Getting rid of the Sleep Number and Going for a Latex mattress

[phoenix]

Hi HoosierLife,

I’ve narrowed it down to SleepEz and Flexus. They both seem to be similarly priced and have similar products, but Flexus has the best warranty?

I also looked at Foam Sweet Foam and they are higher priced, dont offer split sides for his/her but have a great warranty similar to Flexus. But for the larger guys like myself, they recommend at least 12 -15 inches of latex.

Is that really necessary? I still have a 3" soft 20ILD topper. SleepEZ is willing to send me out a 12" cover if I purchase the 9" bed. Then I could add my 3" soft topper. But they dont recommend that at my weight. 230lb and a side sleeper. They think a 9’ with med, firm, firm would be a good fit for me.

So again is a 12" bed really necessary? If I chose to go that route, do I just go med, firm, firm, firm? Or swap out a firm for xfirm? At what point are you just being silly for adding more layers of support?

Mattress warranties only cover defects in the materials and they don’t cover the gradual (or more rapid in the case of lower quality comfort layers) loss of comfort and support that comes from foam softening that is the main reason that most people will need to replace their mattress. In other words warranties have little to do with the durability or useful life of a mattress or when you may need to replace it and longer warranties are more about marketing than anything else. If there is an actual defect in the material it will usually show up early in the life of the mattress but knowing the quality and durability of the materials in your mattress are a much more reliable way to assess the durability and useful life of a mattress than the length of a warranty. There is more about mattress warranties in post #174 here.

Since all the mattresses you are considering are component latex mattresses that would all be very durable and would have a similar lifespan … the length of the warranty wouldn’t normally be a significant factor in making a choice between them.

At your weight you wouldn’t “need” more than 9" of latex but some people may still prefer it. There is more about the pros and cons of thicker mattresses in post #14 here.

You are certainly looking at some great options and once you are down to finalists that are all choices between “good and good” and none of them have any obvious weak links or lower quality materials in their design and if there are no clear winners between them then you are in the fortunate position that any of them would likely be a suitable choice and post #2 here can help you make a final choice based on your material preferences (the type and blend of latex layers you would prefer), your conversations with each of them, their prices, the return/exchange options they have, any additional extras that are part of each purchase, and on “informed best judgement” based on all the other objective, subjective, and intangible parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.

Phoenix