Mattress Forum

I hope so too Linda. I love reading successes, especially after trying all you've tried. It's really inspiring.

It felt like I was lying on top of the mattress and not sinking in enough. I subsequently ordered, for exchange, a soft piece and a medium piece. I put these over an extra firm piece, so that I had S/M/XF. It felt great when I went to bed, but upon arising in the morning, as you have so clearly stated, I could feel the pain immediately.

I worked myself around until I wound up with, in a California King, one side ,F/XF/XF. The other side F/F/XF. I did not arrive at this configuration quickly, simply, or easily. There was a lot of changing of layers. But now I go to sleep on the softer side, and usually, but not always, will gravitate towards the firmer side late in the morning hours and wake up sleeping there.

The main thing is that we wind up with a configuration that really works for us at least 90% of the time. And preferably 95 to 98% of the time. The biggest problem we have, particularly us older folks, is that we will strain ourselves doing yard work or something else, go to bed and wake up the next morning with some pain and automatically want to blame our mattress. Wrong! When this happens we should do some stretching exercises,( if the pain is not too great) give it a few days before we began to change around layers.

Think of it this way. What if you had a big S. brand mattress and you had a problem. What could you do? The only thing is buy another mattress. Boo,.. bad! I am so glad I have the type mattress I do, and a company that for 90 days allowed me the time to come up with the configuration that would work for me.

So the Vzone was the missing link, and you needed more firm at the hip.  What made your back feel better?  More firmness? It does get confusing.

It is strange that a bed feels fine when you lay on it initially, then hours later (one or two) you wake up in pain.  You really can't tell by test driving a bed in the store, to me it is a waste of time.  I know because of all the mistakes I have made.

Whatever you do if it is working, don't tweak it. Congratulations.

The eggcrate foam feels mushy, kind of like a pillowtop.  I like a nice smooth flat surface, which this is not.  My husband is bugged by the irregular feel of the eggcrate - he claims he can feel the hills and valleys.  And I think it's probably why he complains about his side being too soft even though the cores are XF/XF/SF - I think it's the softness of the surface that bothers him.

The Vzone was configured with large pieces that could be swapped so it could be either F or XF at the hip, and since vzones normally provide a little extra support under the lumbar region, smaller XF and SF pieces were included.  I put the small SF piece under the hip, not the waist, and that unusual configuration worked for my unusual back.

Linda

I aksed this question on another thread, but I'll ask you, too. Have you tried flipping it over or not using it at all? I ask because I have a sample Flobeds sent, and I don't care for it either, and am not sure I care for all the wool in the cover. I was thinking of asking them if they would replace the convoluted layer with a  1 or 2" latex pad.

I have always liked my piece of convoluted latex so I have never felt a need to turn it over and try the other side. But if the slight sensation of "hills and valleys" that convoluted latex presents felt uncomfortable to me, I certainly wouldn't hesitate to turn it over and try the smooth side.

If this reversing of the convoluted piece did not satisfy the customer I would assume FloBeds would exchange it, as they exchange any and all layers within the mattress during the first 90 days at the customer's request, for some other piece of latex that would fit within the mattress cover.

The main thing to keep in mind is that FloBeds has built a reputation on customer service. They are not the cheapest on the Internet. Evidently based upon information in another thread, some of their exchanges may involve a replacement with a piece of latex that has been exchanged by another customer, after a thorough inspection and cleaning, this piece of latex will be recycled back into the customer base. This does not trouble me at all. What I wanted from my mattress supplier was the willingness to work with me to make sure that I had a mattress, number one, that I could afford, and number two, would meet my criteria for comfort. FloBeds has met this criteria fully and completely.

I would recommend to anybody who has a FloBeds, if they are uncomfortable in any way, to contact Dave or Dewey Turner and talk to them about it. I'm sure they will get a satisfactory response. Doing business with this company has reminded me of my experiences of growing up in a small Midwestern town in the 1950s. The "Good Merchants" were the kind of people that you could always talk to about a product you purchased from them. If there was any defects or imperfections, or whatever that was not satisfactory to you, they would work with you to make sure that you were satisfied. They knew that word-of-mouth would either keep them in business or drive them out. It is too bad that we have lost that characteristic in America. FloBeds, it seems to me, is a return to that tradition.

To the person who isn't sure about the wook in the cover:  if you get a traditional cover, it will have a PU fill with flame retardants in it.  Wool is a natural flame retardant, and a natural repellant for bedbugs and mites.  It will keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.  Wool is really wonderful stuff!

My old bed I had before I replaced it with the Flobed was a Simmons (before they went to the dark side and started using cheap PU foam).  It was a traditional spring mattress with wool fill.  For 15 years it was the most wonderful, supremely comfortable mattress, until it wore out.  I've been sold on wool fillings ever since I bought that mattress.

The Flobeds mattress cover, with it's knit cotton and wool batting, is really a pleasure to lie on.  Nevertheless, if you really dislike wool, other options are probably out there.

Oh, and I should mention, I'm extremely sensitive to wool.  I can't have it against my skin at all, or I break out and itch all over.  Over the course of 15 years with my old Simmons mattress and this new Flobed mattress cover, I have never had a moment's discomfort due to the wool.

I never felts the bumps of the covoluted layer.  I think with the wool top on and a mattress pad and sheet over, the feeling is really muted. 

I did try it with the convoluted piece flipped over.  It might feel slightly firmer that way.  Not sure I noticed much of a difference.

Dave assured us early on that any part of the bed can be exchanged, including the topper.

Linda

I know others that love the convoluted topper but it made the bed too soft for me since I did not sink in enough to feel the extra firm layer underneath. I had started off with a bed way too soft which hurt my back. I tried laying on the latex cores without the topper but since I sleep on my side, I needed the little bit of cushion to soften up the pressure points on my hips and shoulders.