Hi rg3083,
With some of the issues with pain and discomfort you are facing … a good mattress that offers both pressure relief and good spinal alignment is especially important. With a “hollow back” it’s important to make sure that the comfort layers do a good job of filling in the gaps in your back. While you don’t mention your sleeping positions which is one of the most important factors in choosing a mattress, there are some guidelines here which can help with different weights and body shapes and here for different sleeping positions. Different body shapes, different types of mattresses (how far you sink in) and sleeping positions also play a big role in which pillow may work best for you and this is especially important with cervical and neck issues. There is a pillow thread here which has some links to some helpful information. For your husband … good support which makes sure that the pelvis doesn’t sink in too far and aggravate the back pain is also important and for some … certain pillows can also help with snoring.
You may have already seen this but there is an analysis and review of the iComfort lineup in post #11 here. In general though … I recommend local manufacturing and smaller brands which tend to use higher quality materials and have better value than the larger national brands.
Reading through some of the overviews in the mattresses section can help you become familiar with some of the materials and construction methods that are used in mattresses and the advantages and disadvantages of each. They can help you ask better questions which can lead to better choices.
Some of the local manufacturers near you are …
https://www.foxmattress.com/ Holly Hill (which you know about). They are one of the better local factoy direct manufacturers in the country IMO which is why I invited them to become a member here. They make a complete line of mattresses of all types and they are also built specifically with materials that are better in the Florida environment. Rick is very knowledgeable and helpful. They would certainly be a priority to visit in terms of quality and value.
http://www.orlandomattresscompany.com/ Orlando Local factory direct manufacturer. I have had several good conversations with them and they are very service oriented. They recently changed ownership and the last time I talked with them they were still in the process of gearing up and setting up some of their models to show on their showroom floor. Good people.
http://www.originalmattress.com/ Winter Park Regional factory direct manufacturer. They ar one of the larger factory directs and also have a range of mattresses including one high quality memory foam models, 2 latex models, and a range of more traditional innerspring/polyfoam models with good value.
Some of the best online prices for adjustable beds are here and of course any of these can go under any mattress that is suitable for an adjustable base. They have very knowledgeable and helpful staff and carry most of the major brands like Reverie (which makes the adjustable beds for Tempurpedic and which I bought), Ergomotion (who makes the adjustable beds for Serta) and Leggett and Platt.
You are certainly within easy driving distance of some very good choices
Phoenix