Hi scott442,
the tutorial post here has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that you will find most helpful and will help you find your way through the most important information on the forum. I would be very careful with Enso and make sure the foam densities are in line with the memory foam guidelines in post #10 here.
3 lb memory foam is low quality and certainly not a heavy density and at your weight I would tend to minimize the use of 4 lb memory foam as well and go with 5 lb or higher as much as possible. I would also be aware that memory foam (gel or otherwise) can tend to sleep warmer than other types of foam or fibers. Most gel memory foams can help a bit with temperature when you are going to sleep but once temperatures equalize they are still an insulator. There is more about different types of gel foams and temperature regulation in post #9 here.
All that’s really important is that a mattress provides you with good PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and personal preferences) and uses high quality materials and the number of layers and the thickness that works best for you really makes little difference. Different layer combinations and different thickesses (of each layer and the mattress as a whole) are just a few of the ways that different mattresses can be designed to “match” the needs and preferences of different people but one isn’t inherently any “better or worse” than another. If a 6" mattress that has a single layer of a particular material was the one that works best for you then there would be no need for more layers. Your personal testing (or more detailed conversations on the phone if you are considering an online purchase) is the best way to choose the design that has the highest odds of working well for you.
[quote]Are any of These worth Looking at ?
Brooklyn bedding , near our Moderator ? just a quick deduction from there name…
Restonic , found at Mattress Matters, Listed on a good place to look for beds in Cleveland, OH your list somewhere I found and printed out for reference[/quote]
Brooklyn Bedding is one of the members of this site which means that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of quality, value, and service.
Restonic is a licensee group of factories that are sold through retailers across the country. They make some better than avarage quality/value mattresses (they can be different in different areas of the country depending on which licensee factory services the area you are in) but it would depend on the price, knowledge, and service of the retailer that was selling them and on the specifics of the mattress you were considering. Many of their licensees are more transparent than many other larger manufacturers so they are well worth considering if you are dealing with a retailer that will give you the specifics of the materials and components inside their mattresses. If the retailer can’t or won’t provide you with the foam densities in particular then I would look elsewhere because without this there is no way to identify any potential weak links in the mattress or make meaningful quality/value comparisons with other mattresses.
I’m glad you found the Cleveland list here (for reference for others that read this post) and you have some good options available in the area.
Phoenix