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Hi, I'm new around here! Sorry for the long post.. I'm currently using a 10-15(not sure exactly, I've used it for 7) year old innerspring mattress, and it has started to sag a bit in the middle. Also, it's rather...noisey. I'm thinking about getting a latex mattress, but I'm not sure what to buy. My budget is about $1,000 for a queen sized, preferably all latex. My initial thought was the ikea sultan erfjord, but I'm not sure about it's quality (seeing how it's from ikea). I also haven't been able to find much in the way of reviews by people who have owned it for a long period of time. I also checked out various mattress stores, but either I'm not sure if I'm getting a good mattress (yeah, sleepys, give me a 50% discount on everything...) or it was way out of my price range (2,000-5,000 for a queen) I'm not opposed to a DIY solution from FBM or other company, but I'm not sure what all I'd need. I'd guess I'd need to grab a core and a topper of some sort, which from FBM would run me about $900, but I'm not really in the market for major customization, I don't need different softness on different sides, or anything complex. Just a little on the firm side thank you. I'm also not opposed to an online mattress if it's in the price range and has a 'money-back' return policy (instead of just an 'exchange' one). I was thinking something from http://latexmattressshop.com/ would work, since they have a 60 day refund policy, I'm not sure a warranty after the first month really matters (since they're mostly pro-rated or won't cover the problem anyway) In non-latex mattresses, I've tried out the keetsa cloud mattress in their store, and it was fairly comfortable, but I couldn't seem to find any long-term reviews on how it holds up (and since it's memory foam I have my doubts). I tend to be a little warmer than average sleeping, which is another negative to memory foam (for me). Lots of people on yelp seem to love keetsa, however. Any suggestions/help would be welcome. |
| Another low cost option is this ebay seller. Has factory seconds from sleepEZ and other etailers, covers, and frames: |
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I've actually gone to about 6 or 7 different mattress stores and tried out various mattresses. In terms of comfort in the store, latex and foam were the best, but I'm fairly sure that foam will only be comfortable for 6-9 months for, basically, the same price as latex. I'm thinking that I'll do the FBM setup, since it comes in well under sleepez, people here have had success with them, and I'm not convinced whatever quality difference there is is worth $400.
Do I need to buy any kind of fire retardant mattress cover for FBM, or does the terrycloth one that comes with the mattress work? |
| Every latex mattress I have seen for sale online comes with some type of "fire retardent"ness. The altex mattresses generally come with a cotton cover that also has wool quilted into it. Some have wool just on the top, but I've seen others that have wool on the sides as well. A latex bed is heavy and has a high fuel load. With DIY mattress, there are no such rules. You could invest in a wool moisture barrier/puddle pad that may provide some protection. I haven't really seen any pad marketed just for it's fire protection. |
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sleepswithcats wrote: My personal experience test driving latex was that I tried Savvy Rest Firm Firm Medium in both Talalay and Dunlop and I couldn't tell any difference. Don't quote me here, but I think the same ILD for Talalay and Dunlop do not feel the same, with Talalay feeling softer. Either you can search for the data or possibly someone like Phoenix or Budgy will know what the corresponding ILDs are in Talalay and Dunlop for the different firm, soft, etc. Talalay is usually more expensive. I don't know the source of FBM latex. Perhaps someone with experience with FBM knows. Or you could call and ask where they get their latex. http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/post.php?p=14558&q=1 |