Hello! So firstly this forum is an amazing resource, I wouldnt have been able to DIY my home mattress without this site. My home mattress is 6" 36 ILD talalay, 3" 28 ILD talalay, 3" 21 ILD talalay which we’ve had for a few years and it’s doing great. My current work requirements mean I’m staying in a rented room 3-5 nights a week, and the provided mattress (a 7" simmons memory foam) is not doing me any favors. I’m 5’7", 200 lb, and a side sleeper with lower back pain. I’m going to be here for a year and a half so I need to improve the bedding situation, but I dont necessarily want to get a whole mattress because I’m not going to need it once my contract is over. I’d prefer to keep costs under $250 for a full-size bed. Basically it looks like I could get a 2" blended talalay ILD 19 from APM, a 3" dunlop ILD 20 from SoL, or a 2" zoned soft dunlop from Turmerry. I think my preference would be 3" talalay but I dont think that exists in this price range.
My concerns: Ive been having a lot of pain in my hips (I feel like the current mattress is both too firm and that Im sinking into it unpleasantly), so on that count I am thinking 3" is better than 2". But I dont know if I’ll like dunlop as much as the talalay I’m used to? What about egg crate/convoluted, is that worth looking into?
Anyway I welcome your advice! Thanks!
It’s amazing to hear you were able to get the information you needed from our forum to create your DIY mattress!
They really didn’t try at all, did they? Is it all foam, or is it innerspring + memory foam?