DIY Hybrid after long search in the midwest

[Sensei]

Hey cornfedteeth,

Welcome to the Mattress Underground ! Thanks for your question.

Me and my wife have been mattress searching for a while now and had gone to just about every mattress store around us at the end of 2019/beginning of 2020…then COVID happened and we decided to suffer with our current mattress until everything calmed down. We’ve now restarted our journey and found that we are picking up right where we left off and are more sure on the type of mattress we are looking for. I’d like to get a mattress built by a someone since the feeling I get from reading posts on this forum is that by doing so you end up saving money while getting more quality. I’m having trouble figuring out how to build the bed that we would like using information from beds we’ve liked.

Congrats on your new mattress shopping journey ! Indeed, COVID-19 has been a game-changer in our routines, especially ones involving shopping. Good to hear that you have safe access for making showroom visits as testing a mattress’s feel is a key part of compiling your research.

I’m 5’10 200 lb and my wife is 5’10 and 150 lb. She’s 1/2 side sleeper and 1/2 back sleeper. I’m 1/2 back and 1/2 stomach sleeper. We are currently sleeping on a fairly cheap spring mattress that she has had for close to 10 years now. It’s pretty firm and I wake up with neck and back pain. I used to sleep on a Tempurpedic that’s now down in our guest room. I used to think it felt comfortable but now 10 years later every time I sleep on it it just doesn’t feel great anymore.

Thanks for including your personal stats as they help determine which materials, layering and construction would be better suited for your BMI/ body profile and sleeping position(s). Ten years is a decent life for an inexpensive innerspring mattress and waking up with neck and back pain is a likely indicator that it’s a good time to move on to something new. In the case of your guest room Tempurpedic that was once comfortable to you could simply be a result of your sleep preferences changing and responding to the natural aging process and body’s alignment changing needs.

Good job too on your most thorough, detailed mattress comparison notes from your store visits. Before getting into your specs too far, what size mattress are you purchasing? I read from your previous post #7/ Lebeda Latex, Pure Latex Bliss Nutrition - Any have one? Feedback? that you posted a similar question with emphasis on Lebeda’s Reve mattress but with more specifics. Thanks to TMU Ambassador @Sweet Dreams for pointing out the need for testing the specific adjustable bed base model in terms of a potential difference in mattress feel, a well-thought observation. So, in addition to asking what size mattress you are shopping, have you now narrowed your focus to a DIY modeled on the Reve’s configuration? Looking forward to your updates, cornfedteeth .

Thanks,
Sensei