Hi cantsleep
Glad my prior post was helpful; You are on the right track, as you say you are ‘still searching around for local/online mattresses’ That’s the only way to get a feel for what type of mattress suits you and potentially discount anything that does not ‘feel right’
For your personal preferences.
[quote]Here are the specs:
Quilt: Stretch Knit Fabric with Tencel & PCM
.5 OZ Silk and Wool Fibers
FR Fibers
Hand Tufted - 49
1.5" Soy based Plush Foam 1.5LB
1.5" Soy based Plush Convol foam 1.5LB
Cotton Tricot Backing
Comfort Layers: 1" Celsion Plus Talalay Latex PCM 19ILD
1" Celsion Plus Talalay Latex PCM 19ILD
8LB Inner quilted cotton
1" Soy based Aireluxe Firm Foam 2LB
1 layer 2080 Micro Coils 19 Gauge
1/2" Memory Foam 2.5LB
Bottom Upholstery(Below Innerspring)
Center 3rd Fiber Pad
1" Soy Base Foam 1.65LB
All foam layers are CertiPur certified
Support System: Aireloom Lift
Single Sided Sleep Surface
Individually Wrapped Coil
13.75 Gauge Tempered Support Flex
T/472 F/663 Q/842 K/1052 pre-edge
4"Soy based Full Foam Encasement 1.65LB[/quote]
Aireloom (and E.S. Kluft) are private ownership and tend to not be so transparent so great job on finding the layer densities and construction. I am not sure which model you tried. (perhaps you can identify it on their Aireloom site) but the Aireloom appears to be a tufted pillowtop mattress; While the Pocket coils would not raise any flags in terms of durability there are a few cons that I’d keep in mind. The major difference of Aireloom over the previous Beautyrest is the added layers of 19 ILD Talalay latex, which have greater durability than memory foams.The memory foam and polyfoam content in the Aireloom are a red flag at your current 32.2 kg/m2 BMI. There are in total 4 inches of soy-based foam of lower density for your BMI along with another half inch of memory foam. As previously noted, more than an inch or so of memory foam of under 4lbs/cuft and polyurethane foam of less 1.8lbs/cuft will prematurely ‘break down’ which can cause alignment issues and pain (you can see some comments regarding this inpost #7 here)
The Latex layers are 2" and are of a softer ‘plush’ 19 ILD (which if they would be closer to the surface at your BMI would break down faster than for a normal BMI individual)…Latex would provide adequate cooling air circulation with the quilted cover and the cotton backing on the soy foam layer also allows some air circulation, but again the “ventilation” effect diminishes the further away the layer is from the sleeping surface. The latex is between layers of foam, so the durability will not really affect the longevity of this mattress as much as the other foams will adversely affect it. As with the Beautyrest, the innerspring rarely is an issue in terms of durability. You can see a discussion of another Aireloom mattress in This post as well.
Remember, along with the mattress longevity what’s most important here is how you feel when testing the mattress (if possible). To summarize it… like the Beautyrest, the Aireloom mattress has some lower-density foams for your current BMI; since you are ‘worried about longevity’ you may want to think twice as it is not worth spending the time testing something that is most likely to lose its properties over time. Caveat emptor ‘let the buyer beware’ on each of these offerings.
Basilio