Latex mattress in utah

Hi Jtaoj0,

The description doesn’t include all the information listed here that I would need to make any meaningful comments about the materials in the mattress or help you identify any weak links in the design. It is missing the specifics of the quilting layer (type and thickness) and the density of the base foam. The latex is blended Talalay which is a high quality and durable material but 14 ILD is the softest version of Talalay latex and would be less durable than firmer layers if you are in a higher weight range. 3" of very soft latex in addition to the quilting materials may also be a little risky in terms of alignment as well so I would make sure that you have done some careful testing on the mattress (hopefully using the testing guidelines in the tutorial) to confirm that it’s a suitable match for you in terms of PPP.

There is also more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here that can help you make more meaningful comparisons between mattresses and depending on the criteria that are most important to you. If there are no weak links in the mattress then it’s certainly one of the better quality/.value mattresses made by a major manufacturer although I would make some careful value comparisons because there may be better quality/value options available in the area (see this recent topic for example).

The better options or possibilities I’m aware of in the Salt Lake City, UT area (subject to the “value” guidelines I linked) are listed in post #2 here. There are certainly other latex and latex hybrid options available in the area.

There is more about latex/innerspring hybrids compared to latex support cores in post #13 here and the posts it links to. While “in theory” a firmer latex support core would tend to be more durable than an innerspring support core (depending so some degree on the specifics of each of them) … the weakest link in a mattress is generally in the comfort layers not the support core so in “real life” they would be closely comparable in terms of durability. The choice between an innerspring support core and an latex support core would be a preference choice much more than a “better worse” choice. Whether they would be a lower cost would also depend on the specifics of the innerspring and the type and blend of the latex. There is more about the different types of innersprings in this article and in post #10 here and there is more about the different types and blends of latex in post #6 here.

Phoenix