My surgery photos
Feb 4, 2010 4:41 PM
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I am going to the photos here for better spacing.  Link to surgery discussion.

 

Inside the Sealy Reserve:

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100% naturual talalay from Rockymountainmattress:

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Re: My surgery photos
Reply #8 Feb 5, 2010 6:10 PM
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My Cannon futon with springs, is made in the USA, $300 to my door. They also make "made-to-order" mattresses as do MANY companies. Took 2 weeks for the hay smell to go away but it's the best, cheapest "base" with 2 inchs of latex from Overstock, while it's not my cup of tea it sure is working for my daughter.  I admire the do-it-yourself, repurpose attitude on this site! More power to all of us!

Alice

Re: My surgery photos
Reply #9 Feb 13, 2010 4:37 PM
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Updated photos of Walmart wool filled topper (about 6.5 lb.s, 1- 1.25" inch thick).  Also, zoning piece of latex from foamonline.  Clearer inferior to the rockymountainmattress 100% talalay.  The foamonline is suppose to come Latex International, but from the photos I would say not.  Might even be 100% synthetic.  Seems like it is less than the 24 ILD is suppose to be.  Not too happy with the quality (also only 1.75" thick - suppose to be 2").  The rockymountain is a generous cut, at a bit over 2", so there is a bit of a height difference.

In use though the zone worked as it should.  Definitely softer with less pressure.  At first I did not think it made a huge difference, but when I lie on the other side of the bed I can definitely notice a significant difference.

Walmart 1.5" (really about 1.25") organic wool topper:

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Foamonline on left, rockymountainmattress 100% talalay by Latex International on right:

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Foamonline gave a short cut of 1.75", rockymountain a generous cut of over 2":

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