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So I'm pretty well decided on getting an all-wool mattress after many moons of researching all the options.. i've seen three manufactuers so far here in the US - still googling through the list. But I haven't seen any like this - why don't we have "real" wool mattresses like this one available in the US? http://www.secretsofparis.com/heathers-secret-blog/hand-made-wool-mattresses-in-paris.html Low tech - it's not like asking for the moon with a fence around it.
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Hello Jasmine, thanks so much for writing a thorough review of your wool mattress experience. What brand of wool mattress did you buy? |
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I second Budgy's comment and question! Thank you very much, Jasmine! I have not yet purchased any wool mattress because it is so expensive and there is no return allowed. I really love the concept of it, and appreciate your very thorough review. I am currently using a pretty thick (3"?) wool topper over some residual PU foam (1"?) I had left over from camping, over a very old beautyrest spring mattress. It's okay, sometimes better than others. As long as I find the right place, it feels quite all right. I am really hesitating because I am concerned about the wool mattress being or becoming overly firm. You mention using it over wood slats. I saw Shepherd's Dream's latex covered slats. I am wondering about those kinds of - don't know what to call it - where there is a network of metal pieces linked together that allows for flexibility. Not really a platform or a box spring set up. I'm just wondering if something like that might help incorporate the flexibility needed without going to the expense of the latex-coated slats. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? What if I were to find something like that and use that to support a wool mattress? Or maybe just get a new inexpensive innerspring mattress and keep using my wool topper, etc., though I don't know how much better that would be than what I've got. I did some minor mattress surgery and removed the quilted cover from my ole mattress - the springs look fine, but I think they just have gradually lost their springiness in the weightbearing areas over lo these many years. Thinking aloud - appreciate everyone on this forum. |
| Are these wool mattresses hot to sleep on? |
| I don't think so. My wool topper feels more comfortable temperature-wise than my old memory foam topper or the polyester comforter I used as a topper before. It can get very warm, but never really hot/clammy so far, and it's pretty hot here now. I think it's because the wool keeps you drier and it doesn't feel as hot when you're not sweaty. |