Help with a mattress

Hi ademuzzy,

While I can’t speak to whether any of these mattresses would be a good match for you in terms of comfort or PPP (you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress) … I would be cautious with the first mattress that you linked because it contains 2.4" of 40 kg/m3 memory foam which converts to 2.5 lb/ft3 which is a lower quality/density material than I would be comfortable with and would likely be a weak link in this mattress.

I don’t see any lower quality materials or weak links in the other two.

The weakest link in a mattress in terms of durability and the useful life of a mattress is generally the foam materials above the innersprings … and not the springs themselves. I would make sure you compare any mattress you are considering to the quality/durability guidelines in post #4 here.

The third mattress is all latex which is the most durable of all the foam materials (memory foam, polyfoam, latex foam) but is also the most costly. It would certainly be the most durable of the three options you linked. Like all the different types of foam latex also has a unique feel and response which some people love and some don’t so I would try to test some latex mattresses locally so that you have a better sense of how you like the “feel” of latex at least in general terms (even if none of the latex mattresses you test are the same in terms of firmness, feel, or design as the one you are considering).

There is more about the pros and cons of latex in this article, there is more about latex vs memory foam in post #2 here, and there is more about the different types and blends of latex in post #6 here but the best way to know which type of materials or mattresses you tend to prefer is based on your own testing or personal experience.

Phoenix