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Hey MHC,

Great questions!

  1. This is tough to say, but when you did you calculations and needed “8-9 INCHES” as you mentioned in your first post, I would be very hesitant to say YES to getting one of these to work. It may be adding comfort layers not necessarily “exchanging” comfort layers.

  2. Yes exactly why I moved to the hybrid models.

  3. There is really not a detailed source for unbiased information about sheets and other bedding. TMU has a best natural sheets thread but i don’t think you cared too much on natural/organic info.

  4. I have never heard of in-home trials of the adjustable bases. Personally, I tend to go “in the middle” on these…not the ones with too many bells and whistles and not the base models. That’s just me. There are not that many manufacturers of the better adjustables, so you will see prices are similar with at each company…generally speaking. I think you have more convenience with using the same company, and possibly more leverage if something goes wrong. But really no critical reason with using same as mattress company.

  5. This is a fascinating question, but I don’t know the answer. Maybe lucked out, I just can’t say.

  6. I think that the way air “equalizes pressure” is unique to air…latex will do this to some extent, but latex is more like reacting to the levels of pressure, and “fills in the recessed areas”, but you are correct most good mattress “fits” will do this.

  7. The L&P gel deal fell through a while back, so that’s not happening anywhere else. I will leave the comments about Purple to you and other consumers for now.

  8. The feel of putting latex over memory foam is legitimate, and people do like the combination, memory foam acts to moderate the bounce of latex. It’s individual, of course, but it’s a comfort choice that can work well. Casper’s was a thin 1-inch piece and I am pretty sure they don’t even use latex anymore they just use a fast recovery polyfoam…Casper’s was more marketing bs than other people try.

My apologies for the late reply…again!!! It’s not you, I promise.

Thanks,
Sensei