Coming down the home stretch on a latex mattress purchase

[phoenix]

Hi dsw61,

Thanks for the update and for taking the time to share your comments and feedback. It certainly sounds like you are making some good progress

The ILDs are typically measured at 25% and 40% compression.

Most of the ILD’s you will see in North America are measured at 25% compression although the ILD of different types and blends of latex aren’t really directly comparable to each other (see post #6 here).

this is on a base configuration that would be considered firm.

While different manufacturers can use different “word ratings” for their latex layers … most people would consider 30 ILD to be more in a medium range than firm.

Will probably stick to my original plan and order 3" Talalay ILD 28 for the top layer. Still can’t decide on the zippered cover. I’ve narrowed it down to these two:
https://www.sleepez.com/products/natural-latex-mattress?model=10000
(need to scroll down to the “Natural Cover” section)
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If anyone has any thoughts on these two covers, I’m all ears. I’m not looking for “right or wrong” guidence, but just some general preferences that others may have.

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I may have linked this in a previous reply but there is more about the pros and cons of a wool quilted cover vs a thinner and more stretchy knit cover post #6 here.

I will also be buying a new mattress protector.

You may have seen this already but just in case there is more about the pros and cons of different types of mattress protectors and some examples of each of them in post #89 here.

I’m looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding for your final design.

Phoenix