Dreamfoam 12 in 1

[phoenix]

Hi Bharri45,

MY primary dilemma is that I have issues with spending 2-3k on what is essentially a chunk of foam albeit a very essential piece of foam.

I can certainly understand this but there are also some very good choices available for significantly less than 2-3K although your budget would also depend on the types of materials you prefer to have in your mattress.

We thought we could use the mattress somewhat as a less expensive foundation but then actually lay our bodies on the latex topper which would provide both the firmness we require and the natural barrier between us and the inorganic materials within the mattress. Perhaps we will search for an organic, firm latex topper.

The most effective approach with a mattress/topper combination would be to buy a mattress that is too firm by itself and then buy a topper with the right thickness and firmness that provides the comfort and pressure relief that you need. The challenge would be to be able to guess the type, thickness, and firmness of the topper that would be a good “match” for both you and the mattress because the firmness of the mattress can affect which topper would work best for you (both in terms of thickness and firmness) and choosing a suitable topper can be almost as difficult as choosing a suitable mattress (see post #2 here).

Post #2 here may also be worth reading which has more information about organic, natural, safe, and green materials so that you aren’t considering an organic topper and the extra costs involved in an organic certification when what you really want is a safe topper (all the materials in the 12 in 1 customizable for example are “safe” and the foam is CertiPur certified).

Phoenix