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I've been researching and reading posts on this forum for the past 2 months and finally decided to try the king size Sleepez 13,000 latex bed. I kept comparing this bed to the beds offered by Flobeds but decided to go with Sleepez due to the price difference, no sales tax and no shipping fees. I also took PLamarine's advice and ordered the organic cover for an extra $50.00. I'm 5'8", 210lbs and ordered the XF,XF,F, Med for my side. I told Shawn that I am a side/stomach sleeper and prefer a firm bed. Hopefully this is not too firm but just right. For my girlfriend's side, I ordered XF, F, Med, Soft as she is 5'5", 150lbs and is a side/back sleeper. I also ordered the foundation for this bed. I finally pulled the trigger and ordered this bed today because I was checking out the metal support frame under my current Serta bed when I noticed that one of the wooden support slats underneath the box spring on my side is cracked. Hopefully the new bed comes soon and solves all my sleep discomforts. I'm so excited and can't wait to get this bed. This message was modified May 13, 2010 by sidesleepin
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I actually bought a "2-inch" Pure Latex Bliss Topper from http://www.stlbeds.com/parts-accessories.html . It comes with a really nice feeling cover, but I have removed it because I feel that it is a little too small for the latex inside it. 14 is pretty soft, so the "stronger" stretchable cover tries to turn a 59"x79" piece of LI Talatech into a 57 x 77" piece. When I removed the Latex, I found that it measures 1-5/8" in thickness. Mine is Queen and was $299 with no return policy. At SLAB, you can get the exact same latex, but in 2" for $314 and have no cover, but have a return policy. Or, you can call SleepEZ and "special order" a 1.5" piece for $178 or a 2" piece for $290 (for whatever reason, SleepEZ has a huge price jump at 2") and also have a return policy (although, I am not sure if it will apply to a "special order" foam). SleepEZ can get both the 14ILD Talatech or the 16ILD Radium. They just said that it would be faster to get the Radium right now because LI was in the middle of a move or something. My wife now has a comfort layer that is a piece of 14ILD Talatech on top of a 1" piece of 16ILD Radium. So that is actually about 2-1/2" inches of "Ultra Plush" Talalay. On my side, I have the 14ILD directly on top our 3" 28ILD Talatech. For me,(5'11" 150lbs) that seems perfect. I am comfortable on my side, back, and stomach. It is tough to get me out of bed in the morning. To balance our heights out, I have a 1" layer of FBM 20ILD under the 3" Talatech. So, our 11" DIY mattress looks like this: Her side: 1.5" 14ILD Talatech 1" 16ILD Radium 3" 28ILD Talatech (26" at head is 3-1" Layers of 22ILD Radium for shoulder) 5.5" Medium Dunlop Core
My side: 1.5" 14ILD Talatech 3" 28ILD Talatech (26" at head is 3-1" Layers of 22ILD Radium for shoulder) 1" 20ILD FBM (needed the height and feels better here for back/stomach than above the 3") 5.5" Medium Dunlop Core If I make any changes at this point, it will be not because of comfort, but because of durability/longevity. I am wrestling with going firmer on the core, but it feels right as it is. Gary |