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natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Oct 6, 2010 1:43 PM
shovel99
Joined: Dec 11, 2009
Points: 113
Hi Folks,

Back to experimenting with surgery mattress... tried my "stack" with and without even a relatively thin 10 year old basic cotton skirted pad (JC Penney)... no more than 3/16 inch thick... and the difference was huge.  Much better without the pad.. which stiffened up and firmed up my top layers of 4 lb mem foam and 19 lb latex so that the comfort supplied by them without the pad was.... almost unnoticeable!  So soft and flexible pad is very important, as many here have commented.

So here is the question:  which of these do you have. like, and recommend.. or would you choose?

 

1.  Walmart (Sandman's)   Out of stock but $169 delivered?

2.   St. Dormeir    $169 free shipping at cuddledown.com   - Nonreturnable

3.   Natura washable  $169 at Bed & Bath order online only.... + 8% sales tax + $15 shipping o= $198 maybe less 20% coupon... but returnable?

 

I am inclined to go with returnable Natura, though folks here rave about St. Dormeir. 

Thoughts, anyone?

thanks!  shovel99

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Re: natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Reply #41 Feb 4, 2011 5:18 PM
st3v3k4hn
Joined: May 22, 2008
Points: 171
budgy wrote:

  1. that washable topper is not nearly as thick as the non-washable ones for the same price.  
  2. and out of the 10 or so that we sold, I had one or 2 customers have theirs bunch up on them in the wash.  
  3. A Dormeir and a comfort plus topper could be had for not much more than the price of the washable topper.  and you would be getting 43 oz of wool per yard versus 18.  

 

  1. Yes I noticed that! $360 for the washable, $250 for the classic which is essentially the same size/weight/height.
  2. Very useful feedback! So if washing the topper doesn't help refluff it, what's the big advantage to having a washable topper? Just easier to clean if you spill on it or something? (Not a problem for me, my wife is allergic and we have an allergy cover that would keep the wool clean.)
  3. Why buy both the Natura and a Dormier? Why not (for example) get the thicker "super" topper they make? Roughly 4x the wool of the classic for less than twice the price? http://www.naturaworld.com/bedding-topper-plus Has anyone tried this? It looks like it would be awesome for a little while, but I'm worried it would be like my old feather bed and need fluffing all the time.

I am so worried about body impressions that I don't think I want more than an inch or 2 of wool. Natura says the classic is 1.25" thick which sounds about perfect to me. I'm just trying to figure out if this would be softer than Dormier?

Steve

Re: natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Reply #42 Feb 5, 2011 7:34 AM
shovel99
Joined: Dec 11, 2009
Points: 113
I have decided that I don't like the feel of the St. Dormier and will be selling it.  Anyone in this thread interested?  It has been slept on perhaps a week, and has been covered by a sheet,

and will come As New in the original packing.  I am thinking $140 shipped to Conus?  Does that sound fair?

Good luck to all.

 

Shovel99/Paul

Re: natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Reply #43 Feb 5, 2011 12:35 PM
budgy
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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what kind of allergy cover do you use?  I recommended a pad + topper only because of hygiene.
Re: natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Reply #44 Feb 5, 2011 1:39 PM
shovel99
Joined: Dec 11, 2009
Points: 113
DianeK wrote:


I am astounded that the Dormeir is affecting you that much - it is so thin I never would have thought it could cause problems for you.  So sorry to hear that because as you know I love, love, love mine.
 


Thanks.  I am just like Edison... who after 10,000 failures someone asked if he should give up.  He replied "No, I have just eliminated one more way it cannot be done, so I am making progress."  Or so the story goes. 

 

paul

Re: natura vs. st. dormeir wool filled mattress pad? A Poll!
Reply #45 Feb 5, 2011 2:02 PM
st3v3k4hn
Joined: May 22, 2008
Points: 171
budgy wrote:

what kind of allergy cover do you use?  I recommended a pad + topper only because of hygiene.


I think its the barrier 2 from here: http://www.missionallergy.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=6

I would rather not have it but wife is very allergic to dust mites and insists on a cover. it feels pretty soft to me, i don't think it affects things much...

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