Hi amd20x6,
I would agree with this for all the reasons you “and Jacob” mentioned.
[quote]From here comes the decision on a mattress protector. I hate the idea of buying a mattress with a breathable top and smothering it with the protector. I was looking at the Luna Premium ($40) but I’ve read about the St. Dormeir ($160).
I do wake up sweaty more often than not. I’m mostly attributing that to the fact that I’m currently sleeping on firm ~6.5" polyurethane foam over plywood. That’s the pain-inducing bed the Department of Residence provides me with.
Is it worth the extra $120 for the St. Dormeir? Or should I keep my money and take the chance that the $40 protector will be breathable enough? I’m leaning towards shelling out for the St. Dormeir but every extra dollar spent at this point reduces how much I’ll be able to spend on other apartment furnishings. I’ve saved up over the years though and I can afford it if I have to.[/quote]
Any questions about whether something is “worth it” really depends on person preferences and priorities and individual criteria or what I call your “personal value equation” but overall it would be “worth it” to me … although not perhaps to someone else.
You can read more about the many different factors that can affect the temperature regulation of a mattress in post #2 here and in post #29 here and more about the different types of mattress protectors and the pros and cons of each in post #89 here.
If you tend to sleep warm … then the Luna would have a “warming influence” while the St Dormeir would have a “cooling influence” but it would depend on how the combination of all the layers and bedding worked for you together and of course on budget which sometimes makes the best choices less attractive. For the small difference over the long term … I would personally say that performance and quality of sleep would trump the small differences in price factored over the years of use.
Phoenix