gets it "right" the first time. No fussing with figuring out toppers or zones or anything else. Life is complicated enough! "

The 2000T may be great if you have an extra $12K to throw at a problem, only to have to replace the topper in 5-7 years (your figure, see below), but many are a bit more frugal. As you noted in your December post below "[m]any here have bought various comfort tops made of down, wool, horsehair, latex, and/or foam to put over unadorned mattresses and are very happy with them. You can always change out a worn out topper later, while keeping your...

Hastens, and the other "prestige" mattresses, certainly are well made, and extremely high quality, desirable, comfortable mattresses. And Bentley or Rolls are desirable, high quality, automobiles, but I would much rather have a Porsche (or even BMW). If you look on the various web sites, the emphasis ii on luxurious materials--organic cotton, lambswool, cashmere, silk, horsehair--and stitches/inch by elves. They are sealed systems. You pay a lot of money and get what should be a good mattress for you. OTOH, the Dux is not a sealed system. If you look on the website, the emphasis is on biomechanics, adjustability and even replacement of toppers. The user is in much more control of the experience/outcome. I'm not suggesting anyone buy a Dux--just that anyone who wants a comfortable, good night's sleep, could benefit from the information on the Dux website and apply it to his/her own quest to...

We just retired our Aireloom Rip Van Winkle Euro top mattress. It had a wool top on one side and a silk top on the other side. After 10 years, the body impressions were there to stay and the bed became not-so-comfortable. The mattress was hand stitched, and the box spring was 8-way hand-tied, so the construction was good. I think if it had not had a Euro top, we'd still be sleeping on it.

As many in this forum have discovered, comfort tops eventually break down, even though the mattresses underneath are still in good condition. Many here have bought various comfort tops made of down, wool, horsehair, latex, and/or foam to put over unadorned mattresses and are very happy with them. You can always change out a worn out topper later, while keeping your mattress.

We have been sleeping on our new Hastens 2000T for almost two weeks, and are enjoying it very much....

Is anyone else on the market making a horsehair topper like Hastens ?

I dunno if it was the combo of the double springs - mattress and box, but the topper was divine as well.
It has some give but has some resiliancy to it as well....

I dunno if it's the horsehair topper or the mattress/spring bedspring combo but it's a winner !

Whatever it is, I like it more than the Dux or Shifmans I tried
Love both the 2000T and Excelisor . The 2000T is like instant comfort and the Excelisor takes about 30 seconds for the comfort factor to sink in.....at a $8000 discount.

For those who have been in the same boat.....what other alternatives should I be looking it.
At this point, let's say 12 years at $1333 cost per year out of life of a good mattress, I'm willing to do that ........