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I've done a little research, but still very new to the "art" of buying a decent bed. Almost bought one of s-brand ones, but canceled it after doing some research. The only hesitation I have about memory foam is that I am usually pretty sensitive to hot temperatures in a mattress, and also I am about 110 to 120 lbs, which I also read may give me some issues with high density foam. Any recommendations from people about where I should even begin with my search? Brands and models of what I should purchase would be extra helpful. Thanks |
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I think it is hard to recommend any one of the S brands over the other. However, I would avoid Spring Air since they seem to have the worst reviews. Sealy came out slightly ahead. Orignal mattress factory, Denver mattress and Simmons were the top 3 rated innerspring brands in consumer reports. I think the first decision would be pocketed coils vs. interlaced (connected together). In theory, pocketed will conform more to your body, so they might be more comfortable. However, they may also be more likely to shift and lose support. Most pillowtops will lose support over time, so usually best to avoid those. You probably need to go to a store (I found that Macy's had a pretty good selection in my area) and see what you like. I tended to like S&F, Simmons and Sealy (in that order), but I have not tried many other brands. I wouldn't buy the cheapest Simmons or Sealy, since they don't seem to have as good support as their more expensive ones. You may want to look at us-mattress.com to see what goes into the different mattresses at different price levels. They also have their own comfort rating and some consumer reviews as well. Since they all seem to use lower quality foam in the low to mid priced versions, you are almost better to cut the top off and replace it with higher quality foam (mainly latex). However, you have to be pretty adventurous to do that. That will add to the cost as well. Otherwise a customizable latex bed is probably going to be one of your best options to get the comfort and support you want. If you have no idea of what type firmness will work best, then a place like flobeds is a good option since you can exchange layers and return the whole thing if you don't like it. Yes, it can be a bit of a hassle and expensive. I have found this to be the hardest item to purchase of anything (short of a house). This message was modified Feb 26, 2010 by a moderator
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Slides wrote: So, any recommendations on an s-brand firm (but not ultra firm, I don't think I could handle that, even with a topper) I have the stearns and Foster Ultra firm estate series (the new and improved S&F). It's really firm. My wife (about your size, and prefers soft )could not take the firmness of it. However, she loved it with the 3" soft memory foam I was referring to earlier. But of course I didn't like the memory foam, so like I said, we're switching to latex. In other words, I think with the right softness of latex/foam you could probably handle an ultra firm mattress. |
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I layed on the S&F Ultra firm and it was very solid. I knew that it would be too firm to sleep on as is, but the luxury firm might have been okay for me as is. Aspear, maybe you need to make the topper different on each side? Might be kind of wierd, but memory foam on 1 half and latex on the other half. |