Hi Phoenix, sorry for the late response. A member of my immediate family passed away so I have been kinda busy. The 6" of latex I speak of is two 3" toppers. The spring unit is not enclosed in a cover now. All of the foam is inside of the SleepEZ cover. Not elegant or recommended but itās mostly hidden by the deep pocket fitted sheet. I use sheet suspenders to keep the corners on and that works well. Hindsight is always 20/20 I guess. I sold my practically brand new original mattress cover and latex topper to a co-worker friend for a very good price. Itās quite comfortable now and at the correct height from the floor, so Iām satisfied with the outcome.
Well itās been a bit over 2 months since I received my 12" Arctic Dream mattress and I must say that I am extremely happy with my choice. As a side sleeper, Iāve been used to waking up at least once or twice a week with a very sore shoulder from sleeping on it āwrongā. Since Iāve had my new mattress - not once!
The only disappointment was that they didnāt send me the free pillowā¦but the mattress alone was well worth the price and then some!
Hi William17,
Iām very sorry to hear about your family member passing away. 
Thank you for your update, and Iām happy youāre pleased with your mattress outcome.
Phoenix
Hi JustGary,
Thanks for your update, and Iām glad youāre happy with your Arctic Dreams mattress. As you know, you certainly made a very good value choice.
Regarding your pillow, that is a bonus offered to TMU members by Dreamfoam if you are ordering directly through them or having the order fulfilled through them. If another company was fulfilling the order, or if there was another promotion that superseded this promo, or if you contacted them a bit after placing the order, you wouldnāt qualify for the pillow promo, but it certainly wouldnāt hurt to phone them and inquire about it.
Phoenix
Hi there,
This is my first forum post (perhaps my first ever forum post?) and I just wanted to thank you for the valuable resource this site offers to mattress consumers like me! I probabaly spent at least 3-4 hours researching and learning from your website and sharing everything with my husband as he was falling asleep on our sad mattress over a number of nights (we knew nothing and were newlywed looking for a mattress when we bought our sad mattress).
We have decided based upon research and recommendation from this site to purchase a cotton futon for our son as his first big bed, and will possibly consider purchasing a bed from the same retailer (Memory Foam Comfort) when we replace our own mattress. I am still trying to wrap my head around what that will look like, but I have been learning I would like a firmer support, hopefully we will come to some kind of conclusion eventually on our own mattress purchase.
Thanks again!
Hi ccox,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! 
And congratulations on the new futon mattress for your son from Memory Foam Comfort. :cheer:
If you come up with more specific questions about a potential purchase for your own mattress, feel free to post on the forum and Iāll do my best to answer your questions. I know youāve been reading already on the site, but make sure that the mattress shopping tutorial is part of that research.
Phoenix
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Thanks for all the information, Phoenix. I definitely feel more empowered to make a decision.
Hi phillipjg,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!
I hope you find the information here useful as you go through your mattress shopping journey, starting with the mattress shopping tutorial here. Iāll be interested to learn of any buying decisions that you make, and of course any questions that you may have.
Phoenix
Thank you for all of your work. The articles and tutorials have been extremely useful in my research for a new mattress. I am leaning toward a Sleep on Latex - 9" medium mattress. I think itāll be the best option for my partner and I and is within our price range.
I do have a couple questions:
- Could we use our old box spring with this mattress?
- Do we need to purchase a mattress protector?
Many thanks!
A.R.
Hi Quam,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!
Iām happy the articles and the tutorial here have been helpful to you.
Sleep on Latex does use good quality and durable componentry in their mattresses, and they are a site member here, which means that I think highly of them. If you do order from them, be sure to ask for your Mattress Underground 5% discount!
As for a foundation, they recommend:
a platform base or slatted foundation with spacing that is 3" apart or less. If you need to use a box spring, we strongly suggest using a bunky board or plywood board for extra support
Iām not sure if what youāre referring to as your ābox springā is an actual coil spring unit or something more along the lines of a typical foundation (many people use the term ābox springā as a general descriptor for anything placed under a mattress), so youād want to check that it aligns with the guidance from Sleep on Latex.
Youāll want to use some sort of a mattress pad, protector or encasement to help keep your mattress as healthy of a sleep environment as possible. What you choose is personal and due to the level of protection you desire (waterproof, level of encasement, material usedā¦). But I would not simply place a fitted sheet directly over the mattress, as over time your body oils and skin cells will become embedded into the outer covering of the mattress.
Phoenix
Thank you for the information provided on this site, Iāve visited on and off before finally joining.
Question about the member discount. Weāre moving into a new house and Iām replacing all of our beds/mattresses/pillows for the entire family. Iāve budgeted for this but obviously the member discount will be helpful. I will most likely be purchasing from Sleep on Latex as Iāve purchased a topper from them before. Does the 5% apply to the entire purchase or only one mattress?
Thank you!
I will be buying 3 mattresses and 5 pillows total.
Hi Mamaof3,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!
Iām happy that youāve enjoyed the information here on the site.
Regarding the TMU discounts offered by manufacturing members, I donāt dictate how that is applied or in what quantities it is allowed, so that is something youād wish to discuss with any site member (such as Sleep on Latex) you were considering.
Iāll be interested in learning what you decide to do. Thatās a lot of mattresses!
Phoenix
Their forum discount specifically states ā5% off mattressā purchase, so I donāt think it would apply to pillows, toppers, etc. but not sure about multiple mattresses. Their customer service is very responsive to email inquiries and Iām sure would be able to determine the applicable discount in advance of your order.
Hi Sweet Dreams,
Manufacturing members have in the past applied the TMU discount to āaccessoriesā, so a discussion beforehand, preferably a phone call while getting help deciding upon the proper mattresses to order, would be the best course of action.
Phoenix
Just signed up and thanks for all the terrific info!
Hi zachcurtis,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!
I hope that youāll be able to take some time and learn about shopping for a new mattress here on the site, hopefully beginning with the mattress shopping tutorial here. Iāll be interested in learning about any decisions you make or questions you may have.
Also, I noticed that you registered with your email address, so you may wish to go back and change your username so that the spam bots that frequently comb through forums like this donāt acquire your email address.
Phoenix
Thanks for all the great information. Going to be reading this and making a much more informed decision.
Hi TX_CLG,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!
I hope that youāll be able to read about shopping for a new mattress here on the site, beginning with the mattress shopping tutorial here. Iāll be interested in learning about any decisions you make or questions you may have.
Phoenix
The Mattress Underground has helped me learn of the existence of many mattress companies. Thank you for providing this resource.