Information Overload - Need help picking one

[phoenix]

Hi Saz11,

Thank you for the updated information! Is the 1.8lb base layer of a different construction and one that is known to be well received as well as durable?

Higher density foams would be more durable but it wouldn’t really make a significant difference in your weight range (although it could for higher weight ranges that compress the deeper layers more). The design and feel and firmness of the mattress would be the same (most of what you feel comes from the upper layers of the mattress as well).

I’ve spent some time trying to figure out what firmness would be right for me (here again, the reviews were all over the place, some recommending firmer, others softer!) and hopefully will get the right guidance by talking to the professionals.

There are also no “standard” definitions or consensus of opinions for firmness ratings and different manufacturers can rate their mattresses very differently than others so a mattress that one manufacturer rates as being a specific firmness could be rated very differently by another manufacturer. Different people can also have very different perceptions of firmness and softness compared to others as well and a mattress that feels firm for one person can feel like “medium” for someone else or even “soft” for someone else (or vice versa) depending on their body type, sleeping style, physiology, their frame of reference based on what they are used to, and their individual sensitivity and perceptions. There are also different types of firmness and softness that different people may be sensitive to that can affect how they “rate” a mattress as well (see post #15 here) so different people can also have very different opinions on how two mattresses compare in terms of firmness and some people may rate one mattress as being firmer than another and someone else may rate them the other way around. This is all relative and very subjective and is as much an art as a science.

All of this can be fairly subjective and will vary by person which is why it’s not a great idea to use other people’s experience on the same mattress as a reliable reference point for how you will feel on the same mattress.

The “bottom line” is that the only way to know for certain whether any mattress will be a good “match” for you in terms of firmness, feel or PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) will be based on your own personal experience (which may be different from other people).

Phoenix