Looking for super soft sink into it mattress

[phoenix]

Hi sudsy,

Returned SleepEZ mattress - company was great to work with, no issues, did have to package up mattress but they provided plastic bags which made this not too painful if you have 2 people an a lot of tape. Brooklyn has been wonderful to work with, finalizing return on the Med mattress but they gave us an extension to try the different toppers

I’m sorry that your purchases form SleepEZ and Brooklyn Bedding didn’t work out as well as you had planned, but I’m happy that they were good to work with for their returns and I’m also happy you had the foresight to choose products that had good exchange/return policies.

So here’s where I need help. Based on everything that I’ve tried I’m wondering if anyone has any additional options I should consider?

As we discussed in our earlier postings, you’re certainly “outside of the averages” in the softness that you prefer, and it isn’t possible to make specific suggestions, especially when you have such a unique level of comfort that works best for you. I think that you have actually done an admirable job of narrowing things down, and it seems you’ve been pretty consistent in liking softer layers in the top two layers of your product, then then transitioning into a firmer support layer in a few different combinations. The samples you tried that didn’t have a “firm enough” for you support core did cause you some alignment issues, which I was concerned about, but you seem to have figured that out as well. So for dealing with online companies, it seems that you’re doing pretty well for yourself!

Zipping the cover on the Dreamfoam in the 10 configuration and putting a wool topper on it to see if this helps with the pressure point issues. Does anyone know of somewhere I could buy a wool topper and return it if it doesn’t work for me?

I’d be concerned with your previous comments about coverings and your opinions of how they felt that a wool topper might end up changing the surface comfort to be a bit too firm for you, but you certainly could make it part of your configuration experiment. There is more about wool toppers in post #8 here. There are quite a few options listed for wool toppers in post #3 here. You’ll have to contact them to find out their current return/exchange policies.

Seeing if I can find a 6" stretch cover (not quilted) to put over the 2 layers of latex on the Dreamfoam. Any suggestions for who sells these that are not quilted?

Take a look at the Mattress and Topper Cover section in the component post here. Their offerings change frequently, so you’ll want to take a look at each site. There are quite a few who make non-quilted covers.

Seeing if I can find a mattress with a similar configuration to the Dreamfoam but with a real stretch cover instead of a quilted or quilted stretch (which in my opinion does not stretch at all). Thoughts on who else might offer this? Considered Plushbeds Natural Bliss.

You’d be better off trying to find a cover for foams you prefer than trying to find comparable foams with a cover you prefer, because as you’ve already found, trying to approximate one mattress to another, unless they use the exact same foams form the exact same supplier, is quite difficult, if not futile.

The Sleep EZ Soft and Medium Talalay latex layers are firmer than the equivalent Dreamfoam Talalay. You can feel this both when laying on them and just compressing them with your hand.

A manufacturer’s firmness ratings will generally be reliable relative to the other mattresses they make (their “soft” will be softer than their "medium which in turn would be softer than their “firm” etc) but you’re certainly right that they may not be a reliable way to compare the firmness of mattresses made by different manufacturers.

If you are extremely pressure sensitive which I am then an cover that is quilted even if they say it stretches may not be for you.

This is very true. The layers closest to your body will have the most impact upon your comfort, and many people are very sensitive to the covers placed around component mattresses.

I have always slept warm and sleeping on any of these configurations of mattresses was great for making it so I did not feel overheated at night.

I’m glad these products all felt comfortable to you temperature-wise. While temperature regulation is extremely personal with many variables involved, latex, specifically Talalay latex, is generally the most breathable of all foams, and the cover placed around this latex also has an impact upon your temperature, with wool being one of the most temperature-neutral fibers available.

This is a preference thing for me - I found that I did not prefer the multiple layers of latex (SleepEZ style bed) without a more substantial base (Brooklyn/Dreamfoam). My husband referred to this mattress as the “wet noodle” any time he had to do anything with it because it is so floppy.

I know that you have already returned the SleepEZ product, but it would have been interesting to see how you would have felt with their 12’ mattress with med/firm for a base core. That’s just my own curiosity.

I hope the additional information I’ve provided is helpful to you. Good luck!

Phoenix