Hi Soreback,
Gold Bond is a partner with Vymac (which owns Ecosleep and Verlo Mattress). Both Gold Bond and Ecosleep produce “Cool Contour” memory foam mattresses. Some of the models are identical and some are slightly different. They all use Acella-Flex 2.0 lb base foam (made by Sleep Innovations).
The Gold Bond ecotouch mattresses also have their equivalents in the Ecosleep latex. In many cases Gold Bond seems to have higher pricing than the equivalent Ecosleep however and the Ecosleep are more widely available both online and through retail outlets. Some of the Ecosleep latex models (in some sizes) are available at Walmart and a latex and many of the cool contour are at US Mattress (for pricing reference) as well as many other places in both retail outlets and online. The cool contour is 4lb memory foam (mid grade foam suitable for a lower budget mattress)
Some of these may be good value at the right price (and with a good return policy if you are buying them online and can’t test them personally) particularly the latex over the Acella-Flex Which can be a good budget alternative to an all latex mattress. There are so many variables with buying memory foam online though that the return policy becomes very important. This thread may also help to give you an idea of what I look for with online memory foam choices if you are looking in that direction.
The ecotouch all latex (and the equivalent ecosleep models) have 2" 19 ILD, 2" 24 ILD, and 5" 36 ILD. These tend to be more expensive (from what I have seen) than similar factory direct all latex mattresses from a good independent manufacturers and have no choices in the ILD layering. Value here would depend on the price you find and on how suitable that construction was for your circumstances (weight, body shape, sleeping positions, preferences etc).
If you are looking for a high quality all latex mattress that uses a very effective and unique zoning system that can be customized to perfectly fit any individual … then I would highly recommend one of our manufacturing members that is near you http://www.customsleepdesign.com/. Bob the owner there is a former VP of Latex International and knows his latex. The standard model is 11" of latex but it is also available in a 9" version. NOTE: Their business is currently on hold.
There is a wide variety of other independent factory direct manufacturers within 60 miles of you. In quickly looking through their websites … there is also a wide array of different types of mattresses … some of which are quite unique and are not commonly found (such as horsehair constructions). Your area has a lot of mattress choices of many different types.
http://www.shovlinmattress.com/ NJ Independent factory direct manufacturer that is a member of this site.
http://www.chbeckley.com/ Independent factory direct manufacturer
http://www.longsbedding.com/index.html Carries an array of mattress brands … a few of which are retail direct.
http://www.mycustombedding.com/index.php Independent factory direct manufacturer
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/subcategory/list.do?catalog=room&category=rm_bedrooms&subcategory=mattress Retail direct outlet for Restwell
http://www.bondbedding.com/index.html NJ Independent factory direct manufacturer
http://www.norwalkmattress.com/ CT Independent factory direct manufacturer
Not all of these may offer what you are looking for and some would likely have better value than others but I thought I would list them all so you could scan their websites and with a few phone calls and questions decide which ones were worth a visit.
Hope this helps
Phoenix