Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum. I’m a huge car enthusiast and whenever it comes to making a big purchase for my car whether it’s a supercharger or supporting modification (suspension, wheels, etc) I always do A LOT of research. The reason why I stated this there were always forums to help me my way on which parts to buy, where to go… etc
Now with a mattress, I’ve been online for a week and couldn’t find any valuable information. Then it hit me. I wondered if there was a mattress forum with all the same golden information like the other forums I’ve been on. And now, here we are!!! Let me tell you, I am SO glad I found this forum the amounts of information in here is insane!!! Also, Phoenix, you are incredible, so much thought goes into every post I cannot thank you enough.
I guess the reason why I’m posting this I’m struggling on finding a mattress I’m going to like. I’m afraid I’m going to get another mattress that will eventually degrade and dip in the middle. So I’m just hoping for some brainstorming.
I’m looking for a full size mattress, I saw the price guide and anything below $400 was low quality. However, I noticed that those were pricing for queen size. I’m hoping I can get a decent/good full size mattress for around 250-300. I’m about 125-130 pounds and 5 foot 4. I’m pretty athletic. I skateboard from time to time, and work on my car on the weekends. The mattress I have now is dipping (explained later). I am now ending up sleeping on the very edge of my bed to stay supported. I mostly sleep on my side/stomach. Now that I’m getting “older” (23) I really realize what my parents told me “oh you’ll start to feel every pain when you get older” and I’m finally starting to feel that…
The full size mattress I have right now is from IKEA. More specifically the Sultan Hallen. I searched the forums and I found out that this is a pocket spring mattress, with a layer of polyfoam I believe. I’ve read through this article here: https://forum.mattressunderground.com/t/ikea-mattress-cutaway-pictures on post number 5. I will be honest, I absolutely loved this mattress when I first got it, it was amazing and I slept like a baby. Now a year and half to 2 years later I can’t even lay on my back. It feels like my lower back is on fire. If I do lay on my back, I can feel as almost where my rear, is it sinks in far too much and my body forms a “V” (exaggerated to see my point) My rear being the most sunken part of my body or the “point” of the V. I hope that makes sense…
So with a few recommendations, I went to check out Bob’s furniture. I was looking at first the Carress Full Mattress for 299. It has a few layers of foam and an innerspring support. Here are some of the specs:
1" comfort foam
1 and 1/2" Layer Plush foam
Lumbar Layer Bobopedic Memory Foam
1" fiber support layer
490 coil 13 and 3/4 gauge spring
With those specs stated, I also read here that it’s not all about the counting of the springs and specing out the coil thickness. Something else came out is that it didn’t state what type of spring it uses. Detailed pictures here:
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I said what the hell, I’ll go to the store and I’ll try it. I went there, ended up not liking it… However, I stumbled accross another mattress that felt similar to my mattress I have now. Here we have the ZZZoom…
https://www.mybobs.com/bob-o-pedic-zzzoom-mattress#26980 this is listed at 349.
1.5" layer of latex
1.5" layer of Bob-O-Pedic Gel Memory Foam
1.5" layer of plush support foam
6" layer of firm base foam
The only problem that I have with this it doesn’t state any where the foam density. Also, I am extremely weary about Bob’s due to Phoenix’s loop around experience about calling headquarters only to get back to stores that didn’t know anything. Plus the mattress I have now have pocket springs. I’m concerned that this is just that cheap chinese foam that has filler in it that will only degrade over time and then eventually end up like my IKEA mattress now.
So I guess the question I have is where in the chicagland area (Phoenix, or anyone else on here) that can chime in, have good mattresses for a full? I’ve seen the membership list and there are 4 in Illinois, but are quite far. Does anybody have any experience with those stores? I’m guessing that it’s nothing but great since they are on that list. I just don’t want to make a drive out to lagrange to only find a mattress that’s 700+ dollars and something that I cannot afford at this point.
My Green Mattress
Quality Sleep Shop
Sleep On Latex
Sterling Mattress Factory
I appreciate anyone’s help in advanced!!! Thank you!