| For those with latex mattresses with split core layers for individual comfort on each side - is there ever an issue with the seam between the two sides? Do the pieces ever move around on you, does it open up a little, or can you feel the seam when lying on it? |
| Funny that you asked this just now because I posted a basically identical question a few minutes later (this post hadn't shown up yet). Hopefully we get some answers! |
| Yeah, I thought you two were maybe clones! I'm a single sleeper, too, so I'm interested in this question, as well. At first take, it seems like it would certainly be at least a bit noticeable to have a split down the middle. At least, I can't imagine it not being noticeable, to at least some extent, and maybe having a tight mattress cover would make some difference on how closely the two pieces can be abutted and maintained in full contact....But we'll see what people have to say.... |
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The latex pieces fit so tight together and their is a 1" topper over my latex cores, that I never notice the split cores at all and I sleep alone and switch sides since one side is slighter firmer so sometimes I want firmer and sometimes softer despite the cores being the same ILD since the ILD is just an average firmess and one side I put the higher average firmness of each core and the other side the lower number on the average for the very firm ILD's. I am the type of person that can't wear a shoe if I can feel a thread in it. I am a very light and picky sleeper and I can't feel any difference but I also have similar ILD's on both sides of my bed but the cores are so tight against each other and latex molds to the other core. |
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So Lynn, it sounds like your latex topper is not split but the core is, and you sleep on one side or the other. I can understand how a split down th emiddle wouldn't matter too much iif someone is not trying to sleep in the middle of the bed, instead of one of the sides. I believe one of the original questioners was asking about a split core, and the second was asking about a split topper (or cover), right? Would it make a difference if a split goes all the way through, vs if it's only split in the topper, vs only split in the core, for people trying to sleep in the middle of the bed? (assuming there is not a difference in density between the corresponding sides, which would, of course, make a difference trying to sleep in the middle, with or without a split).... Nothing like having the whole bed to yourself! :)
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I have slept in the middle of my bed since I am going through the change and I never know when I will have a hot flash so then I will move out of the spot I was sleeping on, change my top sheet and sometimes just sleep int he middle of the bed and not just on the other side since I have my alarm on the side closer tot he bathroom and I like to be able to get out of the bed on that side and I don't like sleeping closer to the windows since no matter what I do to darken the blinds, the light from the lights on the street and the ligth from outside in the morning seeps through the sides.
I did say both sides of my bed are similar so maybe there will be a noticable split if both sides are very different in the softness or hardness of the latex cores and there is no topper over them. I tried sleeping without a topper but then I could not get the bed into a comfort level that I liked with it being to hard or too soft. The 1" topper worked for me giving me the little bit of cushion I needed with very firm support underneath. This is the most comfortable bed I ever had. I hope to meet a partner one day who feels the same. This message was modified Jun 28, 2011 by Lynn2006
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| P.S. The reason I don't always sleep in the middle of the bed is I like to be able to reach for a tissue if I need it or a sip of water and I can't reach the night stands unless I sleep on the end of the bed but as I said, have slept in the middle of the bed and when I do that, I place the tissue box on the bed to be near it. |
| How much would you say the mattress cover contributes to the cores staying together - would a stretchy cover like terry cloth work, or would you need a firmer tighter cover, like quilted cotton? |
| Proof1st, I am not sure since I always slept with the latex cores inside my zippered cover but I know they are heavy and a tight fit. |
| For those interested, per a conversation with SleepEZ, they recommend a 1-piece top layer if you choose their stretch cover instead of the quilted cover. This would be to eliminate feeling the seam, because they say there wouldnt be any movement of layers being rubber, and heavy, etc. |
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From my disgruntled opinion of complete latex beds, you can completely feel the seam. With the convoluted topper and the fabric covering, you can even frequently see the seam. You lay on one side of it, it pushes that latex core down, and it 'sticks' up against the one next to it. You get off the bed, it stays stuck, and you have a distinct line running down your bed. In my opinion, I feel like I 'fall' towards the middle of the bed where the cores come together down the middle. I hate it and have been trying to tolerate it for almost two years now. Chris |