You get to help choose my latex - (please play along!)
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I am operating under the assumption, for now, that my HR foam layer in my mattress has given up its support qualities to a degree that is causing me back pain. So, I am going to replace the 1" of HRfoam with 1" of either Talalay or Dunlop latex. Since I don't know what ILD the HR is that I have used - and at times I've used Firm and Medium with success - I am not sure which ILD to buy to replace it, so would like opinions from those who are sleeping on latex or familiar with it. Here's how the build will be (what has worked before): Springs on bottom (Englander 12.5 gauge) Next (over a very thin 1/4" or so layer of memory foam just to keep the foam from being damaged by the springs): the Talalay or Dunlop I'll be buying (1")(?) 3/4" of soft Talalay (I already have; 20-28ILD?) That might be all. I have found that using 2" of base foam instead of 1" seems to negate the feel and support of the springs; at least that was my feeling from having tried it with 2" of HR foam. This may or may not be true, but that seemed to be the case. I am open to other suggestions but for now something similar to this configuration is what I want to try. At times I put memory foam in the mix but I think I'm DONE with memory foam now! It seems to just cause back pain for me. So perhaps I could use another inch of latex to replace the inch of memory foam I was using before when it worked for me... Now, the question is, which ILD or Talalay or Dunlop (or both) should I buy? Here are my choices: Sleeplikeabear has : Talatech Talalay 1" layers of ILD 32, 36 and 40 among others, at $113 including shipping. (TWIN) I am thinking 32 or 36. Which? Sleepez has Dunlop 1" layer of 30-32 or 38-40, for $70 but they seem to charge $49 for shipping which I think is WAY too high and I am going to call them and ask about that. In any case, the bottom line price of $119 is not too bad. Here, it seems to me, the 30-32 is the only choice because the other would probably be too firm for me. But I'm open to discussion on that. So let's say I'm going to buy 2 - one for me, and one for my wife, which we can change out after a time so we each get to try each one. (Her configuration is different than mine.) What ILD's would you buy for that bottom layer(s) above springs? (I'm 5'10, weigh 180 but big around the middle.) |
Re: You get to help choose my latex - (please play along!)
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I couldn't get through to sleepez all afternoon on Friday so am waiting til Monday to try again. I rejected sleeplikeabear because they only have blended Talalay, and no Dunlop. At this point I am pretty sure I'm going to buy 1" of 32 ILD Dunlop and 1" of 32 ILD Talalay. My wife and I can both try them that way, and I can see if I notice any difference between the two. So I'll report back here when I do finally get some latex and try it. Might be 2-3 weeks from now... |
Re: You get to help choose my latex - (please play along!)
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As I posted in my 0ther thread, I did end up buying from SleepEZ last week. They were out of one of my latex layers so they had to wait to get it. So I just found out they shipped today! Not sure when it will get here, but at least it is shipped! Yay! 1.5" Dunlop natural medium and 1" Talalay natural medium. This message was modified Jan 25, 2010 by jimsocal
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