Hi joshuatvernon,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! … all the way from Australia.
While most of the focus of the forum is on North America … I also think it would be helpful to have some information about some of the Australian simplified choice mattresses and It will be a good complement to the list of Australian retailers and manufacturers in post #7 here.
To start with and just to make sure that everyone that reads this is on the same page … the first post in the simplified choice topic would be well worth reading.
There is also more about the 3 most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for).
While nobody can speak to how any specific mattress will “feel” for someone else or whether it will be a good “match” in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) because this is too subjective and relative to different body types, sleeping positions, and individual preferences, sensitivities, and circumstances and you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress … outside of PPP (which is the most important part of “value”), the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress.
This is the part of your research that you can’t see or “feel” and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new so I would always make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the materials and components to the durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
This is the part that I can help with as long as I know all the information I would need to know (see this article) to make any meaningful comments about the durability and useful life of the mattress so I’ll list each of them and either mention what you would need to find out before I can make any meaningful comments or if all the information I would need is available then I’ll make some comments about the durability of the materials in the mattress.
There are also a couple of others I’m aware of that I’ll include as well which are …
Sommuto
Sleep Republic
and I’ll also add any others that I come across.
It may take a week or two to find the time to look at the Australian simplified choice mattresses so watch this space and I will edit this post and add information as I get to each of them.
Phoenix
- Koala:
Top layer: They call this a Kloud layer which is probably a type of what I call high performance polyfoam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer.
Base layer: 38 kg/m3 polyfoam which translates to 2.37 lbs/ft3 which is a high quality material that would be suitable for any weight range although I would want to know the thickness of this layer as well.
- Ecosa:
Top layer: 100% natural continuous pour Dunlop latex. This is a high quality material but I would want to know the thickness.
Middle layer: Memory foam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer.
Base layer: Polyfoam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer as well.
- Greywing:
Top layer: Latex. This is a good quality material but I would want to know the thickness and the type and blend of the latex.
Middle layer: Memory foam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer.
Base layer: Polyfoam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer as well.
- Sleeping Duck:
Top layer: 20 mm (.79") Synthetic Dunlop latex (80% natural 20% synthetic). This is a good quality and durable material
Second layer: 20 mm (.79") Gel memory foam. I would need to know the density of this layer.
Third layer: 80 mm (3.15") Polyfoam. I would need to know the thickness and density of this layer.
Support core: 5 zone pocket coil with coil edge support. This is a good quality component.
- OzMattress MOD:
Quilting layer: Polyester fiber. I would need to know the thickness of this layer.
Top layer: Latex. This is a good quality material but I would want to know the type and blend and the thickness of this layer.
Second layer: Polyfoam. I would need to know the thickness and the density of this layer.
Support core: Zoned innerspring with a firmer center zone and steel coil edge support… This is a good quality component.
Stabilization layer: Polyfoam. While this wouldn’t be the weakest link in the mattress I would want to know the thickness and the density.
NOTE: Based on the picture it appears that there may be one additional layer and if this is the case then I would need to know the specifics of this layers as well.
- OzMattress Supra:
Quilting layer: Wool. This is a good quality natural fiber but I would want to know the thickness.
Top layer: Latex. This is a good quality material but I would want to know the type and blend and the thickness of this layer.
Second layer: Memory foam. I would need to know the thickness and the density of this layer.
Support core: Zoned innerspring with a firmer center zone and a polyfoam surround for edge support… This is a good quality component but I would need to know the density of the polyfoam around the pocket coil.
NOTE: Based on the picture it appears that there may be one additional layer and if this is the case then I would need to know the specifics of this layers as well.
- OzMattress Grand Master:
Quilting layer: Natural silk and natural wool blend. These are good quality natural fibers but I would want to know the thickness.
Top layer: Buckling column gel sections that are inside cutouts in a memory foam layer. The buckling column gel is a good quality material but I would need to know the thickness of the buckling colums and the type and thickness and density of the foam layer that they are embedded in…
Second layer: Memory foam. I would need to know the thickness and the density of this layer.
Support core: Zoned innerspring with a firmer center zone and a polyfoam surround for edge support… This is a good quality component but I would need to know the density of the polyfoam around the pocket coil.
NOTE: Based on the picture it appears that there may be one additional layer and if this is the case then I would need to know the specifics of this layers as well.
- Ergoflex
Top layer: 9 cm (3.54") 5.3 lb density memory foam. This is a good quality material
Second layer: 1.97" Convoluted polyfoam. I would need to know the density of this layer.
Base Layer: 9 cm (3.54") Polyfoam. I wiould need to know the density of this layer.