Heavy People and Brooklyn Bedding Mattress

Hi killowatt59,

Welcome to the Mattress Forum! :slight_smile:

The Brooklyn Bedding Bed Mattress Ever does use good quality componentry, and with your BMI you’d probably be best advised to choose their Firm version, but before making any purchase decision I would advise you to phone and speak with them directly and confirm that this would be the best choice for your particular application.

A higher BMI generally requires firmer materials in the support layers, and a good support unit that could be firmer latex, innersprings or higher-density polyfoams. The same guidelines of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) from the Mattress Shopping Tutorial apply to both moderate and higher BMIs. Heavier people in general will need firmer and thicker comfort layers and firmer support layers than those who are lighter and because no materials will last as long with much higher weights the quality and durability of the materials and components is even more important than normal. I wouldn’t “rule out” any types of mattress and base your choices on your own personal testing. Post #3 here has more information and suggestions about heavier weights that is worth reading.

While other people may post here with their experiences, I’ll always advise to be cautious about using someone else’s opinions, either pro or con, regarding a particular mattress, as what may or may not work for them won’t necessarily be a reliable indicator what might work best for your particular sleeping style, size, comfort preferences, individual levels of flexibility or strength, even if they are in a similar range of BMI (see post #13 here for a bit more information about this).

I’ll be happy to do my best to help if you have other specific questions.

Phoenix