Hi Christopher,
Some of the better choices in the Carbondale, IL area include …
http://www.sterlingmattress.com/ Herrin, IL. Factory direct manufacturer. I have talked with Mike the owner and he makes a wide range of mattresses including innerspring mattresses with higher quality polyfoam and construction methods that make the mattress more durable. Also carries latex mattresses and memory foam. They are also a member of this site which means I believe they compete well with the best in the country. He is “mattress people” and is committed to making a good mattress at a good price. He can customize a mattress according to the needs of each person and has been making mattresses for almost 20 years. There are some comments about them in this thread
http://www.campbellmattressco.com/ Cape Girardeau, MO. Wholesale Manufacturer. Makes mainly innerspring and memory foam mattresses, no latex but uses good quality materials. A call should give you some local retail outlets that carry them.
A little further away in the St Louis area some of the better options or possibilities include …
http://www.maplewoodcustombedding.com/ St Louis, MO. Factory direct manufacturer. Makes a range of mattresses including innerspring, memory foam, and a two sided Dunlop latex set with good value.
http://meyerbedding.com/ St. Louis, MO. Factory direct manufacturer. Makes mainly two sided innerspring/polyfoam mattresses using higher quality polyfoam. Will use other materials including latex on request and can also make custom constructions. Have talked with Scott and he is also what I call “mattress people”. His family has been manufacturing mattresses for over 100 years.
http://www.mattressconceptsstl.com/ High Ridge, MO. Another local manufacturer that makes their own two sided traditional innerspring mattresses that use higher quality materials (1.8 lb polyfoam and higher) with good quality and value. I talked with Clinton the owner and he is knowledgeable, experienced, and helpful and is well worth a visit. They also carry some other brands for mattress types that they don’t build themselves including Sleep Harmony memory foam mattresses. Also what I call “mattress people”.
Directory of Verlo Mattress Locations. Find a Verlo Mattress store in your town. St. Charles, MO (and others in the area). Regional factory direct manufacturer. Makes a wide range of mattresses of all types including innerspring, memory foam and latex. They didn’t carry any latex mattresses on their floor at this location when Iast talked with them but they do carry the rest of the line (you can check to see if this is still the case).
http://www.stlbeds.com/ St. Louis, MO. Retail outlet. Carries a range of mattresses including innerspring, memory foam, and latex including Pure Latex Bliss, Savvy Rest, Anatomic Global, Glideaway, Symbol, Campbell (including 2 sided), and others. I would avoid the major brands here but they have good selection and would be a good place to test various layering combinations in latex. Some of these brands may have better than average value.
http://sleepsolutionsus.com/ Belleville, IL. Carries Pure Talalay Bliss latex mattresses and Dutch Craft which makes some better quality and value mattresses.
http://mattressandfutonoutlet.com/ St Charles, Ballwin, Florissant, MO and Fairview Hts, IL… They also carry Pure Talalay Bliss mattresses along with Dreamline, Therapedic, and SleepInc mattresses.
Hope this helps
Phoenix