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This business of flipping and all 100% natural latex mattress, I believe you said it was king-size, concerns me. My three layer +2 inch top layer 100% natural botanically grown latex California king mattress weighs in excess of 150 pounds. And it's not going to handle like 150 pound barbell. I have likened movie latex to handling a stupefied drunk person. It is a very sloppy and hard to handle. I just moved 4 half pieces of latex,(apx 25lb ea.) and although I have a bad back, and use a back brace, my back was protesting loudly!

So you better have two people who are "very stout" if you're going to try to flip that kind of a mattress....

sandman wrote:
Sandman: I can't do that because I don't have a piece of extra firm blended. I have a firm piece of blended that I have been comparing to a medium piece of natural. They are fairly comparable. The difference being that natural has a higher density rate than does blended on an ILD versus ILD basis.

I will be posting some additional information about this in my thread, "just bought a FlowBeds"...

Jim I just know the information I posted has helped me to better understand what is actually going on with my purchase of a latex mattress.

For instance the new firm blended piece of latex I just received from FlowBeds feels no firmer to me than my medium piece of natural latex. Come to find out it has a lower density than the natural. This is all completely explained in the PDF's that I posted.

I agree with you that there is nothing like trying something out to really know what's going on. You can have all the knowledge in the world and it is not going to help you unless the people you're purchasing from have the same knowledge and are honest about their products so that you can make an informed decision.

But armed with this knowledge you're in a much better position to understand what is going on when you...

Thank you for your response Sandman. I have changed the heading of this thread possibly that will help.

I just think people need to read more to know more. What is the use of asking the same questions over and over again if were not willing to learn from what's already knowable?

And I believe you are right about the blended piece of latex that I received from FloBeds. It is a 32 ILD but it feels like my medium hundred percent natural that as an ILD of 28. But the density factor comes into play. The blended piece is about 2 to 3 pounds lighter than my medium piece of hundred percent natural. Therefore they feel relatively the same.

The thing is, that this post that I made has links to some PDFs that gives some very explicit information about this difference. It is one of the most informed pieces of information...

Eagle, it would be interesting if you could compare the XF blended to the F 100% natural....

I have found that an all latex bed can be pretty warm, but I seem to be in an minority opinion on that. If you are easily bothered by heat it might be an issue.  Definitely seems warmer than the old firm innerspring mattresses to me.  It also depends on what cover they put on it and the mattress pad you use.  However, I think an type of foam of a certain density is going to retain heat.  That is my experience at least....

Do you know if 32 ILD blended (or natural) is denser than 28ILD.?   If so, then you can pretty much offset the difference between the blended and natural by just going for a higher ILD in the blended (as you noted before). However, they still would not feel exactly the same.

I would also note that the 25% test to measure ILD is an arbirtrary number.  If they used 50%, for example,  then 2 pieces that have the same firmness under the 25% measure might now measure to a different firmness.  Perhaps the denser all natural or dunlop would measure higher with a 50% (or some other %) standard.  Therefore they effectively feel firmer than the blended when your body weight compresses them by more than 25%....

Eagle, from the wording it looked like it was aimed mainly at Jimsocal and not totally clear what the topic was.  So, people may have skipped over it.   In reading it seems that density is a factor independent of ILD.   A higher density will provide more support than a lower density foam with the same ILD.  Possibly why you found the blended piece to be softer.  And why dunlop feels firmer as well.  At times I do feel like I am sinking in too much on the blended latex, so possibly the 100% natural or dunlop has advantages (especially for heavier people). ...

I have been researching mattresses for quite some time and have concluded that the latex mattress is probably the best out there for comfort and quality based on reviews. The Dunlop process seems to be a little more tried and tested but both are probably good. My wife and I bought a Nova Foam mattress from Costco last year and hated it...It was not comfortable and the worst thing was that it slept very hot. Supposedly the latex does not? At any event, I have ordered the new Sleep Science latex mattress from Costco and am waiting for delivery. I did not order the foundation but called the company to see what I would need to do in order to use my existing box springs. They said to put 3/4 plywood over the box springs and we should be fine. Apparently their box springs are metal and they provide some sort of...

Hi,

I never even heard of a latex mattress until I found this forum. 

Please tell me, if you know, is there a problem with mold with natural latex mattresses?

Does anyone know if the layers of latex are glued together?

I'm trying to gather information to make an informed decision about the type of mattress to buy.  I had a Select Comfort, but wasn't happy that it got mold.

Your input is appreciated.

I've gone to a couple of mattress stores and find the latex bed comfortable.

Sunshine
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