I just ordered the dreamfoam latex mattress and I canāt wait to get it. I couldnāt afford an all latex mattress or an organic one but dreamfoam was a great compromise.
andā¦Chuck was a ton of help!
Hi tamtam007,
I switched your post into your original topic.
Thanks for letting us know which mattress you purchased 
Phoenix
Thanks for all the helpful info on the site.
Hi luker,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! ā¦ and Iām glad you found us :).
Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding ā¦ and of course to any comments or questions you may have along the way.
Phoenix
Hello Phoenix et al,
Iām so eager to replace my 10+ yr old Tempur-Pedic mattress, and look forward to experiencing the comfort of a latex mattress. I will likely order online, and seek a king size latex mattress in the $2k ballpark. I am 6ā1" and 220lbs, tend to prefer medium firm mattresses, and live near Lexington, KY (40383). I very much hope to find a mattress that will remain cool, as Iām quite the hot sleeper. Any and all advice most welcome!
Thanks!!
Jay
Hi Jkshrop,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! ā¦ and Iām glad you found us.
While I can certainly help with āhowā to choose ā¦ Itās not possible to make specific suggestions or recommendations for either a mattress, manufacturers/retailers, or combinations of materials or components because the first āruleā of mattress shopping is to always remember that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress. There are just too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved that are unique to each person to use a formula or for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress or combination of materials and components or which type of mattress would be the best āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā, firmness, or PPP or how a mattress will āfeelā to you or compare to another mattress based on specs (either yours or a mattress), sleeping positions, health conditions, or ātheory at a distanceā that can possibly be more reliable than your own careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in step 4 of the tutorial) or your own personal sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).
I would also keep in mind that there are also no āstandardā definitions or consensus of opinions for firmness ratings and different manufacturers can rate their mattresses very differently than others so a mattress that one manufacturer rates as being a specific firmness could be rated very differently by another manufacturer. Different people can also have very different perceptions of firmness and softness compared to others as well and a mattress that feels firm for one person can feel like āmediumā for someone else or even āsoftā for someone else (or vice versa) depending on their body type, sleeping style, physiology, their frame of reference based on what they are used to, and their individual sensitivity and perceptions. There are also different types of firmness and softness that different people may be sensitive to that can affect how they ārateā a mattress as well (see post #15 here) so different people can also have very different opinions on how two mattresses compare in terms of firmness and some people may rate one mattress as being firmer than another and someone else may rate them the other way around. This is all relative and very subjective and is as much an art as a science.
Iām not sure what youāve read since you found the site but just in case you havenāt read it yet ā¦ the first place to start your research is the mattress shopping tutorial here which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice ā¦ and perhaps more importantly know how and why to avoid the worst ones.
Two of the most important links in the tutorial that I would especially make sure youāve read are post #2 here which has more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that is the best āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesnāt turn out as well as you hoped for and post #13 here which has more about the most important parts of the āvalueā of a mattress purchase which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Outside of any local options that may be available to you ā¦ the mattress shopping tutorial includes this link to a list of the members here that sell mattresses online (which is one of several links to different online lists in the optional online step in the tutorial) and many of them also sell latex and latex hybrid mattresses that use different types and blends of latex that have a wide range of different designs, options, features, return and exchange policies, and prices. Post #3 here also includes a list of online manufacturers that sell component latex mattresses online as well.
If you are considering online options and you canāt test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart and who can help ātalk you throughā the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and āfeelā of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best āmatchā for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the āaveragesā of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about āmatchingā their specific mattress designs and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
Subject to confirming that any retailer or manufacturer on the list you wish to deal with is completely transparent (see this article) and to making sure that any mattress you are considering meets the quality/value guidelines I linked earlier in this reply ā¦ the better options or possibilities Iām aware of in and around the Lexington, KY area are listed in post #3 here.
While itās also not possible to quantify the sleeping temperature of a mattress for any particular person with any real accuracy because there are so many variables involved including the type of mattress protector and the sheets and bedding that you use (which in many cases can have just as significant an effect on sleeping temperature as the type of foam in a mattress) and on where you are in the āoven to icebergā range and because there is no standardized testing for temperature regulation with different combinations of materials ā¦ there is more about the many variables that can affect the sleeping temperature of a mattress or sleeping system in post #2 here that can help you choose the types of materials and components that are most likely to keep you in a comfortable temperature range.
Latex in general is the most breathable and temperature neutral of all the foam materials and wool is a great temperature regulator as well so a mattress with latex comfort layers and a wool quilted cover would certainly be a very good choice for those that tend to sleep hot.
Phoenix
Hi, Iām a new member. I just wanted to say hi and thank you to everyone who posts on here. Iāve already learned a lot by reading through different memberās journeys to find the right mattress.
Todd
Hi Mainertodd,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you found us as well
Iām also looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding and to any comments or questions you may have along the way that I or any of the other more knowledgeable members of the site can help with.
Phoenix
I just want to thank you for the tremendous quality of information on this site. Each question Iāve had about buying a latex mattress and the foundation for it has been answered in detail.
Frank
Hi DrFranco,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you also found us as well.
Iām also looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.
Phoenix
Thank you very much for taking the time to run this forum/web site. It has been incredibly helpful in researching our first latex mattress. Right now we are leaning toward Urban Green, a brand I had never heard of before finding your website.
Thanks again,
Bob
Hi bk289,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you found us
As you probably know Urban Green (Foam Sweet Foam) are one of the members of this site which means that I think highly of them and that I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency.
Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.
Phoenix
Hi everyone and especially hello Phoenix. Thanks for this site. My (our) journey has just begun. My 10yo Sealy (Serta?) memory foam just isnāt cutting it anymore. It doesnāt support me well enough while front sleeping and my SO, a back sleeper with a heavy back curve needs something to better fill the gaps. so our search began and we ran across Sleep Like The Dead a while back where we learned about latex, and searching for info on that lead us to Savvy Rest which has a local shop. We fell in love with the configuration options but the price made me insist we go home and do some more research which led us back to SLTD then to SleepEz and finally to this wonderful site (specificallyhttps://forum.mattressunderground.com/t/comps-between-savvy-rest-and-sleep-ez) . End of the story, almost is I think Iām about to make the purchase at Sleep Ez. With all the saved money weāre looking at fancier bed-frame/headboards WOOT.
Hi jumperalex,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you found us as well
You are certainly looking at a great quality/value choice that has a similar design to the Savvy Rest although they have more options to choose from, are in a lower budget range, and have a better return/exchange policy as well.
Iām also looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding ā¦ and of course to any other comments or questions you may have along the way.
Phoenix
Wow, I am very appreciative (and somewhat overwhelmed!) by this site! I have learned so much in the past week. I went from planning on replacing my Tempurpedic Cloud Breeze with a softer version Cloud to learning that I donāt even want a memory foam mattress at all! I am going to enter the world of latex mattresses, and I am very excited about that. The only available latex mattresses for me to test in my city were Dunlopillo mattresses, and although I liked them a lot, I also had done enough research to question the layering and the price. So, I am now going to finish my shopping by calling the reps at Brooklyn, Dreamfoam and Kiss and asking them to compare what I liked about the feel and firmness of the Dunlopillos that I tried and make a decision about one of the above mattresses. Buying a mattress untried is very scary, but the popularity of these mattresses, the endorsement of this site, and their generous return policy gives me a lot of confidence. Thank you so much for the help in both choosing a much better mattress for me than I was about to choose, but also in saving a ton of money! Talk about win-win! :woohoo:
Hi KC,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! ā¦ and Iām glad you found us
You are certainly looking at some great quality/value choices although I would keep in mind that without knowing the specs of the Dunlopillo mattresses you tested they may not be able to make any specific comparisons between them.
Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.
Phoenix
[color=#8800bb][size=3][size=4]Hi! And thank you so much for this site! I have learned so much reading all the forum and blog posts and articles. I have completely changed my mind about the brand/type of mattress I want now that I am so much more informed! I think I"m now leaning toward a latex mattress from Spindle. I visited their place in Acton, MA and after talking to Kim and laying on all the mattresses, I just canāt stop thinking about them! (Normally, Iād be dreaming about them, but I donāt sleep very well on my current bed!)
Thanks again for a great site and for introducing me to Spindle![/size][/size][/color] :cheer:
Christine
Hi cpavao,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! ā¦ and Iām glad you found us
As you probably know Spindle is a member of this site which means I think highly of them and that I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency.
You are certainly looking at a great quality/value choice and Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.
Phoenix
This site is fantastic! Iāve learned a lot about mattress selection over the past couple days. My wife and I are excited to go to the Spindle showroom and Jordanās to start our comparison process!
Thanks for all the work you have put into this!
Wayne
Hi waygil,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you found us as well
Iām also looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding ā¦ and of course to any comments or questions you may have along the way,
Phoenix