Beckley vs. Viviteque (Latex) Round 1
May 19, 2008 4:18 PM
Joined: May 13, 2008
Points: 3
I have been watching this forum for sometime now. I am amazed with the wealth of information that is on here. You guys know your stuff. I have narrowed down my options.

1) Beckley Bristol in the medium firm (I have a platform bed so they said it would make it more like a firm with that set up). I will probably add some form of topper to this bed.

2) Viveteque 6 inch firm Dunlop Latex mattress as the main foundation. I will add a Talalay latex topper to this, or maybe wool/down.

I have a herniated disk in the lumbar region. I realize being in So Cal that I cannot check out the Beckleys. I have read nothing but good things about them from people on the forum, and some people who found them firm worked it out. They never said they hated it. I have also read that latex is bad for this type of back injury. The latex feels good, but I do not want to spend that much (2200) on a mattress that I will hate in 3 months. I like the feel of a good mattress. Hotel mattresses feel nice, but do not hold up over time. That is the "feel" I am going for.

ANYone who can provide insight or suggestions, I am very thankful for. I want this process to be over, and not to spend any more money on my sleep!

Thank you all. It has been great to see support and such insight on a subject I think people don't really think about, but that is VERY important.

Cheers!

Sweepy
Re: Beckley vs. Viviteque (Latex) Round 1
Reply #3 May 21, 2008 1:01 AM
Joined: Apr 19, 2008
Points: 92
Princesspea, I just recently was able to join this forum, even though I have been reading the posts for years. . . I don't see a PM from you! I know I get them and can read them, because I recently exchanged a few PM's with Beddybye . . . can you resend it?

I am glad to hear that the sweaty issue wasn't just me and my son with European Sleepworks beds . . . I knew that it wasn't something that was "off" with me, I was nowhere near menopause symptoms, and was not having issues with my health otherwise.  I knew my youngest son wasn't either (lol not even menopausal for him either!) but did not know of anyone else who had tried a ESW bed to compare this disturbing symptom with.

I had such high hopes for McRoskey's too.  But, alas, was not to be the case for me.  I also ran out of money after buying one for each of my sons.  We'd already done the one sided Sealy mattress from Macy's for one of my son's, and ate the 1K after it tanked at 1.5 yrs old.  Such a disappointment, but had to learn the hard way I suppose.  I'm last in line for a new bed, currently sleeping on a twin mattress (no box) from 1999.  At least it's double sided!  It's not hammocking, it's just too small for me.  At this stage in life, I'm not going to settle for anything smaller than a queen.  The last bed I bought that was double sided was one made by a company named "Masterpiece", which sold out to Serta, lasted for a year after that buyout, and then disappeared as well.  It's in the master bedroom and my husband is enjoying it still, at 7 yrs old.  It's flipped/turned and is in decent shape.  Snoring keeps us sleeping in separate bedrooms, thus, the last bed purchase is for me. . . always last in line!

I've followed just about everyone's sleep/bed dilemmas, and learned a great deal by others mistakes, and I"m thankful for that!  Hope I can give back in some way.   I'm tired of always being tired~~~ Julie

Re: Beckley vs. Viviteque (Latex) Round 1
Reply #4 May 21, 2008 5:07 PM
Joined: Aug 30, 2007
Points: 361
My choice was the Beckley over the latex and we are happy with it.  It is sturdy and stands up - after a year or so it looks brand new.  Yes, we do use toppers, it is too firm otherwise BUT there is nothing that can compress to any great degree.  My partner has herniated disks and cannot handle the latex at all.  Doing fine on the Beckley springs.

The only thing I wish we had done differently is to get a king size, and probably, a split one as we do feel some motion transfer.  We went with the Hastens topper because we wanted to preserve that horsehair feeling but you could certainly do it cheaper with memory foam and other types of toppers.  Good luck with your choice.

This message was modified May 21, 2008 by confusedbedbug

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