Bought a SleepEZ mattress
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Hi all, I had been lurking around this forum in December, when I needed to purchase a mattress. I ended up buying a SleepEZ mattress (SelectSleep 10,000 Talalay-blend latex: Soft/Medium/Hard splits) and I figured I should register and post about my experience to add another data point for those considering a latex mattress. I had tried out a SavvyRest mattress in a nearby store (100% natural latex hard/hard/medium), had really liked it and was seriously considering buying it; however, since I saw that everyone seemed to have equally decent experiences with Flobeds, SleepEZ and SavvyRest, I just ended up going with SleepEz, since they offered the most inexpensive option. Ordering and shipping was a smooth process. I briefly talked with Shawn over the phone, who convinced me into doing the soft/medium/hard combination and even told me that I might consider only 2 layers, since my fiance and I are relatively light (me: ~145 lbs, her much lighter) and would really only feel the top two layers. Just as background, I am 5' 9", ~145 lbs, a side sleeper and no problems with my back yet (knock on wood). So far I've slept on the mattress for 3 weeks now and I haven't slept this soundly for quite some time. Coming from the Puritanical Northeast, I have in the past usually preferred firmer mattresses, but strangely am finding myself trying to decide whether I prefer the Hard/Soft/Medium and the Hard/Medium/Soft arrangements, both of which are much softer than what I would have chosen in the past. The layers arrived in individual boxes (hard splits in one box, medium splits in another, and soft splits in another). As my fiance is currently living in a different town, I ended up having to set the mattress up myself and I soon realized that the latex layers are surprisingly heavier than they look. Lastly, I ended up ordering this steel bed frame from Walmart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11899635), so that I wouldn't have to order a foundation and buy a bed frame. I'm still unclear on whether this is proper support for the mattress, but wIth its 8 legs and crossed steel beam support, my thinking is that it in the least seemed sufficient to cover the foundation requirements for the SleepEZ warranty. Anyways, thanks to all for their sharing of knowledge and I hope this post helps others in deciding on their mattress. This message was modified Jan 31, 2010 by jc2040
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Re: Bought a SleepEZ mattress
| Thanks for the posting and review. Did you take pictures? Those are very helpful. I looked at the frame, that is a great idea, never saw those before. As long as it doesn't cut the latex it looks good to me. Maybe you could lay a piece of fabric or something over it to protect the latex. Unless of course the latex has a cover at the bottom that is not needed. |
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I think the bed frame from Walmart looks like it would support the mattress OK, but I would be a little worried what it will do to the latex over time. As Leo asked, Is it going to cut into it? I would suggest something between it and the mattress, maybe a heavy piece of cardboard that had a bunch of holes in it so it could still breath a little. I have noticed with my own latex mattess that I can feel any irregularities even through 8" of latex so try and keep it smooth if you can, I think you will have a better setup if you do. Bill |
Re: Bought a SleepEZ mattress
| Or perhaps a cheap piece of memory foam on the metal frame so it won't cut into the latex. Thanks for the post, I am starting to consider SleepEZ as a possible provider. |