Mattress Forum

I have not yet purchased any wool mattress because it is so expensive and there is no return allowed. I really love the concept of it, and appreciate your very thorough review.

I am currently using a pretty thick (3"?) wool topper over some residual PU foam (1"?) I had left over from camping, over a very old beautyrest spring mattress. It's okay, sometimes better than others. As long as I find the right place, it feels quite all right.

I am really hesitating because I am concerned about the wool mattress being or becoming overly firm.

You mention using it over wood slats. I saw Shepherd's Dream's latex covered slats.

I am wondering about those kinds of - don't know what to call it - where there is a network of metal pieces linked together that allows for flexibility. Not really a platform or a box spring set up. I'm just wondering if something like that might help incorporate the flexibility needed without going to the expense of the latex-coated slats. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? What if I were to find something like that and use that to support a wool mattress?

Or maybe just get a new inexpensive innerspring mattress and keep using my wool topper, etc., though I don't know how much better that would be than what I've got. I did some minor mattress surgery and removed the quilted cover from my ole mattress - the springs look fine, but I think they just have gradually lost their springiness in the weightbearing areas over lo these many years.

Thinking aloud - appreciate everyone on this forum.