Hybrid Latex Advice Sought -- Green Sleep Niu vs. Other Options

[phoenix]

Hi AnalogJ,

1. What is the sense of users having heat issues with regard to latex in their comfort layer? Is it more of a problem with solid latex beds as opposed to hybrids? Does the material in which the coils are wrapped make a difference? Again, in his situation, he just gave up on having latex in his bed because it was just too hot for him and didn’t breathe enough.

There are many variables that can contribute to the sleeping temperature of a mattress besides just the type of foam used in a mattress but latex is generally the most breathable and “coolest” of all the foam categories so you will generally hear less complaints about latex sleeping hot than any other type of foam but of course none of the foam materials will be as “cool” as natural fibers. There is more about the many variables that combine together to affect sleeping temperature in post #2 here (including the type of quilting in the mattress cover and your mattress protector, sheets, and bedding).

2. Is the quality of the Dunlop latex that Green Sleep harvests from their own Malaysian trees (this is what they say, right?) add to the value of Green Sleep’s beds?

In my opinion no. The hybrid clone that they use on their plantations are one of the most common Hevea Brasiliensis clones that are planted in South East Asia. You can see some comments about this in post #6 here. The “value” of a Greensleep mattress would be based more on it’s design and the benefits of that design and the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you but not because their 100% natural Dunlop latex is higher quality than many other manufacturers that also produce 100% natural Dunlop.

Phoenix