I need a new mattress :D

[phoenix]

Hi Goldendog,

I think I have gone off the idea of Ikea, I called and verified neither latex option was able to be transported home in my car, the delivery charge will be $150 and therefore not as good value.

That’s too bad. The only other option I could think of would be if you were able to find a less expensive local delivery service option. I’m not sure what might be available in your area.

I have been looking at the Brooklyn Bedding Ultimate Dreams, seems to be good value and cheaper than a delivered IKEA mattress.

Yes, this mattress does use higher quality materials, but it is not an all-latex mattress, just to make sure you realize that. Brooklyn Bedding is a member here, which means that I do think highly of them.

I don’t see anything on this site about Zed Bed. I knew of them from The Shopping Channel and assumed they were from China but upon further investigation I like how they produce their own soy “latex” and are a Canadian product.

Zbed doesn’t list the specifics of the materials in their mattresses on their web site so if you can find out the specifics of the type and density of all the foam layers and post it on the forum I’d be happy to make some comments about the quality and durability of the materials. Without this information it’s not possible for me to make any meaningful comments about them.

ZedBed produces their own memory foam in Canada with some naturally based polyols used in the formation, but they don’t make their own latex. I’m not sure where their polyfoam comes from or if they produce that themselves as well.

They seem to have good reviews for the most part.

One thing I would be very cautious about is using anyone else’s suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you. In many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In other words, reviews or other people’s experiences in general won’t tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).

Instead, I would start your research is the mattress shopping tutorial here which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice, and perhaps more importantly know how and why to avoid the worst ones, and then I would make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the quality of the materials and components to the durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.

They seem a bit expensive and hard to compare apples to apples since their latex is proprietary.

I think you are again referring to their memory foam.

I’ll be interested in learning about your next step!

Phoenix