Best places to get odd sized sheet sets like Full XL?

[phoenix]

Hi jasonsmith,

Yes, I would have to get a mattress protector. What I was saying is I already have a bed frame that uses a box spring. But if I were to buy a platform bed frame so I didn’t need a box spring. Then it may even out on the cost because I wouldn’t have to buy a box spring and a dust mite encasement for the box spring when I get a new mattress. So the money saved on that may pay for all or most of the platform bed frame. Just would need one that is tall enough as I’ve seen alot that are low to the ground. Don’t want to have to reach UP to get something off my nightstand. It was just something I was thinking about as an option.

That makes perfect sense to me

I know about going with quality of the materials in a mattress but I’m on a budget.

You will find mattresses that use higher quality and more durable materials and others that use lower quality and less durable materials in every budget range so if you know the specifics of what is inside any mattress you are considering then you can make more meaningful comparisons with other mattresses (in the same budget range) and identify any obvious weak links in a mattress regardless of the budget range you are in.

They say they only use solid foam in their mattresses, so the foam should hold up better than convoluted foam that the big companies use. I think Dutch Craft is about the only non-name brand mattress you can order/get in my area. I picked one out that I was able to lay on. A plus flippable.

The durability of the foam and the mattress itself will depend mostly on the type and density of the foam (which is why I would always want to know regardless of your budget range) and I suggest slightly different guidelines for a two sided mattress than a one sided mattress (see post #4 here) but there is certainly a durability advantage with a two sided mattress compared to a one sided mattress that uses the same materials on only one side (see post #3 here).

The good news is that Dutch Craft is usually transparent about the quality/density of the materials they use in their mattresses.

Phoenix