Help translating a foam and latex mattress to all latex

[phoenix]

Hi djarchow,

The biggest problem I have is the Lebeda and the iChoice are the only latex mattresses I can find within 120 miles of here so building seems like a good option.

You may already know all the options in your area but if you let me know your city or zip I’d be happy to let you know of any of the better options or possibilities I’m aware of in your area. A component latex mattress would also likely be a less risky option than a DIY construction.

I muddied the waters by bringing my own innerspring mattress into the mix. Let me ask this a slightly different way. Is it possible to compare the softness of the various non latex foams used in the iChoice to latex or is there too much missing information about the properties of the foam?

The specs they list don’t include the IFD of the polyfoam and polyfoam IFD also isn’t comparable to latex ILD anyway (they are measured in different ways). The layer thickness, compression modulus, and point elasticity of foams also have a significant effect on how soft or firm they feel outside of just ILD (see post #4 here).

I realize it would only be an educated guess, but do you think that the layers I am proposing would feel firmer/more supportive than the other latex mattresses I tried while not being too much firmer?

I “ranked” them based on a “best guess” in my last reply in terms of softness. I have no way to know how any of them would be in terms of support/alignment (which depends on your body type, weight distribution, sleeping position, and how evenly you sink into a mattress) and you would be in a better position to tell me about your alignment on a mattress than the other way around.

Will that 1" very firm layer I had at the bottom of my cores add any value or could I just get rid of it completely?

It probably wouldn’t have much if any effect.

Phoenix