Hi Budgy.. I really appreciate your input!! I was looking at this company here in our city that carry natural organic beds. I haven't heard of this bed before.. I just googled where I could find it here, and it turns out this company carries that exact brand! Its nice to know I can get a high quality bed and not worry about having issues with it. We really do actually want a pillow top, and were going to make our own.. however if we can actually get a high quality pillow top already made thats even better! Are you able to just buy toppers from Greensleep? Also, is it necessary to buy a box spring when we already have a bed with a wood slat base foundation? A side question, is there any benifit in having a heavier gauge coil...
Re: Pocket coils - budgy
Sep 7, 2011 3:11 PM
I would say based on every pocket coil mattress I have ever looked @ (Carpe Diem, Hastens, Vi-Spring, Hypnos, Marshall) the GreenSleep pocket coil is probably the most durable. The coils are heavy 13.5 gauge steel (very thick for a pocket coil), and wrapped in rubberized coir. Technically the beds come with seperate toppers that are filled with natural rubber wool and cotton covered. The toppers are replaceable but they are quite durable as they are made out of rubber and contain no polyurethane foam. The bottom coil cores have no upholstery at all, so they should last a very, very long time before needing replacing. The firmer model (Molena) has a pretty solid feeling to it, definitely does not feel like a pillowtop at all....
Re: Green Sleep Mattresses - budgy
Aug 26, 2011 9:15 PM
With regards to comparing GreenSleep to Natura its pretty different. Natura does not offer any innerspring mattresses that are near the quality of the Green Sleep models...in truth the only other brand that I know of that does an all latex pillow top in conjunction with a spring system that can really compare to what GreenSleep has availabe is Carpe Diem, although they are not a certified organic mattress either (although still natural).
I would not say that the GreenSleep foundations are absolutely required but it is one of the things that really sets them apart from the rest of the crowd. All of the worlds best beds have flexible base systems, whether or not you will notice a tremendous difference is hard to say. One thing is for sure when you look at the mattress only pricing they really blow away a lot of their competition...
Re: Green / Eco-friendly / All Natural Mattresses? - slpngoc
Sep 27, 2011 12:53 PM
Essentia is making a lot of exaggerated claims and false promises (some petroleum being used, in unknown quantities, but labelling it an organic mattress), but it is a lot greener than the Natural Origins line from Sealy (mostly petroleum).
Look at SleepTek, Natura (organic line only) or GreenSleep for Canadian made truly natural product. Unfortunately below the $2000 range the closest to natural you are going to get is realistically only 30%~40% natural. Blended latex with polyurethane foam cores for the most part is about as natural as you can do. When for about $3000ish you could do 100% natural and also get a product that would like last twice as long as the beds below 2k because of a lack of polyrethane foam.
Re: Talalay Vs Dunlop?? (this mattress decision is making me crazy!) - Iris
Aug 12, 2011 9:01 AM
With all respect to Budgy, I don't know if he works hands on with latex., but to the OP, I would think also talking to several mfrs. (SleepEZ, Flobeds, etc...) that have worked hands on with the different latexes over the years would be good.
Here in SF Bay Area, Natural Mattress Stores has 3 stores with organic / latex beds. Told me they use Dunlop cores / talalay tops in their 'Awareness' line.
that video is interesting.
I would think it is most important to get good quality latex from the best suppliers which apparently are LI, Latexco, Latex Green, etc...
What are the main co's that use the good quality latex? I originally thinking that total dunlop was the way to...
Are there any Organic hybrid mattresses that feel similar to Comforpedic and are adjustable base compatible? Is the mattresses made by Green Sleep Vimala) such a bed? - Adjbed2525
Aug 29, 2011 3:13 PM
Comforpedic states on their web site that their polyurethane foam has: low emission VOCs, made without PBDEs, made without mercury lead or heavy metals, is formaldehide free, and made without prohibited phthalates. Does this mean it's not toxic, will not off gas harmful chemicals, and will not make the chemically sensitive sick...like many poly foams did in the early to mid 2000's? I read all kinds of past issues and health warnings about how poly foam can make people sick. Is this still a concern? Don't want headaches, asthma issues, etc...
Don't see too many complaints of the poly foam in the Comforpedics breaking down or having off gasing issues. Right?
Would like to go all natural and organic but I like the feel of the Comforpedic hybrid latex/poly foam mattress or a high quality latex/spring mattress. I like a supportive yet a plush bed without the mushy feeling of traditional memory...
Green Sleep Mattresses - Skyline
Aug 26, 2011 7:54 PM
Hello,
I had recently been looking to replace my twin mattress (had it for years..very saggy now) with a new one. Initially I had been looking at getting a Simmons Beautyrest mattress as my brother has one and it seems very good (had for several years now and not sagging at all). In doing my research into Simmons, as well as the other S brands, I had become very unhappy for several reasons. It appears that new mattresses these days from S brands come with low quality foam boxing in the inner coil springs and are prone to early failure. This was contrary to what a sales person had led me to believe. The other thing that really got me was that all the names for the mattresses varied from retailer to retailer. That to me was just low (but I'm sure you all know that).
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Re: Pocket coils - Selarah
Sep 7, 2011 7:34 PM
Hi Budgy.. I really appreciate your input!! I was looking at this company here in our city that carry natural organic beds. I haven't heard of this bed before.. I just googled where I could find it here, and it turns out this company carries that exact brand! Its nice to know I can get a high quality bed and not worry about having issues with it. We really do actually want a pillow top, and were going to make our own.. however if we can actually get a high quality pillow top already made thats even better! Are you able to just buy toppers from Greensleep? Also, is it necessary to buy a box spring when we already have a bed with a wood slat base foundation? A side question, is there any benifit in having a heavier gauge coil in the middle section of the bed? Thanks so...
Re: Pure Latex Bliss - joelv
Oct 11, 2011 5:37 PM
Pure Latex Bliss is advertised as the best thing in the world but this is very far from reality. I brought the 10" Pure Latex Bliss mattress and topper at Sleepys. While at the showroom, I thought that the mattress was a bit firm but decided to purchase it anyway since it had great reviews(which I now know are definitely fake!). The first night of sleeping on this mattress left my wife and I with terrible lower back pains. We thought that it might take some time to get used to but the pain just kept getting worse as the days passed. In total I kept the mattress for about 10 days before doing a comfort exchange(which costs $250 plus about $90 delivery fee by the way!). Latex, unlike memory foam, is a very firm material that immediately bounces right back up once the pressure is removed. The comfort exchange...
