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I am currently sleeping on a conventional full mattress that is approx. 6 or 7 years old. I was not involved in the shopping process for it, but I suspect what my parents did was buy the most inexpensive firm mattress they could find....and it's very firm. I do seem to prefer firm mattresses. Now, my fiance (who also prefers a firm mattress) and I are shopping for a queen size bed to put in our new place. We have been to most of the stores available in town and are zeroing in on the following mattress. It seems to be an offbrand because I can't find reviews on it anywhere. What I am concerned about is the integrity of the mattress over the comming years. We are 5'8" and 5'10" and both weigh over 195 lbs. Will the mattress break down quicker than another that could be purchased in the $1000-$1500 price range?
ReNu 4: Roll Packed!
We would be purchasing it from a Mattress Ranch. |
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Goggle latex Alaska. I quickly found at least one mattress company in Anchorage. I refrained from initially responding due to not knowing your local market because it just costs more to get stuff to AK. I thought the mattress you linked was very expensive for the lower 48. To answer your question, I don't think there is a problem of using a good quality poly foam for the support layers, but it should reflect the use of it in the final pricing. It becomes more of a problem in the comfort layers where it's known to breakdown comparatlvely quickly and leave you with a hard support core to sleep on. You get much better value using latex as a rule, even if you should have to pay more up front. You mentioned you were both side sleepers but didn't mention your other vitals, such as height and weight. It may help us to recommend something for your style of sleeping. If you had some knowledge of what was comfortable for you in mattresses, you could possibly ship in a latex mattress from the lower 48. The mattress you referenced is typical of the industrys' verbage leaving a lot to the imagination as to what is really in the comfort layers. The "consists of 3.57" description doesn't add up for me in terms of inches of support material nor can I know what COOL FLOW VENTILATION SYSTEM really is. The other parts look pretty good to me if the price is in the fair market value in terms of where you are located. best of luck Cowboy |
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Cowboy, I live in Fairbanks which is a good 7-8 hours north of Anchorage. Things are quite expensive up here. The serta I linked is inexpensive for the area and just over half the price of the latex one we are considering (which is no where near the most expensive we have looked at).
As far as our vitals, he is 5'10" and around 195...I am 5'8" and well over 200. We are pretty much exclusively side sleepers.
Here is the link to the Latex mattress I initially referenced. http://www.mattressranch.com/mattresses/swedarenu.html#renu4
I really appreciate all of the advice! |
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AKgirl wrote: Cowboy, I live in Fairbanks which is a good 7-8 hours north of Anchorage. Things are quite expensive up here. The serta I linked is inexpensive for the area and just over half the price of the latex one we are considering (which is no where near the most expensive we have looked at).
As far as our vitals, he is 5'10" and around 195...I am 5'8" and well over 200. We are pretty much exclusively side sleepers.
Here is the link to the Latex mattress I initially referenced. http://www.mattressranch.com/mattresses/swedarenu.html#renu4
I really appreciate all of the advice! Here are a couple where he lists on-line sources for latex and they come compressed so shipping may not be as expensive as a normal mattress. http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/my-mattress-arrived/15666-0-1.html http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/?search=1&string=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.customsleepdesign.com%2F&x=25&y=8 Post #9 of : http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/my-quest-new-mattress/16650-A-1.html These posts and reviewing others will be good starting places to consider. Unfortunately, you missed getting specific assistance from Phoenix by a couple of days but there is still a wealth of information on this forum that can be helpful to newcomers. It may take a while to read it all since he had over 800 posts last time I looked. I don't have his energy or information to be able to read them all. |
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The 4 roll Renu you referenced may not be too bad of a deal for quality in your area. I would personally choose it over most of the "S" brand mattresses due to the fact it uses latex instead of poly foam in the upper comfort layers. The latex will last much longer. I am 230-240 and around 6-3 and my latex core with memory foam (3") began to break down at about 2 years of use, (the memory foam that is). Being a side sleeper, I like the comfort of memory foam but don't like the heat buildup and the fact it only lasted 2 yrs. Again I don't think the soy based poly support core/layer would present you with problems later on. Most side sleepers tend to prefer deeper comfort layers, that is a softer top to accomodate the shoulders and hips sinking in but if you have demo'ed the mattress and the firmness wasn't a problem, I would include it in my list of possibilities. I also think Sams may offer some value for you in their latex lines so if you can check those I out, I would certainly do it. Lastly if your purchase turns out to be too firm, you always have the option to add-on a softer topper layer at a later date. Keep up posted on what you decide and how it turns out for you so we have something for the next inquiry from Alaska. Good Luck |