My SleepEz 10,000 review
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Back in July I ordered a SleepEz 10,000 natural Talalay Twin XL. I had an extensive email conversation with Jeremy over the course of a week or so and he'd recommended I get XF/F/M or F/F/M layers. When I placed my order by phone, I spoke with Shaun, who recommended F/M/S and so that's what I got. I also bought their matching foundation (more on this later). The latex mattress (layers & cover) itself is very nice. The layers were in good condition and helpfully labeled. The firm layer was cut a bit longer than the others, but once inside the cover it doesn't seem to matter. I did have trouble finding a configuration that worked for me, but I tossed and turned every night, waking up several times, and I woke up with a sore back every morning. Now, some of my waking up was probably caused by the noise my bad-choice-of-a-metal-frame was causing. A few times I'd sleep well, and think "Great! This is it!" only to go back to the back pain again. I did kind of like the bouncy feel with the soft layer but I don't think that was helping me any. A few weeks after I got the bed I noticed some issues with the cover, emailed Jeremy about it and after their reviewing photos of the problem, they sent me a replacement cover. A week or so after that I decided the soft layer was just too soft for me. Again, Jeremy sent out another firm layer and a return shipping label. It cost me $30 to ship the soft layer back. Awesome customer service both times. For the last month or so I've had the bed configured with the new F layer (which feels slightly firmer than the original one) on bottom, the original F in the middle and the M on top. It was good. I slept well enough and woke pain-free. A couple weeks ago I scored a soft 1" FBM topper from someone on this very forum and that has made a big difference. It adds just enough cushion. I do have heat issue occasionally, but that's normal for me. I should be receiving my Dormier wool mattress protector any day and hope that will make it better. One thing I have noticed, and maybe this trying this could have made the original configuration work for me… it seems I need to have my upper back inclined just a little. Years of sleeping on a sofa may have done something to my back. Right now I am using latex pillows for this but will probably make a wedge thing to put under the head of the mattress. Things I would reconsider: I think I might pass on the foundation. It comes in 3 pieces, head, foot and middle. You bolt them together. That it matches is not really all that important, probably. I was thinking that I should have whatever is recommended by the seller of the mattress. I would have liked a Euroslat type system, but they are expensive. I probably could have bought the one that FloBeds sells, but I would have had to wait to save the extra $$. Beyond that, I don't know what else I might have done, because I also didn't find any platform beds I loved that were within my budget. I would not have bought the frame I got at a local furniture store. I was sold a Queen size metal frame because no one had a Twin XL and I was told a regular twin would be too short and if anyone sat on the foot of the bed it would act like a cantilever. The frame is held together with some knobs (or whatever), and it rattles. At this point I have it also bolted and clamped and it still makes noise! Next up is duct tape. Or the bay. All in all, I am happy with my bed. It took me a long time to research and to make the decision. I paid much more than I wanted to or expected to when I first began looking, but I feel I can expect this bed to last a good long time, based on what I've learned about beds (thanks to this forum). |
Re: My SleepEz 10,000 review
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Thanks for the review. My 10,000 is hopefully going to be un-cocooned today... either set-up onto a new bed or onto the floor until my wife finds a bed she likes (sigh). All I know is I am tired of the air mattress. We got the Shawn S/M/F recommendation as well and Kimberly has me convinced it will be too soft for me, so we will soon see. |