Mattress Forum

Anyway, this leaves us with the dilemma of finding a new mattress fairly quickly.  I would really rather not go with an innerspring mattress, although I will do that if nothing else works.  And I have been so put off by latex with my Flobeds experience that I just don't even want to go there (and yes, I have tried it without the vZone layer and the euro slats . . . those configurations were even worse than with - I don't get the support I need without the euro slats, and don't have enough pressure point relief without the soft layers under my hips and shoulders with the vZone - an all soft layer anywhere in the mattress allows cratering).  I'm now seriously considering wool, but because I can't return it once I've tried it out, and have no way of "testing" one out in a store, I want to get as much information as possible first.  I thought I would ask here . . . has anyone slept on an all wool mattress before?  I am coming up empty searching the forums . . . if there is a post on it, it's well buried.  Even if all you have tried is a wool topper, please chime in with what the experience is like.  All I have been able to find is on the websites of the manufacturers who make wool mattresses, and those aren't exactly unbiased.  They all seem to boast wool's amazing ability to allow you to "nest" into it (superior pressure point relief) while also supporting your body/distributing your weight up and away from pressure points.  I don't know if that makes any sense at all.  I can't say it nearly as well as they can.  :)  Also, since it's more breathable than latex or memory foam, you don't wake up hot, yet it keeps you warm during winter.  Anyway, I just want to know if their claims are true.  I've already ordered a topper, so I guess I could just wait and see . . . but the latex mattress will be long gone before I even get the topper, and I'd rather not be without a mattress to sleep on for longer than absolutely necessary.