Hi Heyphoenix,
As you know from the previous links I shared with you I can only speak to the quality or value of a mattress and help with how to make your choices but not which specific choices to make. I can’t see you on a mattress or feel what you feel so your own testing and experience is the only way to make a suitable choice for mattresses you are testing in person. No matter what the quality or value of a mattress if it isn’t suitable for your needs and preferences it would have little value to you.
If you are also looking at online mattresses … then more detailed conversations with each retailer or manufacturer you are considering would be the best way to choose your “finalist” at that manufacturer because they know their mattresses and the options they have available better than anyone and have the most experience and knowledge about which of their mattresses are most likely to be suitable for different body types and sleeping styles.
If you follow the steps one by one then by step 5 you will have a list of “finalists” to choose from and you will know the details of each mattress in this list and will have either tested them for PPP or have talked with a manufacturer about which of their mattresses are the most likely to be suitable for you.
If you list your top 2 or 3 finalists here on the forum and can describe the results of your testing on each, the specifics of what is in them, and why you are including them as one of your finalists, then I’d certainly be happy to share my thoughts about whether any of them have any “weak links” that would need any caution or any of your choices that for some reason may be a good idea to avoid.
From that point on then your final choice would be based on all the objective, subjective, an intangible benefits that are most important to you.
I didn’t mention Tyndall because they are not particularly transparent about the quality of the materials in their mattresses (they won’t disclose the density of their foams) but if you are considering one of their mattresses that you know has good quality materials and no obvious weak links in the mattress then they would be worth including as one of your finalists as long as you know the details of the materials in the mattress you are considering.
What a mattress feels like in a showroom has nothing to do with what it will feel like a year or two down the road if the quality of the materials is low. You can’t feel the quality of a mattress in a showroom and low quality and high quality more durable materials will feel the same … until a year or a few years down the road when the lower quality materials will soften or break down and you will lose the comfort and support that is the reason you bought the mattress in the first place and the loss of comfort and support isn’t covered by any warranty.
Phoenix