Also have you considered slow responce latex? it only comes in a 3" configuraiton but is much firmer than memory foam which might make it supportive enough for you.
Hi Frrst,
Thanks for the update. I’ll look forward to the specifics of your application and your comments upon the product.
Also, thanks for your other suggestions. As you’re aware, there are hundreds of outlets for various types of toppers, and keeping track of them all isn’t something that any one person could even begin to accomplish. It’s always nice when forum members take a few moments to offer advice and contribute.
Phoenix
Aerus plus topper is in! It feels fantastic. It is fairly firm and seems to be quite breathable. I wish I had more experience with memory foam because I think this is actually a exceptional product but It is hard to say for certain without more experience or a side by side comparison. I will say that it is quite firm for memory foam, definitely in the same ball park as the tempurpedic topper I felt in the store the other day, maybe even slightly more firm? It had absolutely no off gassing smell when I got it which i am very happy about because I was a little worried about that. As some sort of reference for the breath ability, I got a 3 inch topper and when blow directly into the topper I can feel the air come out the other side, again I don’t honestly know if this unusual but based on what I have read about memory foam it always sounds like it breaths about as well as a plastic bag. I haven’t slept on it yet but initial impressions are very good. I was extremely nervous about spending so much (375) on a topper when there were 5lb options available for 199. So far I feel like it was worth it.
Hi Frrst,
Thank you for the update, and congratulations on your topper. I look forward hearing about your experience with your mattress combination after you’ve had some more time to use it.
Phoenix
Hi guys, I want to buy the Aerus Plus topper for my Novosbed Medium. My intention is to make it slightly plusher.
I called Novosbed and they told me that their 5lb foam layers have a 9 ILD, Which it sounded weird to me since the mattress doesn’t feel very soft at all (180 pound guy here), and I don’t sink much. So when I see the Aerus Plus rated at 13/14 ILD, I don’t know what to think…
So let me please ask you a question. Lets say that ILD numbers are correct. What would happen if I add 2" of this topper? Would the mattress get firmer? Will be similar or could be a bit softer due to the increase in thickness of the comfort layers?
Thank you in advance
I also forgot, I don’t know if this topper will allow me to get that traditional memory foam feel as the nosved has. Definitely I will not like something that bounces faster etc
Hi Piticli,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! 
Measuring ILD accurately in visco-elastic memory foam is problematic, as this can vary dramatically by the foam’s rate sensitivity (recovery rate after compression), temperature sensitivity and humidity sensitivity. Sample conditions need to be highly standardized. It’s safest to state that the memory foam commonly used for comfort layers in a mattress are all quite plush, and generally in the upper single-digit to the upper teen ILD range.
While your mattress may not feel “very soft” to you, realize that all of the layers of a mattress work together to achieve comfort, so the firmness you feel will be mostly from the deeper layers of polyfoam.
If you’re considering adding 2" of memory foam to your mattress, you would be increasing the surface plushness, and overall the mattress would feel a bit softer.
If you haven’t had your Novosbed for very long, you may wish to test it out a bit longer to see if it softens up a bit more to the range of comfort that you may desire. If you have indeed had it for a bit longer, then adding a topper certainly is a popular method to achieve a bit more surface plushness.
If you’re interested, there is more information about choosing a topper in post #2 here and the topper guidelines it links to, which can help you use your sleeping experience as a reference point and guideline to help you choose the type, thickness, and firmness for a topper that has the least possible risk and the best chance for success.
Phoenix
Thak you @phoenix so much for the explanation. I have been reading a lot and got tons of knowledge thanks to you. I even read those links before you posted hehe.
I’ll be buying the topper then.
The only confusing part is that after seeing all this different websites, the prices vary so much in some cases.
I just want the very best topper 2" 5lb+ available in the market, and still don’t know which to choose. Any suggestions?
Thank you
Hi Piticli,
I don’t maintain a listing of all of the suppliers of memory foam toppers available, as that would be much too large of a task to maintain in an ever-changing environment. As you’ve probably already found, there is a list of some better suppliers of which I am aware in the topper post I linked to previously.
A 5 lb memory foam topper would be a good quality material. I would focus on something with a higher polymer density (not using a lot of scrap gel beads), something that is at least CertiPUR-US certified, and something that hasn’t been compressed for a long period of time in transport. You may also wish to get something with its own cover if you don’t have one already.
Phoenix
I was asking because from the sellers I found in this forum there is literally up to $100 difference in price. I’ll go with my first option since is a brand name foam, and probably wont regret anything when it comes to quality.
Thank you again Phoenix.
Hi Piticli,
Besides the variations I listed previously, you can also find differences in the rates of recovery, breathability, temperature sensitivity, consistency, fillers (if any), end cuts/seconds, and so on.
It sounds like you have a good plan moving forward with your decision-making process.
Phoenix
I just wanted to leave a comment about how amazing my medium king Novosbed feels with the 2 inch 5lb Aerus Plus topper from Rocky Mountain.
It feels incredible to me. I don’t feel like I sink more as I was worried, plus pressure relieving is now happening! It just feels so comfortable and now the mattress is more “solid” being 13 inches tall. Also wonderful the fact that it feels like part of the mattress, thanks to the comfort kit extension from Novosbed. I totally recommend this conversion to anyone with a Novosbed mattress!
Hi Piticli,
Congratulations on your success! :cheer:
We are pleased that Novosbed was able to help you in finding your solution.
Your post will surely help others doing similar research.
As you’re aware, you chose something from one of our Trusted Members using high quality and durable materials.
I hope you can updated us about your mattress once you’ve had a chance to sleep upon it for a for a little longer.
Phoenix
Hi again! I just wanted to leave an update over a year later.
The mattress still fine, but the topper got alzheimer’s. The topper lost all the memory foam properties. I was wondering why the mattress started to feel uncomfortable. Well I took the cover and the “incredible” 2 inch 5lb Aerus Plus topper, when I press on it, bounces back super quickly as regular foam would. I would never thought that something that expensive would last that little.
I asked for help at rocky mountain but I don’t think I’m going to get any help from them, based in their “guarantee” terms.
After many different memory foam mattresses, I’m starting to think that the only thing that is worth out there is tempurpedic.
Maybe others have been lucky with this topper. I wonder if others had my same problem. I would definitely not recommend to anyone to buy this topper.
I thought it would be good to show you what the problem is.
Forgot to say that the novosbed still as great as it can be, as day one, which is impressive to me. Probably because of the topper protecting the under layers.
I got a good deal yesterday and got the king tempur topper supreme at amazon for a bit over $300. Lets see how long that last on top of the medium novosbed. I think it could be very soft at some point because now I will have 7 inches of soft conforming material.
Again, I tried lots of memory foam mattresses and toppers, and nothing feels like tempurpedic. There is ordinary foam, and there is tempurpedic. Which I hate to say it because they are really expensive. But as almost everything in life, no magic formulas, no bs, you get what you pay for. So, probably my next mattress will be from them.
If I try any more of these experiments, I’ll definitely go for the firmest higher quality ordinary foam mattress, and the tempurpedic topper. I think that could work well. That will be my very last experiment. It gets old. I only want a mattress to lasts me 5 years, and you can’t get any of these ordinary foam mattress to last that long in good condition.
So I did not get a reply from Rocky Mountain Mattress. Zero help. Definitely I would not recommend to anyone to buy from them; they seem to be a bunch of scammers. Barely no reviews, and the ones they have are mostly bad. I remember having problems with shipping too. They didn’t even had stock of the product, and ordered through other company. Again, stay away from them. This company doesn’t deserve the hype that has been given in this website.
Hey Piticli,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! :). Thank you for your opinions.
I removed the post that had the product link, you can check out the forum rules where we don’t have product links to places outside of our members. Good luck with your Tempurpedic, although your opinions about small companies and big companies are way off, Tempurpedic makes a very nice product.
Thanks,
Sensel
Sorry about the link then.
I’m a positive thinker too, but I had enough. I spent years trying to create, and buying different products, just because as many, I hated the idea of having to pay their prices.
I bought that topper, that after doing the math is only 3.5lbs dense, and it just feels way better than the 5lb foam in my mattress, and much better than the aerus plus 5lb that replaced. More supportive, more comfortable, less motion transfer, it just feels great. Memory foam might be about densities, ILD, IFD, whatever terms anyone wants to use in order to look knowledgeable, but the reality is that as I mentioned, there is memory foam, and there is Tempur-Pedic. And I really hate to say it really. I don’t want to spend the money on their product regardless.
Anyway. I learned a lot here too and I really appreciate it, I’m not going to break my head anymore.
Hey Pitcli.
I hear ya. It’s a fair point to make, and it’s an interesting point. For many years IMO…Tempurpedic was the one and only one true “brand” in the mattress industry. Nobody walks in a retailer anywhere and says "I’m` looking for a Simmons…or Serta…or Sealy…never happens…ok maybe not 100% but you get it. So I can totally see how one can view it Tempur and everything else.
Interestingly, consumers now do ask about the online advertised brands…like Casper, Purple, Leesa, Ghostbed, T&N, Saatva, etc… better brand value than Three S’s brands.
Thanks for the post and input. It’s all good.
Thanks
Sensei