Hi Razoruk,
Thanks for taking the time to share your comments about your SleepEZ mattress after 3 years.
Itās not often that the members return after that long and share their longer term feedback and I certainly appreciate it 
Phoenix
Hi Phoenix and Razoruk,
I too am in the process of purchasing a mattress in Boise. Thanks so much for coming back to report long-term about your SleepEZ. My husband and I are also pretty sold on latex and are debating buying locally or online. We are both overweight, but I will be having WLS and anticipate losing quite a bit. My husband likes a softer bed, but with my lower back pain I think firmer is better for me. We are currently sleeping on a 10" memory foam mattress that he likes pretty well and I hate. Lately Iāve been sleeping on our air mattress just to get some support. So here is what Iām wondering: would it be better for us to try the SleepEZ or something like it, like the Dreamfoam 12" Talalay, or head up the road to Leisure Ind. on Federal Way? Iām concerned about buying a bed now before I lose a significant amount of weight, but I just canāt sleep on this thing anymore either. Please help!
Thanks
Rebecca
Hi Rccotterell,
While I can certainly help with āhowā to choose ā¦ Itās not possible to make specific suggestions or recommendations for either a mattress, manufacturers/retailers, or combinations of materials or components because the first āruleā of mattress shopping is to always remember that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved that are unique to each person to use a formula or for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress or combination of materials and components or which type of mattress would be the best āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā, firmness, or PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) or how a mattress will āfeelā to you or compare to another mattress based on specs (either yours or a mattress), sleeping positions, health conditions, or ātheory at a distanceā that can possibly be more reliable than your own careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in step 4 of the tutorial) or your own personal sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).
Iām not sure what youāve read since you found the site but just in case you havenāt read it yet ā¦ the first place to start your research is the mattress shopping tutorial here which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice ā¦ and perhaps more importantly know how and why to avoid the worst ones.
Two of the most important links in the tutorial that I would especially make sure youāve read are post #2 here which has more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that is the best āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā and PPP that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesnāt turn out as well as you hoped for and post #13 here which has more about the most important parts of the āvalueā of a mattress purchase which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Again nobody can speak to how any specific mattress will āfeelā for someone else or whether it will be a good āmatchā in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP because this is too subjective and relative to different body types, sleeping positions, and individual preferences, sensitivities, and circumstances and you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress ā¦ but outside of PPP (which is the most important part of āvalueā), the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress. This is the part of your research that you canāt see or āfeelā and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label (or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new) so again I would always make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the materials and components to the quality/durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
It would make sense to narrow down your finalists to two or three choices so you can compare them to decide which of them would be the most suitable, the most durable, and the best value choice based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
One of the advantages of a component mattress with a zip cover that has individual layers is that you have good options after a purchase to fine tune the comfort and/or support of a mattress both before and after a purchase (either by rearranging layers or exchanging layers or components) and if one of the layers softens or breaks down before the others (usually one of the softer upper layers) or if your needs or preferences change over time (as a result of a weight change for example) you can just replace a single layer or component instead of replacing the whole mattress.
Phoenix
Thank you, Phoenix! Iāve been researching off and on for a few months, but just finally made it to your site. I have read some but not all of the topics you mentioned, so Iāll be sure to read the others you recommend befor going any further. I canāt thank you enough; I already feel less anxious about buying a new mattress.