How do FBM's soft and medium latex toppers differ?
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I just got another soft latex topper (i have one on already, on top of pu foam), and i think it might be too soft with both toppers. Was thinking another 1" would just increase the durability, and not make it that much softer... Now i'm wondering if i should have gotten their medium topper (to go under the soft one)? Does anyone have one of these? How does it feel? Thank you! (Otherwise i am very happy with my setup!) |
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I know I am usually trying to "tweak" my bed just right. When it's bad I'm trying to make it better... and when it's good... I'm trying to make it better! Ideally, I think having a medium and a soft is better than having 2 softs or two mediums. With one of each you can tweak it more, one or the other on top... One inch of the right foam can definitely make a difference under the right circumstances, as can the order in which it is set into the system. I have ¾" of an unknown ILD of latex as my top foam layer and it's working great, but I'm wondering if another softer layer of latex might be even better, so I'm thinking of buying the soft foam at FBM. I'm GUESSING the ILD of mine is maybe 24-28, though it could be only 20. So I may end up with too much soft foam. Their latex is either 32 or 20ILD so I might get a 20ILD in a 1" thickness. |
Re: How do FBM's soft and medium latex toppers differ?
| Thanks, Jim. Do you know what the medium topper feels like? |
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electracat wrote: Thanks, Jim. Do you know what the medium topper feels like? No, sorry; I don't know what either of these feel like. I WISH I knew what ILD the one I got is, but I got it at a foam distributor warehouse, it was laying in a scrap pile and I said, "Can I buy that?" and I got it for like $25. So I can only guess that mine is a 24-28ILD. I would really like to try a super soft latex. It was recommended to me for my back but I have never gotten one. It will be my next purchase, mattress-wise, I think. |
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| I couldn't tell much of a difference. However, with the soft topper on top (1 inch) it hurt me and my wife's backs. After taking it off, it was fine. I may try that soft layer underneath the medium tonight just to see if there's any difference at all. But the difference is barely noticable. I can confidently say that the medium will give you good support. |
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hi vaphils, thanks for your thoughts. Just a little confused, though: If there is no discernible difference between soft and medium, and the soft hurts your back, why would the medium one be more supportive? thanks!! |
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electracat wrote: hi vaphils, thanks for your thoughts. Just a little confused, though: If there is no discernible difference between soft and medium, and the soft hurts your back, why would the medium one be more supportive? thanks!! I'm guessing that the difference is subtle and can only be determined when laying on it... but maybe the medium does provide more support. Theoretically it should. Also, probably in an expert's hands, the difference could be felt. |
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electracat wrote: hi vaphils, thanks for your thoughts. Just a little confused, though: If there is no discernible difference between soft and medium, and the soft hurts your back, why would the medium one be more supportive? thanks!!
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| Ok I have a question. When we are talking about "medim" and "soft," what ILDs are we talking about? Is there some sort of industry standard for those definitions? |
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| Kimberly, when we speak of 'soft' and 'medium' toppers from Foambymail, we're talking 20 and 32 ILD's, respectively. Other companies have different ILD's, and i think the lowest (softest) i've heard of is 14. They do vary in softness depending on the company, and the same ILD from two different companies can feel quite different. |
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Ok I have an update for ya electracat. Apparently my wife said her back was still getting slightly sore from just the 4 inches of medium on top. So I tried this setup last night from bottom to top: 6 inch LUX, 1 medium, 1 soft, and 3 medium. This morning, she said she had no back pain and I found it more comfortable than just medium. So I think we're going to go with this setup, provided it's the same for another week. The soft layer underneath the medium "softens" it up a bit but you don't lose any support. Another thing my wife said is that the latex sleeps warm. I didn't notice this (probably because the fan was on) and I usually sleep hot. All we have on it is the Protect a Bed cover and bamboo sheets. With winter coming up this probably won't be an issue, but wondering if you have experienced the same thing with latex? |