After 5 months of research & reading at your site, we drove the 4 hours to the Quality Sleep Shop in Illinois. (wonderful place!—well worth the trip.) Long story short, we purchased their Everlast Pocketed Coil, Natural mattress with separate pillow top in 32 ild, med. (We had originally wanted a longer-lasting 2-sided mattress, but after discussion with Kathy and trying several mattresses, we felt flipping the pillow-top would be easier than flipping the entire king mattress—and we really wanted to like the natural latex.)
The 32 ild (med.) turned out to be too firm, so the shop exchanged the separate pillow top for the 24 ild, (soft.) As Murphy’s law would have it, that also is too firm—causing sore hips & shoulders, and a feeling of sleeping “on top of” the mattress.
NATURAL EVERLAST POCKETED COIL, BUILD SPECIFICATIONS:
Innerspring:
904 Pocketed Coil Spring System
14-guage, 7 turn coil
Posteurized – coils are tighter through center third to support the heaviest part of your body
Comfort Layers:
Upholstered on one side with:
One inch all natural Talalay latex
One inch natural Joma wool quilted cover
Class A fabric
Pillow Top (separate)
3 inches all-natural Talalay latex
Upholstered on both sides with:
One inch natural Joma wool quilted cover
Matching, Class A fabric
Comfort Options:
Soft Talalay latex, 24 ild
Medium Talalay latex, 32 ild
Firm Talalay latex 40 ild
After many more hours of study & reading here, we are now considering the Emily from Quality Sleep Shop, but making it 2-sided.
EMILY BUILD SPECIFICATIONS:
Innerspring:
904 Pocketed Coil Spring System
14-guage, 7 turn coil
Posturized - coils are tighter through center third to support the heaviest part of your body
Comfort Layers:
Upholstered on one side with:
One inch of pound 1.8, 32 ild heavy density foam
One inch of very soft blended latex, 14 ild
A one inch, pound 1.5 quilted cover
Class A fabric
After reading through your site, Phoenix, we realize that the personal feel of a mattress is important, (along with Posture and alignment, Pressure relief,) but we were hoping you could give us your opinion of the Emily comfort layers versus the Natural Everlast comfort layers (both have the same innerspring.) We’re hoping for a “plush-firm” feel (if there is such a thing) that will feel soft & comfy, yet keep us from “sinking” all the way into the mattress. (Our previous mattress–which we loved-- was a Sealy Posturepedic Plush—from BEFORE Sealy changed their build specifications.) Your article on Mattress Comfort Layers hit it on the head for us:
“For comfort layers to be able to both relieve pressure and fill in and support the gaps in your profile, they need softness (to allow you to sink in deeply enough to form a cradle), progressive resistance (to increasingly stop the sinking so you don’t go all the way through the layer), point elasticity (the ability to shape itself exactly to your profile), and resilience (the ability to push back and hold the more recessed parts of you up).”
Tim and his people at Quality Sleep Shop have been wonderful, but being 4 hours from them, we hate to make another mistake. Your thoughts, please?