Hello,
My husband and I have been on a new mattress journey since this summer. We’ve had a couple missteps in mattress selection (a Sleep Number and a Casper, both of which are being returned), so I am trying to regroup. I want to make sure to take it more slowly this time, and the information your have here has been very helpful (though I’m still trying to absorb it).
I am interested in exploring latex mattresses. From what I’ve read it has a lot of good qualities, but I want to do what we can to try it out locally before buying and also to expand our “bed vocabulary” so that I can better explain our desires if it comes to ordering online.
We live 30 miles north of Boston, so I have been looking at the suggestions you listed in this post (#2)https://forum.mattressunderground.com/t/have-settled-on-a-latex-but-now-need-recommendations Yesterday, we got a chance take a look at Gardner Mattress and Boston Bed, as they were among the closest to us.
Gardner had two 8" mattresses that were all-latex with a quilted cover of different firmnesses. I kind of liked them, and my husband was ambivalent. We also kind of liked the latex/polyfoam hybrid mattresses they had.
At Boston Bed we tried a few models that had latex as some part of them, but the one we most liked was a latex/polyfoam model, with 6 inches of latex and 7 inches of other foam.
I am really trying not to fall in love with any particular mattress at this point, but I have to say that we both really, really liked the latex over polyfoam model. To be sure, I would have to go back for more in-depth testing based on your steps for checking comfort and alignment, but for the time I laid on it, it felt really comfy in all positions, and my husband thought so too. I liked the bounce of it, and I liked the feel of it under the stretchy cover.
Based on what I read on the card that accompanied the mattress, it is the “Natural Splendour II” model on this page of Therapedic’s site: http://www.therapedic.com/mattresses/puretouch/puretouch-ii/ Is there anything you can tell us about the quality of that mattress based on the specs given there? What are the pros and cons of a latex over foam mattress versus an all-latex mattress?
One thing I wasn’t quite sure about at Boston Bed was the sales guy. He wasn’t pushy, and he was friendly. He was a bit overly chatty, rambling on about various mattress-related things that was sometimes more wordy than helpful, and there were a few things he said that made me wonder. I asked what pros/cons there were to having poly foam as the base versus an all latex mattress like the Savvy Rest, and he seemed to doubt that anyone made an all latex mattress. He seemed to be a fan of latex in general, though. It struck me as odd. Am I overreacting?
I do tend to lack patience, a tendency I’m really trying to fight in this process, so I’d like to check out a few more places. I am interested in looking into latex more. One of the other places on the list close-ish to us would be Spindle, but I was looking at their site, and they apparently don’t recommend their latex mattress to anyone with a BMI over 31, which puts me way outside that range (I’m 5’10", 270 lbs), and even my husband is barely in it (he’s 5’8", 205 lbs). On the other hand, I think that I have read that latex is considered a good material for heavier people, so I’m not sure what to believe. I still want to try more latex, but if Spindle doesn’t think that my body is a good fit for their mattresses, then would going there only be wasting my time and theirs?
I am thinking of going to one of the organic places in the area to give something like the Savvy Rest a try, even though it will be way outside what I want to spend. I think I’d really prefer to stay under $2k for a queen set, but I could maybe go a bit higher for the right mattress.
Since I liked the stretchy knit cover at Boston Bed, do you know of any other latex mattresses that I might be able to find for local testing with a similar cover? Do any of the online latex mattresses have a similar cover?
Thanks,
Tamara