New Member - T3 Recovery Mattress Question
Aug 30, 2010 8:48 PM
Joined: Aug 28, 2010
Points: 5
I've been lurking and reading thr forum for a few days.  Like a lot of other folks I'm tired of throwing money down the drain for maattresses that give out in a year.  I've been looking in the local area for a decent mattress, but without much luck.  Today I ran across an Ironman T3 Recovery Matttress, apparently made by Enflander.  A lot of fluff in the broachure and on the web-site and can't tell for sure what the mattress is constructed with.  Does anyone have any experience with these or know anything about them?
Re: New Member - T3 Recovery Mattress Question
Reply #1 Aug 30, 2010 9:12 PM
Joined: Oct 15, 2009
Points: 966
I have an Ironman treadmill, but I guess that doesn't help...   If they don't tell you what is in it in the brochure or the website, then that is a bad sign.  Probably a lot of marketing hype to sell an ordinary product.  If you don't know what it is, stay away.

You may want to try a latex mattress in your area.  If that is something you like, then the best solution is to get something you can customize to your taste and it will last a lot longer than the S brand mattress.  Flobeds, sleepez, foamsweetfoam.  Foambymail if you are more adveturous and on a tight budget.  Some people really like Tempurpedics (can be expensive).  Some people (like me) have cut open their mediocre S brand mattress and replaced the foam with latex / memory foam to get a reasonably good mattress that will last. 

Keep researching!   Unfortunately most of us go through a trial and error period to figure what works best.

Re: New Member - T3 Recovery Mattress Question
Reply #2 Aug 31, 2010 10:21 AM
Joined: Aug 28, 2010
Points: 5
Sandman,

I don't think I want to sleep on a treadmill, and just as likely would not like the mattress.  The website is showing a proprietary foam and there's no indication of content.  I've been looking for a latex bed locally, but have had no luck.  There are two mattress "manufacturers" in the area, but neither offers a latex mattress and have no interest in custom making one.  I hate the idea of ordering on-line without having the opportunity to at least try out a latex mattress somewhere.  I'm getting ready to go on a two week driving vacation, with a little luck I may run across a store somewhere along the way where I can test one.