Hello! Thanks to all for such a helpful forum, it’s been a great tool for narrowing down possibilities. My wife and I are looking for a firm, latex King mattress for use on our bed, which has a solid plywood base. Our stats:
me: 5’ 10", 150 lb, back sleeper
she: 5’ 4", 125 lb, back/stomach sleeper
We both prefer really firm surfaces - prior to our marriage, she used a futon mattress for 7 years, and we recently went to Japan and really enjoyed the firm mattresses in our hotels there. Definitely more interested in latex than memory foam - we like to sleep on top, not sink into, a surface.
Our current mattress is an Ikea Sultan Fjordgard (2" of mostly synthetic latex over 6" of 2.2 cu ft polyfoam), the firmest mattress from Ikea at the time. It was great at first, but has developed horrible impressions in the past couple of years… we currently have folded up towels underneath in order to get an even sort-of comfortable surface.
We recently went to one of the only stores in the area with latex mattresses on display, and the bed we liked the best was a Savvy Rest with natural dunlop latex. Three 3" layers of firm/firm/firm were pretty good, but then we tried the bed with only two layers (firm/firm) - it was a much more solid feel, and we both thought it was about perfect! We also tried a “firm” model that used Talalay (they weren’t sure of the configuration or layers), but thought the Dunlop was much better in every way.
A couple of questions: The Savvy Rest website notes that their model that would replicate this (6" tranquility?) is ONLY appropriate for sleepers under 160lb - as I’m pretty close to that weight, I’m wondering if this would lead to less durability over time? Would it be better, for longevity/preventing impressions to go with a 9" for any reason?
It looks like a lot of recommended retailers offer a 6 or 7" natural dunlop in firm configuration. Do you have any idea what the Savvy Rest “firm” designation translates to for retailers like Flexus or Sleepez?
Any other words of wisdom would be great - again, we’re looking for a firm latex King mattress, and something that will hold it’s shape for a long time. I’d definitely pay more for something I believed could stay solid, with no impressions, for a long time.
Thanks!