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I'de like to make my latex mattress purchase from Sleepez asap, but am going back and forth with the firmness selection. Both are talalay latex.My two choices are s/xf/xf which is about 3" of 24 ILD on top of 6" of 44 ILD. The other choice is s/f/xf, which is about 3" of 24 ILD on 3" of 38-40ILD on 44 ILD. I am 6.1, 190 lbs and sleep on my side and back. I want a firm supporting mattress with some cushion on top. Any thoughts, thanks. This message was modified Aug 25, 2010 by Mike22
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Well, all of us who purchased latex mattresses this way have gone through the debate about what firmness will work for us. I did a layer exchange on my Flobed, and Sleepez will let you do one too. See if they will offer you more than one layer exchange if you need it - and get it in writing. I started out with 32/36/36, and while it felt wonderful to lie down on, it was too soft for a full night's sleep. So I switched out the 32 for another 36, and it's perfect. I know others have done multiple layer exchanges, and rather than view this as an expense and inconvenience, recognize it for what it is - one of the few real choices you have to fully test out your mattress and get it right before you're irrevocably committed to a $2k purchase. I still think you will find the top layer too soft and recommend a 32 ILD for that. But if you want, try the other 2 at 44 and if it works, fine. If it's too firm, you can always switch one or both of them out for a little softer. |
| Very true. I still believe that what I am looking at is the best option for me otherwise I wouldn't be looking at it so seriously. It would just make things 100% easier to actually lay on them before hand. I've even contemplated traveling to their store, but don't know how practical that is. With the Sleepez it does not have a topper over the soft layer like the Flobeds does so I am just accounting for that. If I uderstand correctly you have 36/36/36 ILD now, but do you also have a topper? Not sure which brand you have. Thanks. |
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Frankly, I think it depends on who you talk to over there. One person recommended I get XF/F/M or F/F/M while another recommended F/M/S. I went against my better judgement and went with the second person's recommendation and I needed to do a layer exchange (it only cost me $30 in shipping). I'm now at F/F/M with a 1 inch soft topper and I think it's fine. (I'm 5'10" and about 180, but was a bit heavier when I got the bed). The 3" soft topper was just not supportive enough, and I woke several times during the night in pain. |
| I have a Flobeds mattress, so there is a 2" soft convoluted topper over the three 36 ILD layers. I did purchase a Sleepez mattress for my daughter, and hers is s/m/f (iirc) and it has a lovely bouncy feel that would be way too unsupportive for me . . . but she is fine with it. |