Mattress Forum

Hi cynical,

I've never tried flipping the topper. I like the cushioning of it and I don't notice any bumps or uneven feel.

I think the cover is very nice (minus my stitching issue). It's not overly stuffed as store mattress covers seem to be these days and I don't notice any heat retention at all. I also don't notice it feeling cold when I first get in bed as my Temper-pedic cover felt.

I wouldn't characterize it as "all that wool". It's not really that thick, and I don't feel it detracts from the feel of the bed in any way. After a month, it looks like new. I sleep alone always on the same side and you can't tell which side. I don't see or feel any compression or stretching of the cover at all.

Like everything else I post, it's just my humble opinion, YMMV.

Best to you,

Natalie

• 2 1/2" 5lb Sensus Foam - this is beautiful foam and added great yielding support!
• 3" Custom vZone Layer (all Soft with Medium for lumbar area plus an extra piece of Medium if I need it)
• 3" Medium Layer
• 3" Firm Layer

The FloBeds 2" Convoluted Topper is the icing on top of my mattress cake! It provides me with wonderful cushioning. It's covered with a plush 100% cotton blanket for now, under a fitted stretchy jersey cotton sheet. (Special shout out to Leo for the solution to mattress pad stitching!)

Unlike pre-manufactured beds, FloBed layers can be switched as needed. Strain your back and require a firmer mattress? Switch layers. Also, if you get the FloBeds vZone, you have so many additional options to truly customize the bed to your individual needs.

I did return two pre-made vZones which didn't work for me. Hubby and I had no trouble with vacuum packaging them for return. FloBeds sent a return label and the cost was 25.00 to ship them back.

It took a while, but with Dewey's help and knowledge, I'm sleeping better than I have in years with no pressure points. YAY!!! I also feel very secure that if I ever have a problem, FloBeds is there to help. I really put them through a lot and was always reassured that if they couldn't find what worked for me, I would get a 100% refund!

I would not hesitate to recommend FloBeds to anyone looking for a latex bed! Great product, fantastic customer service!

Oh, one tip. Save all the boxes and bags until you're sure you have what works for you. This makes exchanges and returns simple.


Note on mattress pads:
I tried every mattress pad I could find, and they all either changed the feel of the bed, were too hot, or had too much stitching. I even bought and returned two different wool pads from SnugFleece. The hard backing hurt my pressure points.

The Dormeir Wool Pad is on order but won't ship until next week. I had to order the 24" drop as my mattress is a tad over 13". (Special shout out to Diane for sharing her Dormeir experience. Fingers crossed that I don't feel the stitching, and it doesn't wrinkle. If it does, it'll be for sale.


Thanks again to all who helped me through the confusing maze of bed buying, Eagle, Budgy, Kimberly, Lynn, Leo, TJ and EVERYONE else! Hope you know how very, very, appreciated you all are.

Natalie

 

Just a note:  I have a 16" drop Dormeir on a 13" mattress with no problem at all (even after washing and drying it on hot -- oh,oh, is budgy listening?).  Oh well, you can just tuck the extra material under the mattress.  My 24" drop on my 17" mattress has loads of skirt material left over that I have to tuck under.  I just hope the generous 24" skirt doesn't cause too much shifting of the surface for you...

Final review.

Hi Everyone,

I've had my FloBed for close to 5 months now, and I LOVE it!

It took a few months to get the proper configuration. For someone with no physical limitations, it would have gone much faster.

With severe fibromyalgia and nerve damage in hips I need a very soft bed, yet with enough support to avoid lower back pain. This makes for a very fine line, and "Team Flobeds" (Dewey and Dave), were able to fine tune my mattress to my special needs.

My final configuration from FloBeds:

Inside FloBeds cotton/wool cover:

• 2 1/2" 5lb Sensus Foam - this is beautiful foam and added great yielding support!
• 3" Custom vZone Layer (all Soft with Medium for lumbar area plus an extra piece of Medium if I need it)
• 3" Medium Layer
• 3" Firm Layer

The FloBeds 2" Convoluted Topper is the icing on top of my mattress cake! It provides me with wonderful cushioning. It's covered with a plush 100% cotton blanket for now, under a fitted stretchy jersey cotton sheet. (Special shout out to Leo for the solution to mattress pad stitching!)

Unlike pre-manufactured beds, FloBed layers can be switched as needed. Strain your back and require a firmer mattress? Switch layers. Also, if you get the FloBeds vZone, you have so many additional options to truly customize the bed to your individual needs.

I did return two pre-made vZones which didn't work for me. Hubby and I had no trouble with vacuum packaging them for return. FloBeds sent a return label and the cost was 25.00 to ship them back.

It took a while, but with Dewey's help and knowledge, I'm sleeping better than I have in years with no pressure points. YAY!!! I also feel very secure that if I ever have a problem, FloBeds is there to help. I really put them through a lot and was always reassured that if they couldn't find what worked for me, I would get a 100% refund!

I would not hesitate to recommend FloBeds to anyone looking for a latex bed! Great product, fantastic customer service!

Oh, one tip. Save all the boxes and bags until you're sure you have what works for you. This makes exchanges and returns simple.


Note on mattress pads:
I tried every mattress pad I could find, and they all either changed the feel of the bed, were too hot, or had too much stitching. I even bought and returned two different wool pads from SnuggleFeece. The hard backing hurt my pressure points.

The Dormeir Wool Pad is on order but won't ship until next week. I had to order the 24" drop as my mattress is a tad over 13". (Special shout out to Diane for sharing her Dormeir experience. Fingers crossed that I don't feel the stitching, and it doesn't wrinkle. If it does, it'll be for sale.


Thanks again to all who helped me through the confusing maze of bed buying, Eagle, Budgy, Kimberly, Lynn, Leo, TJ and EVERYONE else! Hope you know how very, very, appreciated you all are.

Natalie

 

Hi Natatlie- great to hear this is working for you. But I don't see any soft V zone only medium/firm /xfirm v zones. Did you get a special one made for you?

From where did you get this:
"2 1/2" 5lb Sensus Foam" - this is beautiful foam and added great yielding support!"

Thanks Natalie.

Hi Roy,

Yes, FloBeds custom made my vZone. They can make them in any configuration you need. The Sensus foam is also from FloBeds, though I can't say if either the vZone or Sensus are available without purchasing a FloBed.

Give them a call, or if you're phone phobic like me , send them an email.

Best to you,

Natalie

Dave and Dewey really work hard at making sure you are happy and comfortable.  They were there for me and even extended my time to exchange two more layers for two super firm latex layers for the bottom of my bed.   I have the opposite since I needed my best more firm than most people like a bed.  However I still needed a little bit of cushion on top for my pressure points. 

I tried various mattress pads but they were not comfortable and the polyester ones were hot.  I also hate feeling any stiching and the way I have my bed now with the fitted sheet over the FloBed zippered up cover, I am sleeping comfortably.  I now just sleep on a fitted 300 to 600 count sheet (I have several ivory sheet sets so I can mix them up and they all kind of match.) and change the sheet on top of me and my fitted sheet under me every week but sometimes I change the sheet on top of me more frequently.  I like to be as close to the latex as possible but that is my needs.

Thanks for appreciating my help and everyone else on this forum that helped you since we all truly care and wanted to be there for you since in the past others on this list have been there for each one of us.

Hi Lynn,

I agree, Dewey and Dave are the best! My only regret is not finding FloBeds sooner. I really didn't think I'd ever sleep comfortably again.  I'm so glad you posted your experience with them, and that you love your bed and are sleeping well too!

Since it's been such a long time since I've posted here I thought I would throw in my two cents as well, for those people who are still hesitating about latex mattresses and who to purchase them from.

I am also sleeping well on my FloBeds. I was wondering how the mattress would perform in the summertime. And since the US Whether Service is reporting that we are having the hottest summer in our history, or at least for a very long time, the mattress is being put to the test in my part of the country, which can see 100+ degrees in the shade during the day, as normal. We keep the house at approximately 76 to 78°f and the humidity will usually run between 55 and 58%. I have had no trouble at all sleeping on my latex mattress. I did incorporate the following configuration however.

I put on the heavier 100% cotton mattress cover that I had acquired some months ago, and did not care for during cooler weather, but rather preferred my old used up thin mattress cover that I kept from my waterbed days. I put this cover on top of the 100% cotton cover and find that it is quite adequate for this temperature that we are experiencing now.

I would just end by reaffirming what you ladies have already said, that dealing with Dave and Dewey Turner at FloBeds is a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. As I have said several times before, they may charge somewhat more than the other leading latex mattress manufacturers but they make up for it in the way you are treated and their excellent exchange and return policy. I certainly used their exchange system.

I am a happy sleeper, and I would purchase from them again.

Don

Final review.

Hi Everyone,

I've had my FloBed for close to 5 months now, and I LOVE it!

It took a few months to get the proper configuration. For someone with no physical limitations, it would have gone much faster.

With severe fibromyalgia and nerve damage in hips I need a very soft bed, yet with enough support to avoid lower back pain. This makes for a very fine line, and "Team Flobeds" (Dewey and Dave), were able to fine tune my mattress to my special needs.

My final configuration from FloBeds:

Inside FloBeds cotton/wool cover:

 

• 2 1/2" 5lb Sensus Foam - this is beautiful foam and added great yielding support!
• 3" Custom vZone Layer (all Soft with Medium for lumbar area plus an extra piece of Medium if I need it)
• 3" Medium Layer
• 3" Firm Layer

The FloBeds 2" Convoluted Topper is the icing on top of my mattress cake! It provides me with wonderful cushioning. It's covered with a plush 100% cotton blanket for now, under a fitted stretchy jersey cotton sheet. (Special shout out to Leo for the solution to mattress pad stitching!)

Unlike pre-manufactured beds, FloBed layers can be switched as needed. Strain your back and require a firmer mattress? Switch layers. Also, if you get the FloBeds vZone, you have so many additional options to truly customize the bed to your individual needs.

I did return two pre-made vZones which didn't work for me. Hubby and I had no trouble with vacuum packaging them for return. FloBeds sent a return label and the cost was 25.00 to ship them back.

It took a while, but with Dewey's help and knowledge, I'm sleeping better than I have in years with no pressure points. YAY!!! I also feel very secure that if I ever have a problem, FloBeds is there to help. I really put them through a lot and was always reassured that if they couldn't find what worked for me, I would get a 100% refund!

I would not hesitate to recommend FloBeds to anyone looking for a latex bed! Great product, fantastic customer service!

Oh, one tip. Save all the boxes and bags until you're sure you have what works for you. This makes exchanges and returns simple.


Note on mattress pads:
I tried every mattress pad I could find, and they all either changed the feel of the bed, were too hot, or had too much stitching. I even bought and returned two different wool pads from SnugFleece. The hard backing hurt my pressure points.

The Dormeir Wool Pad is on order but won't ship until next week. I had to order the 24" drop as my mattress is a tad over 13". (Special shout out to Diane for sharing her Dormeir experience. Fingers crossed that I don't feel the stitching, and it doesn't wrinkle. If it does, it'll be for sale.


Thanks again to all who helped me through the confusing maze of bed buying, Eagle, Budgy, Kimberly, Lynn, Leo, TJ and EVERYONE else! Hope you know how very, very, appreciated you all are.

Natalie

 

Hi Natalie,

I was looking for Flowbed reviews and I am so happy I found yours.

Like you, I also have Fibromyalgia.

I have a couple of questions for you -

1. I am very sensitive to smells. My husband has a natural latex pillow and I can't stand the smell. Do you think I would have a problem with the mattress?

2. Is the Sensus Foam a memory foam? If so, does it get warm? I take it it doesn't come with the Green V-Zone Mattress, right? How much is it?

3. I am confused about the The Dormeir Wool Pad. What do you need that for?

Thanks so much for your review and for all your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Claudia
 

Hi Claudia,

I'm so glad you found the review helpful.

The latex did have an odor as we were stacking the layers inside the cover. Once it was zipped up and with sheets, I really didn't notice it unless I stuck my nose into the bed. Each time we unzip the cover there is a faint latex smell.

I have the convoluted latex on top with just a thin blanket and sheet over it. It did have an odor for a few days, but it's gone now. I'd hate to tell you, you won't notice it, since you're sensitive to smells, you might.

The Sensus foam is memory foam, but doesn't act like it in my configuration. It's inside the FloBed cover, and I have the convoluted topper over that, and then bedding, so I'm sure it's not reacting to my body heat. The few nights I slept on it encased by the cover, it was a tad warmer than latex, but not a huge difference.

You're right. The Sensus foam is separate from the vZone package. I think the pricing was about 400.00 for my queen. You may want to call or email FloBeds and ask.

I ordered the Dormeir to help with heat issues. I'm at "that age". Also, I really want a mattress protector that doesn't change the feel of my bed, and Dormeir got such terrific reviews I decided to try it. I can't wait till it arrives!

Hope this helps,
Natalie