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Hi, I currently have a flotation mattress (soft-sided waterbed) and have pretty major back pain. So I think it's time to replace. I need the support of a good firm mattress, but cannot sleep at all on anything hard (hence my flotation bed). Since I really don't know what's going to work yet, I want as much flexibility as possible. And unfortunately I can't afford a really top-of-the-line mattress right now, so I have to get 'creative' with about $1000-$1300 or so if possible. It seems like getting a decent innerspring mattress with good firm support, maybe a mid-level pocketed-coil like Simmons or Stress-O-Pedic (local brand) would be the most recommended for support. Anyone concur here or have recommendations? Then I could top it off with a decently thick 100% natural Talalay latex topper to give the comfort and pressure point relief I need. At least then if something doesn't work out I don't have to throw out the whole mattress like I do now.
Since this is a big gamble, and I won't be able to tell much from the mattress alone (it will probably feel hard-as-a-rock), just trying to see the best route to go so I don't get stuck. THANKS! |
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KennyH wrote:
I ended up calling SleepEZ and was recommended a Soft/Medium/Firm latex combo in the 8" special. This is apparently a natural Talalay topper with Dunlop mid & bottom. I do have a solid foundation, but I was thinking I could just throw a couple blocks of wood down the sides and lay some slats across to make my own 'foundation' on top of the solid plywood base. Would this be enough to keep the good feel of the latex? The guy at SleepEZ seemed to think it didn't matter - that latext breathes on all sides. - What was the makeup of the latex bed layers that you found to not be very good when on a solid foundation? Should I get something even softer than the Soft/Medium/Firm? I guess the good part is I have 90-days to swap out layers to find the right combo. I might even try a 4lb memory foam topper if the latex doesn't feel good enough. Could this feel 'almost' like a combo between latex & heavier memory foam? I just don't like the slooow recovery of traditional memory foam. Makes rolling over way too much effort! And the guy at SleepEZ couldn't really give me any pros of a solid latex support core vs. a decent pocketed coil innerspring base. He said they should both work OK. Anyone know what he difference in FEEL would be??? Thanks again! I was on the SleepEZ 10000 with firm/med/soft and a typical quilted mattress protector. I found the support of the all latex to be just as good as the new Stearns and Foster with individual coils I had for 4 weeks. As I recall having the latex on a slatted base retained the feel of the mattress. But the slatted base created too much pushback and pressure points for me. Mine felt best on a good box spring and Stearns and Foster makes good ones. Can get good used ones at Sears outlet stores for over 1/2 off. Latex has what I call a 'bouncy' feel. It is foam rubber (I think that's the correct term), so it makes sense to have a springy, bouncy feel. In other words, it is quickly repsonsive - you push on it and it bounces back immediately. When laying on it and you move a little bit, you can feel the springiness of it. If I didn't have the bad right shoulder, the all latex would have been an excellent mattress - it sleeps quite cool and the support is really good. When I put the all latex on the TP adj. base which has a solid top, it felt sort of like the latex couldn't breathe as well. It had about the same cushiness, but the feel changed a lot. It didn't have that springy, lively feeling. I would say it felt much more 'dead' on the solid top foundation. I guess that's why latex vendors usually put them on slatted bases. As for my TP, turning over is a breeze on it. This message was modified Sep 20, 2011 by slpngoc
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