I’ve been looking at mattresses for a while now, trying to make the move from a queen up to a king. After laying in a number of mattresses, I’ve come to the following conclusions:
I don’t like the feel of memory foam only mattresses - just doesnt do it for me.
MOST of the sleep number mattresses felt too weird with the air bladder - except their i10 which is prohibitively expensive
I like the feel of what I will call “composite” beds - inner springs with latex comfort layers
I have NOT been able to try out a 100% latex bed. However, I feel like I may feel the same about them as I do w/ the pure memory foam mattresses.
The most comfortable mattress I tried out was a G.S. Stearns branded “Cushion Firm Euro Pillowtop” with 2" Talalay latex, mongolian horse hair, Cashmere / Silk quilting, hand tufted, etc. Link is here: http://www.sleepys.com/stearns-and-foster-g.s.-stearns-cushion-firm-euro-pillow-top-mattress/SF9332.html
I’ve got my store talked to under $3k for the whole package, but I’m concerned about the “2” layer of pre-compressed HD foam" and the “Two layers of ‘HyperSoft’ Foam”. After reading through numerous posts on here, it seems like these are going to be a week link, and that this mattress has a high likelihood of breaking down after a very short period of time. NOT something I want after dropping $3k!
So my question is this:
I live in baltimore, I’ve looked through the link of the recommended baltimore / dc mattress places - and it doesn’t seem like theres much to go on there. I don’t see any local mattress makers in our area, and I REALLY don’t want to have to travel long distances just to be able to try out a mattress. I’m leery (VERY leery) about buying a mattress online sight unseen, and then having to deal with the hassle / expense of packing the whole thing back up / shipping if it doesnt work out.
So … is there anything I’m missing? What paths forward are there for me to find a longer lasting / more reliable mattress? Is the G.S Stearns model linked REALLY as bad as some people indicate for the “S” brands?
Thanks for the help!