Differences between types of Dunlop - and where to buy?

[phoenix]

Hi LookingNow,

I thought regular Dunlop might give me the “density” I craved for support. The thickness was right but it was too firm, even with 1" of soft, natural talalay N2 on top. I’m surprised because the regular Dunlop is so different from Mountain Top’s continuous pour which I love so much (but at 3" is too thick for me.)

There is more about primary support, secondary support, and their relationship to pressure relief in post #4 here. In most cases the upper layers are more about pressure relief and the deeper layers are more about support (and any middle or transition layers have an effect on both) so you may be looking at the wrong layers if you “crave” better support. Dunlop can also feel firmer than Talalay in the same ILD and higher density firmer versions of Dunlop may be firmer than you would do best with in the upper layers of your mattress which are more about pressure relief than support. Both molded Dunlop and Continuous pour Dunlop also come in a wide range of firmness levels so your firmness comparison may be more about the different firmness levels of the materials you have tried than it is about the differences between molded Dunlop and Continuous pour Dunlop itself. I would also keep in mind that thickness and softness work together so if you change the firmness then you may need to change the thickness of a layer as well.

[quote]Im thinking of switching this regular Dunlop with Sleep On It for their “soft”.
Or, I might try an inch of KTT’s N3 natural talalay under an inch of their N2 I have.[/quote]

If you are keeping all the other layers the same then switching medium Dunlop for softer Dunlop would certainly give you softer comfort layers and more pressure relief than the same thickness of medium Dunlop but as you know nobody else can feel what you feel so your own experience will be the only way to tell whether the combination is the one that will work best for you in terms of PPP. I’m not clear on exactly what you are comparing your second option to (what are the other layers you would be adding the inch of N3 to) so I can’t really make any meaningful comments about how it would affect things.

Just an update. I will look at the link you provided and perhaps try to find sellers of 2" continuous pour, also. Does MT give this to anyone? I believe they won’t sell to consumers. Any ideas are welcome,

Unfortunately I don’t know of any sources for a 2" topper that uses Mountaintop Foam’s latex so if you wanted a 2" topper you would probably need to find someone that could slit it.

Phoenix