Mattress Forum

I had the perfect bed for 10 years that I had bought from a local store.  The bed is gone (long story but not the bed's fault) and the store is gone and now I have all kinds of back pain so I am trying to replace what had worked for me for so long.  The bed was the best bed ever, anyone who slept in it commented on its comfort.  I suspect it was latex based on the descriptions you all have posted here, and given that I bought it in '99 and it was relatively cheap I'm guessing it was dunlop.  It didn't shake much but was somewhat bouncy and definitely firm, and had what I think was a wool pillowtop.  There were definitely no springs in it, you could tell when you moved it it was all foam.  So, I am thinking of going with a very, very firm layer (45ILD or such) for 3", then a less firm but still firm layer (36-ish ILD) as a base and building comfort levels from there, to go under the st. domier wool top which sounds an awful lot like the pillowtop I had.  My first question is about Foamorder.com - has anyone used this company?  It's the only one I could find with very firm (hard they call it) 3" layers.  My second question is about mattress covers - foamorder.com stressed the importance of protecting against sun and air and suggested at least a double cotton cover or two.  I read somewhere that some people have experienced a drying out as well.  Also, I wonder if dust mite protection is necessary if the foam doesn't support mites.  I'd like to protect the base as much as possible and am hoping it will last a good chunk of time.  The comfort layers I'm a little less concerned about because I think I will end up swapping them around a bit anyway.  Any suggestions on covers and thoughts on foamorder.com?

Thanks, and great site!  Without all the knowledge sharing here I think I might have ended up replacing S beds year after year, and truly, if the bed I had was indeed latex there is really no substitute...

-Hassab