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We finally received our Talatech 44ILD cores the other day and after letting them air out for a couple days, we decided to throw them on the bed tonight. Wow, what a difference in firmness between a 36ILD natural core and a 44ILD Talatech core. Now THIS is support. As some warned me, 3 of these cores is extremely firm. With a 2" 20ILD topper though I could actually sleep on it but I have always liked a pretty firm sleeping surface. Anyway, the 44s also made a huge difference in how the 36ILDs felt when the 44s were put underneath. I knew it would make a difference but I didn't realize how much of a difference it would be. So the way we have it now is 36-44-44 on my side and 36-36-44 on my wife's side with the 2" 20ILD over it all. Yes that is the same topper I deemed "useless" with even 3 36ILD cores underneath. Now with the current configuration it seems viable. We're going to have to spend some time on the new config testing it out but I mainly just wanted to suggest to anyone having "hammocking" issues (such as in the other post) to try Talatech's 44ILDs. 1 or 2 cores beneath a softer core really helps with the hammocking issue more than you can imagine. |
| D3FI, I found the best way to air out the latex cores was to open them up and hang them on the banister for several days until there was not much of a smell left. I am very pleased now that I have the latex cores aired out and the smell never made me sick like the outgassign from Memory foam does or from Polyurethane. I just did not want to put the latex inside my zipped up mattress cover until it was aired out with the least amount of smell. I had also aired out the natural latex since I felt plastic outgasses and they were in plastic bags and also even natural will have a smell that needs to be aired out just a slightly different smell. |
| My wife and I each spent 1 night on each site of the bed. Even after only 1 night we both like the 36-44-44 side better. (as opposed to the 36-36-44 side). Anyway, we're going to make both sides 36-44-44 and play with the topper a bit (no topper, convolute up, convolute down) and see where we end up. |
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D3FI, Thanks for letting me know. Maybe I will call Dave and ask for the 1.5" latex topper again to try over a 36 over a 44 over a 44. Please keep us updated. I am interested to know your final set up for your latex kit since I also like my bed very firm like you and your wife do. I like my 1" topper but I can see it is not going to last long since it is so lightweight and already has a few rips in it. I had gotten the topper from Overstock before buying my latex bed. The 2" topper was sent back since I was trying it over three 36 ILD cores and could not imagine anyone sleeping on anything so soft. I like a little cushion over very firm. Right now I am sleeping on the 1" latex topper over the 36 ILD over a 44 ILD over a 36 ILD over the slat box. I have the same combination on the other side of the bed so I can still move things around. I like my combination but I know I want a sturdier topper that Dave was willing to send me again when I was ready. The 1.5" one he has is not convoluted since that is what I requested from Dave. He told me he ordered a few for others who would want a little less cushion but some cushion. |