latex toppers in Seattle area

[phoenix]

Hi mattresshound,

I have a very firm innerspring mattress I need to soften up and want to try latex toppers such as the LI Rejuvenite topper in a store. Do you know a store in the Seattle area that carries these or at least has an in-store version to try out?

The list of some of the better mattress options in the Seattle area is in post #2 here but I don’t know which of them carry specific toppers. A few quick calls should find out though. There are also some stores in the Seattle area that carry Pure Latex Bliss toppers but they may be softer than you want to consider (usually in the 14 - 15 ILD range).

I’m wondering if my hips would sink right through 3 inches of 19 ILD talatech (at 130 lbs, 5’4"). And how the Rejuvenite topper compares to 2 inches of 22 ILD, such as you can get from mattresses.net. Also, more generally, which Seattle establishments have a lot of latex toppers to try?

Don’t forget that a topper is “supposed” to allow you to feel the layers below them and not to stop you from “going through” them to some degree. How much it allows you to “go through” depends on your body type, sleeping style, and on the layers below it. The deeper layers are the ones that are supposed to “stop” the heavier areas of the body from sinking down too far … not the comfort layers or a topper. Many people would not feel much difference between 19 and 22 ILD if all other things were equal although some would feel a fairly small difference. The odds are also better that with your lower weight that softer latex would also be more suitable than for someone whose weight was higher but layer thickness, layer softness, and the specifics of the mattress that the topper is going on will all play a role in what kind of topper will work best for you. There are some somewhat subjective guidelines in post #8 here that may be helpful.

Also, I see that microcoils are being used more and more. It seems like a topper with a 2-inch microcoil layer under 2 inches of latex could be fantastic on a very firm mattress. Do you think such a topper would work, and who in the Seattle area uses microcoils?

Like all materials … it may work for some and not for others depending on all the many variables involved. The only way to know for certain would be your own personal experience. You may also have some difficulty finding microcoils outside of in actual mattresses and I don’t know of any toppers.

You mentioned somewhere that you aren’t a fan of zoning in innersprings. I was wondering why not?

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this (if I have let me know where so I can correct it) because I believe innerspring zoning can be very helpful. I think you may be referring to comments I’ve made about zoning that uses more than three zones or what I call “reverse zoning” which can be somewhat risky for certain body types (by allowing the heavier parts of the body to sink in too far).

Phoenix