Hi Syracusa,
[quote]At 161 $ for a full I would feel the pinch a little less than with the nice ones you recommended.
The question is: would I get quality similar with the ones you recommended or you think this might be an inferior product for whatever reason?[/quote]
I don’t have any personal experience with the Sleep & Beyond wool topper but this is the same company that is listed in the wool topper post I linked earlier and you can see some comments about them there and in post #20 here. There is also some more generic information about comparing wool toppers in posts #3 and #6 here and in post #4 here but with all the many variables involved they are difficult to compare based only on specs or the density of the wool so my “best advice” would be to talk with the manufacturer of a wool product you are considering who will generally be more knowledgeable about their own products and the benefits of using them than anyone else.
[quote]But would it be thick enough to create that breathable barrier between the body and the hot sleeping Dunlop?
About how thick do you think the wool pad/topper should be to achieve that? [/quote]
Unfortunately I don’t know any way to predict the effect of a specific wool topper for any particular person. Wool works to regulate temperature in both directions so it’s used in the desert in thinner layers and in the arctic in thicker layers but where the “tipping point” would be for any particular person is impossible to know outside of personal experience. In general terms though even a fairly thin layer of wool (say 1/2" - 1" or so) and sometimes even a wool protector that is thinner than that would have a noticeable effect on temperature and thicker layers of wool are usually more about changing the “feel” of a mattress than about temperature regulation.
Phoenix
PS: I deleted your post in the other topic because it was a duplicate of your post here.