choosing latex mattress

[phoenix]

Hi smichaels,

well so it seems it doesnt even make sense to try a latex mattress in a store! because what i will be feeing may not even be ‘real latex’ - i am trying to find a latex mattress in-store whose ingredients i can confirm but these mattress stores are out a great distance from the city meaning time off from my office

It makes no sense to try any mattress (latex or otherwise) in a store where they aren’t able to tell you what’s inside it. There are quite a number of stores in the Chicago list that carry latex but of course you would need to find the time to visit them if you wish to test some latex mattresses in person.

so i may need to take my chances online; either a latex top over coil or a 9" - 12" latex mattress in layers that i could move around to get comfort/pressure relief. I spent some time at SavvyRest online where they address various kinds of back pain & make recommendations for what latex (dunlop/talayay, soft, med, firm, firm) layers might be best layered where & how…another site also gave some ‘popular’ layering styles, with variations listed…I am this week contacting Flexus and Foam order who seem experienced and used to making layer recommendations and personalizing the latex layered product. My choice may partially be based on their flexibility in layer returns/shipping. I believe i am in the right direction.

If you are committed to latex and there are no manufacturers or retailers that you would be able to visit in person then of course you would be limited to online sources. If this is the case then the tutorial includes this link to a list of the members here that sell mattresses online and many of them sell latex and latex hybrid mattresses that use different types and blends of latex that have a wide range of different designs, options, features, firmness levels, return and exchange policies, and prices that would be well worth considering.

Post #3 here includes a list of many of the online manufacturers that sell component latex mattresses

Outside of any additional options that may be available to you locally some of the better innerspring/latex options I’m aware of are listed in post #2 here and the post it links to.

Every good online retailer or manufacturer will generally make suggestions that they honestly believe have the best chance of success based on the information you provide them when you talk to them on the phone because this is in both your own and their best interests but again … at the end of the day the only way to know for certain whether any specific mattress is a good match for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP will be based on your own careful testing and/or your own personal experience so if you can’t test a specific mattress in person then the options you have available after a purchase to either exchange the mattress or individual layers or components or return the mattress for a refund (and any costs involved) would generally become a more important part of your personal value equation just in case a mattress you purchase doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for.

Good luck in your search and I’m looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.

Phoenix