Mattress Forum

Hey Joed!

I think I read on another post that you are on a tempurpedic now, is that right? Well, here are some other facts to include throughout this post:

• I think that no matter what the material, there is almost always some period of conditioning or break-in period. With the soy-based cores or other polyurethane cores, you will find that the majority of the conditioning is in the core and not the latex, but I still ask my customer to give a new bed (regardelss of style) anywhere from 3-6 weeks (which does depend on the style).
• Spring Air is no longer the major brand they were... they are now small franchises where people or companies came in a took over a manufacturing plant and are producing stuff under the Spring Air name now... depending on when the one you describe was made (less than 3 years) it is probably a franchise or independent and not using any of Spring Airs original specs or quality (still may be good, but no standard from plant ot plant)
• Dunlop latex is cut into sheets from a huge block of latex... the topmost layers will always be softer than the ones at the bottom due to how it is processed, but yes, you can definitely get a softer version of dunlop
• Pressure Point relief is subjective to someone's comfort initially (over time, you may remember something someone else said that you disagreed with then and now understand why they were right!) but it is basically the ability for your back/spine to feel it is in a relaxed and comfortable position while your lower back, hips and shoulders feel cradled... thus giving each part of the bady in contact with the mattress an "even" amount of pressure so that you feel no distinct pressure point
• I am 260lbs, 5'7" and 42 years old and decided to finally purchase my Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe after 4 years of flirting with which one was my favorite (1st the Rhapsody, then the Allura and now the Cloud Luxe). Based on most response throughout this site, I must be an idiot for choosing the low density in the cover (4.1lbs density) and the high density in the next layer down (7.0lbs density)... but after all of the testing for over 4 years, the pain relief I get in my neck (result of an injury in my -5, -6, and -7 vertebrae in high school) I fully feel that my comfort, support and experience preference is definitely the Cloud Luxe on an adjustable base (which retails for about $5300 complete). I absolutely love it and have had it since June... best pressure point relief I have ever had. Expensive, yes, but I had started saving money since the first time I tried the Rhapsody. I will say that the value lies in how I feel every morning when I get out of bed before my alarm even goes off!
• HOWEVER... I am not willing to tell someone that this is the perfect bed for them. I personally did not like the feel of most latex beds (I have not tried any of the DIY variations) and the one I did like was a similar set-up to what you described: 6" talalay latex, bamboo cover, no quilting all on 8" soy-based foam core... where the center of the core was the bed alwasy had a slight bow from edge to middle, couldn't necessarily feel it, but could definitely see it. I also slept on a pocketed/wrapped coil system (also on an adjustable base) for those 4 years I was deciding on the Tempur...

You and your back are the best determiners of what is supportive, pressure relieving and comfortable and most of us can tell you why you react the way you do... once you tell us your reactions. We can even tell you what things to avoid based on experience. I do think that those of us who retail mattresses for several years have more stories and experiences when responding so that the responses are not so emotional to a question but experiential.

If yu have not found your favorite bed yet, Happy Hunting! If you have... Congratulations! Sleep Well Joed!