King size latex (Mattress Makers) vs foam (Tuft and Needle, Sleep Innovations, Luxtouch): my experience

[phoenix]

Hi John Arbucklee,

If you are aware of other peer reviewed research, I would certainly appreciate it, but that’s all I’ve found.

There are links to a number of studies in the posts I linked in my last reply (here and here).

You stated in the post that you linked above that you did not want this site to “degenerate” into a review forum which is really an odd statement to me, as I think that is this site’s major strength, and the major reason I spend time here. Honest discussion in an open forum is more reliable than inductive reasoning by mattress industry marketing.

I’ve noticed that most “expert” opinion is self-qualified, and usually comes from people trying to sell me mattresses. I would rather hear from other consumers and develop a consensus. In my experience, this has been a more effective way to handle nearly every aspect of consumerism in my life.

You can see the reasons for this in the post I linked in the previous reply (and the posts it links to as well). Mattress reviews can be among the worst ways to choose a suitable mattress.

I agree with your thoughts about most of the so called “expert opinions” as well (see post #1 here and post #12 here and post #404 here and post #11 here and the rest of the same topic along with many other replies that have been posted in the forum along the same lines). This is one of the reasons that I help with “how” to choose and “how” to identify retailers and manufacturers that are more knowledgeable and experienced and are more “legitimate experts” rather than suggesting “what” to choose and helping the members to focus on more objective and “fact based” information that is either based on more objective research or on the preponderance of the evidence in the industry. The “best” information is the information that can be validated by each person for themselves so they don’t have to rely on “opinions” or preferences that may not apply to them (including mine).

Of course I always welcome discussion and disagreement on the forum but I will always do my best to help the members here realize that whether a mattress is a good match for someone in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP is always relative to the person sleeping on it. Of course assessing the quality and durability of the materials in a mattress is a completely different and separate matter and is more “objective” and quantifiable than “comfort” but most mattress reviews say little to nothing about the quality or durability of the materials in a mattress.

If I was interested in buying a car, should I listen to the car salesman, or other people who’ve already bought the car?

I think the best source of information would be someone like a mechanic who knew what to look for and what to check and had a broad base of “expert” and legitimate knowledge and experience in the industry.

Phoenix