Advice sought for combining new mattress and topper

[phoenix]

Hi danielrhall,

My initial hesitation with choosing just the Ultimate Dreams mattress without a topper is that I believe it would feel too firm to me unless I chose a very soft three inch comfort layer, and then with my weight I’d probably “go through” it. If I did still opt for the Eurotop, it would at least afford the opportunity to swap the comfort layer for something firmer if needed, but then that’s probably going to reduce my comfort. Regardless of which plushness I choose, I might just get the Eurotop anyway because that mattress also facilitates flipping the comfort layer as well as completely replacing it down the road and I like having those options.

Yes … the Eurotop does have this additional advantage of flipping and replacing the layer that will tend to wear out the fastest. I think that you will feel more than just the top 3" of the mattress … especially with a 14 ILD and your weight … but the topper along with the quilting layer would certainly be most of what you feel. The topper itself is the layer that would wear out the fastest and more quickly than the latex in the mattress itself though. The topper will increase the durability of the latex in the mattress by absorbing most of the mechanical stress from repeated compression.

Presumably the base foam layer will outlast the comfort layer especially given the density of the UD support foam. I had wondered if the additional amount of base foam in the Eurotop added support or durability, but other posts I’ve read here indicate that Chuck has said the difference is aesthetical only.

The thicker layer does have one additional benefit that most people wouldn’t really feel but would come into play more with higher weights which is that it would compress from soft to firm a little more gradually which can be of some benefit for higher weights and sleeping styles … even if the “feel” would be the same. There is more about this in post #39 here.

Phoenix