Hi Math,
It’s somewhat co-incidental that you are mentioning them now because I just got off the phone with them a few minutes ago (after trying to confirm some information for several weeks) and unfortunately I confirmed that they don’t disclose the quality/density of the polyfoam or memory foam in their mattresses which means that there is no way to know with any certainty whether there are any weak links in their mattresses or make meaningful comparisons with other mattresses. This is really unfortunate and is somewhat unusual for smaller independent manufacturers who normally want to educate their customers about the quality of the materials in their mattresses and help them make meaningful comparisons with other mattresses because they know that consumers that understand the importance of this type of information will recognize that their mattresses are higher quality and better value choices than their mainstream competitors. Having said that … some of the earlier posts in this topic seem to indicate that they provided foam density information to some of the members here so perhaps they will do this if you are there in person.
As you can see in the information in the mattress shopping tutorial (which is the first place I would start your research) … I personally wouldn’t consider any mattress where I wasn’t able to confirm the quality of the materials inside it (see this article and the guidelines here).
You can see my thoughts about the Consumer Reports and and their mattress recommendations in post #2 here. This is one area where they have completely dropped the ball.
They made their own mattresses when they started and for many years and then a few years ago they started to contract them out to another manufacturer (I confirmed this at the time) and they are now back to making their own again in their own factory. I’ve added …
…to the forum posts that indicated that they weren’t making their own to bring them up to date. Like almost all mattress manufacturers (with very few exceptions) they don’t make their own foams. A forum search on Charles P Rogers will also bring up more information and feedback about them (and the posts that were edited).
Once you reach step 3 in the tutorial and are ready to start testing mattresses … then the better options and possibilities I’m aware of in the Northern New Jersey area are listed in post #7 here (including comments about Charles P Rogers).
I also wouldn’t get too caught up in numbers either since it can become very confusing and lead to information overwhelm and often “paralysis by analysis”. While it’s always important to know the quality and durability of the materials in a mattress (post #13 here has more about the important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase) … the simplest “shortcut” in mattress shopping is to focus on dealing with smaller independent manufacturers that are knowledgeable, experienced, and completely transparent about the materials in their mattresses and either sell factory direct or through better sleep shops. Working with a manufacturer/retailer that puts your legitimate best interests above their own and already knows what you would otherwise need to learn can be one of the most important parts of a successful and “easy” purchase.
Phoenix
PS: I deleted one of your posts which was a duplicate.