Have been researching mattresses for awhile now and stumbled upon this gem of a site which helped me get back on track. Wife and I finally went to a local store which had some latex mattresses, only two, but it did confirm that we liked it.
Just to give some background on us…
My stats: 6’ 175-185 gym rat, back/side sleeper and like a plush feel with support
Her stats: 5’-7" 160-175 rollercoaster ride, side/back/stomach sleeper and tends to like a firmer mattress
What we tested…
Plush: 4" 24ILD topper (2 x 2) on top of 6" 36ILD core (all natural talalay)
Medium Firm: 2" 24ILD natural talalay topper on top of 6" 36ILD dunlop core.
The plush bed was freaking fantastic! Wasn’t expecting a mattress to be that comfortable, it cradled me perfectly it seemed while lying on my back which resulted in 0 pressure points whats so ever. Laying on my side was also extremely nice. Conversely, my wife felt it was too soft which I expected.
So we tried the medium-firm bed which my wife liked better but was no where near the ecstasy of the plush version for myself. The bed wasn’t bad at all and could be something I could easily sleep on but it would be like eating a hamburger vs a steak. I also had her try out another bed which was a soy foam and was rated “cushion-firm” and didn’t have the plushness on top as the med-firm latex. She said she liked the firmer feel but may prefer the slightly more forgiving top layer of the latex.
Overall though we are pretty easy when it comes to sleeping on mattresses, so she would be fine with fairly anything that wasn’t too soft. Since the store doesn’t do custom layering we will be ordering from Greg at Mattresses.net. Just wanted to get a non-biased configuration opinion before doing so.
My side: 3" 19ILD topper over 5.5" 36ILD - all talalay blend
Her side 1: 3" 28ILD topper over 5.5" 42ILD - all talalay blend
Her side 2: 3" 25ILD dunlop topper over 5.5" 42ILD talalay blend
Her side 3: 3" 25ILD topper over 5.5" 36ILD - all natural dunlop
- Would “Her side 1” be closer to the medium-firm option we tested even though it’s 3" of 28ILD?
- Would the dunlop topper be a safer bet than the talalay for more of a medium feel or soft-medium and should I just stick with a dunlop core if I go this route?
- I’m also guessing that the 42ILD talalay core would be close to firmness of the 36ILD dunlop core we tested.