| I have no problems with the way a new innerspring mattress sleeps.. I am just irritated that they turn into a pile of garbage in a couple years. Do I have any options other than purchasing a junker from a "warehouse" store? |
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Gardner's Mattresses makes spring mattresses and puts latex layers on the top. Not sure what else they make. But visit their website. There is someone here who bought one and liked it. But it was too firm and they added 3" of soft latex over that. If I lived near Boston (I think) I would visit that store. Does Natura make innerspring? |
| Check out Omaha Bedding company, too. They make quality stuff by hand, and the prices aren't awful ($1200 or so for a king-size mattress). I slept on it in a hotel in San Francisco, and it was wonderful. |
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jimsocal wrote: I've heard good things about "A Better Bed" in Fresno, but I can't vouch for them personally. There are probably other small manufacturers like this, in out of the way places but I'm not aware of them. While the beds Budgy mentioned meet his criteria for being well made that does not necessarily mean they will be worth the money to you, and I don't believe they always offer a good sleep trial. I know for sure I've read some reviews of customers who were not satisfied with some of those mattresses he lists. My point is not to knock them, only to say that if you are going to pay a LOT of money for a mattress, and especially if you have sleep or mattress "issues", you may only want to buy from someone who gives a good sleep trial guarantee. I have to agree...I guess I wasn't really trying to blindly recommend them....in reality the very best inbetween option (and for some the very best regardless of price) is a 100% latex mattress. Leo: yes actually. Natura just started making coil mattresses. They are for the price I think better value than most brands because they use some latex and they are quilted with legitimate amounts of wool and cotton on top. To be fair as much as I am a huge fan of Natura as a company these beds are not really made to outlast standard coil mattresses...maybe a little better, but they are really just meant to be a healthier nights sleep. They still use a couple inches of soy based pu foam, but the whole point is the first couple layers you are actually sleeping on are wool and cotton instead of polyester and polyurethane. |
| What kind of fire retardants are you looking to avoid or get? That is another issue you need to ask yourself. That is why I would look at Gardner (not sure about theirs) and Natura. Look for organic or make sure they say what it is. I read on my tag (wool pad) of Natura that they use Boric Acid on the mattresses that aren't labeled organic. At least they tell you! But I wouldn't buy it, I don't care what "they" say; if it kills bugs (and it does) what does it do to you? |
| Truth, they use the boric acid in the cotton batting underneath the wool layer. Better than formaldehyde, and these don't have that offensive new mattress smell to them. But yeah, buying (CERTIFIED) organic is the best way to avoid chemicals altogether. |
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I found a Natura for $5,000 or more (queen size) from Sears. Wonder if I can get that 50% off on their sales? I am impressed with some of their products. They do tell you what is in them, which I find refreshing! Gardner mattresses click here look so fascinating. They have pocket coils, and some with latex on top. Some that have cotton batting only. Just make sure you don't get one with the "foam" in it. They will ship all over US, but what a fee that would be for me. |
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budgy wrote: Truth, they use the boric acid in the cotton batting underneath the wool layer. Better than formaldehyde, and these don't have that offensive new mattress smell to them. But yeah, buying (CERTIFIED) organic is the best way to avoid chemicals altogether. Which Natura mattresses do you like Budgy? They do sell on with slats, I just wish I could find one too look at. |
| the ones with the slats built right in the mattresses are a pretty firm set up to be sure. really I like their Natural and Organic lines the best, in any event there is no PU foam in either one. The natural ones still use some boric acid in cotton batting though just FYI, but they are good mattresses. |
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Leo3, I'm the guy who bought from Gardner Mattress. It's an old fashion New England company which still seems to pride itself on making a quality product. I'm sure there are other similar businesses around the country. I almost bought their "Ivory Plush" model which is the traditional hand tied spring mattress with a layer of latex on top. I don't think they use any PU foam. However, after I did a store test of their 100% latex mattresses, I was sold on latex. Sometimes I wish I had gone with the spring/latex model since I've had trouble getting the latex firmness where I want it. I ended up with "too firm" latex from Gardner (after 1 comfort exchange) which I chose to correct by adding a 3 inch "medium" topper from FoamSweetFoam. Seems fine now, so far. Yeh, I guess shipping costs to other areas outside of New England would be steep. I paid $69. for shipping to southern New Hampshire. But, the owner gave me a big enough discount in Salem, MA to more than offset the extra shipping costs. They DO have an outlet in NH also. |
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Leo3 wrote: I found a Natura for $5,000 or more (queen size) from Sears. Wonder if I can get that 50% off on their sales? I am impressed with some of their products. They do tell you what is in them, which I find refreshing! Gardner mattresses click here look so fascinating. They have pocket coils, and some with latex on top. Some that have cotton batting only. Just make sure you don't get one with the "foam" in it. They will ship all over US, but what a fee that would be for me. I love the idea of pocket coils, but have always been wary of them due to Simmons reputation for making ones that migrate easily and/or break down too quickly. If there are better ones, or good ones, who makes them? If there were good ones, I might try them some day under my latex... |