Ok… I apologize if this has been covered somewhere already. I’ve looked through some of the guides and I don’t see anything specific to mattresses for the heavier set. My situation is:
Me: Back and side sleeper / 6’1" / ~305 lbs
Wife: Stomach and side sleeper / 5’ 5" / ~250 lbs
Finding a durable and comfortable mattress has been a challenge. Due to our weight we are obviously hard on a mattress. Our last S company innerspring mattress became uncomfortable within a couple of years of purchase. So we decided to try an inexpensive memory foam mattress to see if we liked it. We bought a 12" memory foam mattress from amazon (Dynasty mattress) that was supposed to have 5" of 5 lb memory foam. For the first few months it was great. But after about a year it has really gone downhill. The top layer of foam instantly sinks in and does not provide any support. There not any obvious sagging in the mattress when you look at it. Just no support when you lay on it. Both my wife and I are waking up in pain so time for another mattress. This time I decided to do a little more research which is how I’ve ended up here.
I live in upstate NY (north of Albany) and local options are limited. It seems like mostly S brands and Tempurpedic in the local stores so I’m thinking I should purchase from a good mail order vendor like the ones you talk about here.
In my travels I did find one page that discussed mattresses for heavy people:
About the only take aways from that page are:
- Thicker is better
- Latex and memory foam are probably our best choices
So here I am. I’ve been reading about the various mattress types and I think I’m leaning to trying a latex mattress but I haven’t ruled out a memory foam model. I’ve spoken to a couple of different folks at brooklyn bedding. One person suggested I try a medium-firm memory foam model like the following:
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The other suggested either:
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or
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I was also looking at the spindle mattress after I saw it mentioned on this site:
I was also intrigued by the hybrid latex/memory foam model at brooklyn:
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But according to the person I spoke with that is no longer carried.
Anyway…
Both my wife and I prefer a softer feeling bed but support and durability are key. If we go 100% latex I’m thinking something with a dunlop core and a Talalay comfort layer. If we go hybrid I’m thinking we need a good quality HD core like what you find Aloe Alexis.
Lastly, we’ve been a Queen bed couple forever but we are considering biting the bullet to move to King.
So some of my questions:
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Am I off base here? Heading in the wrong direction or does this make sense?
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Any specific suggestions for a big guy like me? Does latex or memory foam sound better for me? Specific material suggestions?
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Would moving to a king mattress provide any benefits other then additional space? In our last couple of mattresses they seem to sag in the middle first and I’m wondering if the king size mattress would give us two person specific indentations and that might work out better for us?
Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give.