Hi there! First off, I just want to say thank you for this website, the information and discussion on here has been EXTREMELY helpful. I’m a consumer who likes to analyze everything I buy to a certain extent, and a mattress is no exception. I have never purchased a mattress before, we’ve been sleeping on a mattress that was given to us (some sort of spring mattress, it was free, so didn’t ask questions/look into it) with a foam topper (literally two “egg crate” types foam pieces), so about anything we get is going to be awesome in comparison.
Next, after reading through a ton of material, researching online and trying out a few mattress locally, I’ve decided the best option is for us to purchase a latex foam mattress online. There are no local manufacturers, and a drive to the nearest one would be 2 hours and with both of us working full time and a 15 month old daughter, that’s just not going to happen anytime soon and I’m getting antsy about getting something more comfortable. With that being said, I’m looking at potentially buying from SleepEZ, as we want an adjustable foundation and they also carry the Reverie adjustable beds, hence the one-stop-shop. I noticed that they were running a special right now (until the 18th) and thought they seemed like a good quality company to deal with. I have not spoken to them yet (my next step after writing this and hopefully getting some feedback) to talk about options, but am currently leaning toward a medium firmness for both my husband and myself. We are wanting a split king configuration.
We have not been able to try a lot of mattresses, however, we did try some “latex” mattresses today. I believe he said that the “core” was omalon foam, not 100% sure about that, but it was the Eco Comfort brand of the Lady Americana line. There was a soft version with a 3" Talalay latex comfort layer, and a firmer version with a 2" Talalay comfort layer. We ended up thinking something in between would be nice. The guy in the store seemed to be somewhat knowledgeable, and at least friendly, but he said that latex can’t be a mattress core, which I know is wrong. We knew we weren’t buying one of his mattresses, so I didn’t press him on details, we just wanted to see if we really liked latex or not. We’ve had latex pillows for years and love them, but I never knew there were latex beds until recently. I know that’s not a lot to go on with mattresses that we’ve actually tried, but I feel fairly comfortable ordering online, because I think neither one of us is really all that picky, so we’ll probably end up liking it (especially compared to what we’re used to).
Ok, all that being said, I was wondering if anyone had any advice. SleepEZ is the main one I’m looking at, but I know there are a lot of options for latex foam (several of which are members of this site). Their warranty looks pretty decent and I like that they’ve been around a while. I think I’m looking for some amount of reassurance that I’m not crazy for pulling the trigger on this without trying more beds. I know they do allow you to switch out one of the layers for free if you’re not completely satisfied, which is a nice bonus, but I’d also like to get it right the first time if possible. Also, do you have any wisdom on covers? That is one thing that I haven’t really looked into well, as I’ve spent most of my time looking at mattresses/foundations. I tend to sleep hot, my husband tends to sleep cool, so I definitely want something that will be comfortable for both of us. We’re both average size (150 - 160 lbs), he’s stomach and side and I’m side and back. So I was looking at getting the 9" mattress, since I’ve seen on here that is plenty of mattress for average sized people.
Thank you so much!!