Latex is a PAIN! Need Advice, Please

[phoenix]

Hi jkozlow3,

Also note that 3" of a certain ILD is definitely firmer and more “solid” feeling than a 2" layer of that same ILD. Some comments you’ll read here will say that thicker = softer, but that’s not entirely true (it is and it isn’t). In an apples to apples comparison, thicker layers feel firmer than thinner layers - no question. BUT…thicker layers also provide more “cushion” when they’re on top of a firmer bed, keeping you further away from the firmness. This is why it is sometimes said that thicker layers feel softer when in fact they’re firmer overall than thinner layers.

I think you may have things reversed here. While it’s true that thinner layers will allow more of the feel of the layers below them to “come through” most toppers are used on mattresses that are too firm and thicker would almost always feel softer. There is more about the effect of thickness in post #14 here. You can verify this by comparing a 2" topper and a 3" topper of the same type of material and firmness on the floor and it will be very clear that the 3" topper will feel softer.

If a topper is used over layers that are softer than the topper … then a thinner topper can feel firmer than a thicker topper of the same type and firmness.

Phoenix.