Mattress Forum

While the SleepEZ did not work for us, I do agree with all the other comments here that Shawn, Nancy, and Jeremy have been EXCELLENT. Everything about our experience with SleepEZ was outstanding. We just could never get the right layering combination to avoid back pain :(  I wish we could! But we have it 2 months with no luck and finally gave up.

Thanks.  Long as I'm not sinking in too much, should be fine.   I hope the Sam's Club mattress works out for you two.  If it does, you'll have made a huge bargain!

Friday night was ok. Little bit of ache in the morning, but not bad. But, the mattress was so firm that I had a hard time falling asleep.

Saturday I put a simple 1" memory foam topper on it. Nothing fancy- like 3lb, but just enough to help a bit. Well- that was a BAD idea.

Sunday we both woke up at 5am with excruciating back pain! I mean bad. We both promptly moved to the guest room. Of course, after about five minutes I just could not lay down anymore and had to get up. And my back hurt all day yesterday.

Sunday night we tried again mattress only, no topper. That was ok. I managed to stay on my back most of the night (I am primarily a stomach sleeper). No major pain this morning. I wouldn't say I felt refreshed, but I wasn't really in much pain either. Of course, I took an Aleve before I went to bed and only slept about 6 hours.

My husband insists that we have to give it a week before we toss it and see how it goes. So, I'll keep trying, unless I wake up with the pain like yesterday again! Then, I might be done. That said, this is really no worse than any other mattress I've had in the last six months. I just really don't know what the problem is. The pain usually goes away throughout the day and is quite frequently back in the morning when I wake up- to varying degrees. 

A friend of ours has that Sleep Science 13" Ara from Costco and he loves it. He swears it's firm, but not too firm and that you dont sink too much. I keep trying to get my husband to go lay on it with me. I know you can't tell from 5 minutes, but you can sometimes tell that quickly if you DON'T like something.

So, we'll see! Too soon to call this success or failure of my cheapo mattress adventure, but I'll keep you posted if we wind up happy or if we retreat!

Any chance you two have tried an adjustable base bed?  I've tried a few - with a Tempurpedic Cloud, iComfort and a nice Posturepedic.  All I know is when my feet are up a bit and my torso up a bit, it feels really good.  When I adjust the base to flat again, it feels bad laying flat on my back.  It just shows how much the adjustment helps.  I like to end up on a great foam mattress, then upgrade to an adjustable base in a year or so.

They are somewhat pricey, but they work with foam beds and many coil spring beds too.  They're not just for people in the hospital either.

 I've read that is pretty much always not good.  Never had a bed like this before.  Now I know....

The saying 'get a firm mattress' really means get a supportive mattress and that should mean no 'butt sinking into the bed' (hammocking effect).

Thanks.  SleepEZ must have shipped out the same night because it was on UPS ground out of Phoenix the next day!  It's due in tomorrow.  Phoenix to SF area is what, 800 miles?
 

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One note is if you get something like this, spread the cover bottom out as much as possible before putting the first layer of latex in.  I spread it out quite a bit, but when I put the first layer in, I was thinking, oh no .... I think maybe the latex is too long for the cover.  No, no.  I worked it by hand for a while to get the latex and cover in good position.  It came together and zipped up nicely.  I worked at casual pace, but it took me a good hour or so by self to unbox and put everything together.

As you may know I tend to be rather vocal, so I'll probably be on here making a lot of comments about how it is going.

Now I get to research foundations to go with this all latex mattress.  I understand slatted wood foundations are common with all latex mattresses.

Their warranty card is on their site, so I printed that out too, filed it with receipt.

It's way early for comfort comments, but it sleeps way cooler than the Revolution, don't sink in, and ... I like it.  'Nuff said, only 2 nights :)

Thanks for sharing info.

1) What are the ILD values for SMF (20,30,40 respectively)?

2) Is the wool embedded in the cover? Throughout the whole cover, or just parts of it (e.g. top)?

3) Since these are separate pieces, does that mean it is not considered a mattress (in terms of safety standards) and therefore is not subject to the open flame standard (e.g. no flame retardants required)?

4) Is the wool treated with any chemicals?

Thanks,

pimy

Check SleepEZ site for the ILD's ... it's a range for each.  Wool quilted in the top.  It's got a law tag and I'm sure conforms to the federal requirements.  They sell a lot of mattresses.

I don't know if the non-organic is not treated with any sort of chemicals.  Talk to shawn at SleepEZ.

 

Check SleepEZ site for the ILD's ... it's a range for each.  Wool quilted in the top.  It's got a law tag and I'm sure conforms to the federal requirements.  They sell a lot of mattresses.

I don't know if the non-organic is not treated with any sort of chemicals.  Talk to shawn at SleepEZ.

 

First thought this morning was, geez, I would need a topper for this. I looked at HolyLambOrganics and they make an organic wool/cotton topper(s), but it's over $300 even in twin XL.   I think that leaves me with trying something locally which is usually memory foam.   

Hopped over to Sleep Train to try TP Cloud and Contour Select and I'm virtually certain both of those offer a fair amount less pushback / more pressure relief.

Thanks.  I'm not going to freak out, just fine tune things.

Was looking at SnugFleece wool mattress topper pads.  I'm sure I'll find something like wool or memory topping to dial in the feel.
 

Thanks.  You're right, it is 22-24 ILD.  It still has quite a bit of cush though.  There's an innerspring mattress in next with room 'medium' PU foam topper and eek that's harder than where I'm at now.

 

How is this bed working out for you?? The cheapo Sam's bed is hit and miss. Some days good, some days bad. :( I swear!

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$55.99 for twin & then goes up in price until $117.99 for King. 

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The support is good for me with this SleepEZ bed.  I only have a superthin (like a sheet) mattress protector and fitted sheet on the mattress and it's not enough cush at this point.  I'm not sure if there's a little too much push back and pressure point coming from the Soft layer.  I'll try a premium mattress protector with a nice layer of pillowy material.  Hopefull that will keep me laying in one position longer by the time 5am comes around

So, it's good, but needs a little work for me.  One thing noticed is the 'organic' SleepEZ ad's 19-22 ILD for the all natural talalay Soft layer and 22-24 ILD for the blended talalay soft layer.  Need to ask Shawn if typo or why that is. 

Lynn, thanks for the info and links! I'll check 'em.

I've seen some of the toppers offered at Sleep Like a Bear in Nevada and I might try one of the Latex Intl Celsion 15 ILD toppers eventually.  Just not in the mood to mail order now.  Too much already.

I think many people would be just fine with this SleepEZ 10000 blended talalay in F/M/S.  It really offers very good support with a nice bouncy little feel.  I have to deal with the old right shoulder injury which is very sensitive to pressure and I rely on laying on it. 

I've compared the bare SleepEZ 10000 to a Temurpedic regular Cloud, am I'm quite sure the Cloud offers less 'pushback' hence more pressure relief on joints.  Both make me sink about the same amount into the mattress.  But, I can fine tune things with toppers. 

Sorry to hear this! I wonder if this was our issue with the latex? We only have like 8" of latex on the wood foundation which really had no give at all! Sadly, at this point I am not about to try all that again. Rolling those latex layers back up into the boxes for return was less than thrilling. And one of the funnier things I've ever done too.

Do you still have your other box springs? can you go back to that and see if it's better?

I went mattress hunting again for a little while yesterday and I did really like the Tempurpedic Deluxe. Seems like a nice medium to firm. Not so soft and sinking as the Cloud models, but not as hard as the Advantage and Original. Somewhere in the middle. Nicely conforming, but not too much sinking. Trying to get my husband over to see one.

Good luck with this! Keep us posted.

I still have the serta foundation.  Tonight going to try the iComfort on the stiff slatted foundation.

Your stores may not have the Tempurpedic Contour Select out yet, but I would recommend that.  The Contour Signature is even thicker and a bit much for my taste.  The base Contour is pretty thin, only 8" height.

The Contour Select hits a nice medium at 10" mattress height with about 4" memory foam.  That foam is fairly slow acting, but it conforms well and relieves pressure quite well.   I know the twinXL set is $1850, so I guess a king would be about $2,500 which is not too awfully bad.

 

I believe the Contour Select is the same as what had been the Deluxe. Is that correct?

Any thoughts on inclining the box spring? http://www.amazon.com/Incline-Box-Spring-Reflux-Remedy/dp/B004XUMWBI/ref=pd_sbs_hg_1

Deluxe bed which is discontinued had the dual air flow system.  Contour Select only has single air flow system like Advantage Bed has (had?).

Don't kow about inlcine box spring.
 

Iris,

Don't think I'll go with a euro slat foundation.  I'm looking for a slightly used Stearns and Foster twin XL box.  They are built better than the Serta and Beautyrest boxes.

I still have the SleepEZ 10000 and it feel pretty good on the Serta iComfort box, but the box is a little tweaked.  I'd just like a more solid box with a little spring to it.  I'll find it.

As for the 10000, I'm in pretty good shape with it.  It's a wee on the firm side, so I can just try some toppers, or not.  It's going ok.  Things just went south for a couple days on that slatted wood foundation, eeeeek.

I can't see using an ordinary semi flex box spring which is just a grid of rods at the foundation surface.  Latex is much too soft to be supported by thin rods.

As for the latex bed, it is going quite well even on the lamo Serta Stabl base foundation which sags in the middle because there's an 8" gap between vertical support rods, right where hips would go.

So, I bought a Stearns and Foster box spring.  Yeah, it's a wire frame box spring, but the vertical support rods are evenly spaced and I don't think the box spring will sag.

So, I'll give a month on this setup and then do a mattress review.