Has anyone had both a latex and memory foam mattress?

[phoenix]

Hi Alyseal,

I am about to pull the trigger after about a year of waffling and half hearted research, and it is time to get serious. I recently had to flip the Tempurpedic over and I am sleeping on the “wrong” side because the “right” side is so uncomfortable. I am just the kind of person who really has a hard time making those final distinctions in choices once the more obvious bad choices are weeded out. And I am pretty stuck on “Memory foam vs Latex”.

Memory foam and latex are very different in terms of how they feel and perform and the choice of materials is really a personal preference more than a “better/worse” choice and each person may have very different opinions about which one is “better for them”. There is more about how they compare in general terms in post #2 here but your own personal testing and experience is really the only way to decide which one you prefer.

In terms of durability … latex is generally a more durable material than memory foam but each material has more or less durable versions and there is more about the many other variables that can affect the useful life of a mattress relative to each person in post #4 here and the other posts it links to.

Phoenix