Hi Phoenix:
Thanks for your earlier response. It seems the owner at SleepWorks is telling partial truths …; he did tell me he was in the mattress industry since 1974.
I spent a few hours today reviewing the website for Dormio in Toronto and plan to visit them on Monday. They really emphasize the breathability that wool and Latex offers. However, they also encourage purchasing a mattress protector (which they call mattress pad). But when I do further research on this site I learn that it will also compromise the breathability of the mattress (post #89 at https://forum.mattressunderground.com/t/requesting-mattress-help-in-south-florida).
This causes me to question if whether or not it is worthwhile to get a mattress protector … or maybe it would be foolish NOT to get a protector! (I don’t know)…
This leads me to a second question. One paragraph in this posting states:
“… wool puddle pads or moisture pads with felted or tightly woven or needlepunched wool to make the wool water resistant but these do best with an absorbent sheet or a fitted cotton protector above them to absorb and spread out some of the moisture and add additional protection. … These are only water resistant however (not waterproof) which for most people is fine. They are also a little thicker so they will have a little more affect on the mattress comfort layers.”
The question: Is it feasible to use this type of “wool puddle pad” instead of a wool quilting; i.e., have a latex base, then a wool puddle vs the more standard latex base, then a wool quilt, and then the “wool puddle pad”? Especially if the wool puddle pad is on the thick side?
Thanks again.
sb