Hello Phoenix, firstly thank you so much! You have been an invaluable resource in your search for a new mattress! There is so much information out there that can make a persons head spin and we wouldn’t have known about so many of these companies and other info without your help!
I noticed you said the following regarding the memory foam product that Dreamfoam puts out
" I understand your concern … U Dreams would meet the quality/value criteria for a Memory Foam product and would and raise no “red flags” for someone in a more “normal” BMI range, but I would advise a slight caution for someone in a higher BMI range."
my question is about their total latex mattress. As they are no longer a recommended manufacturer, do you have concerns about the quality of their latex, or are your concerns specific to the memory foam (ie would they still be recommended for the total latex)
we will have 2 sleepers on a cal king mattress, for a total weight of about 350 - 450. we are customizing the mattress based on specs for 1 sleeper who has constant chronic pain issues. The other one can literally sleep on a wooden floor (no joke).
Sleeper 1: 5’5", 215 lbs (has lost 55 pounds in past 6 months) , back sleeper only (due to shoulder surgery 1.5 years ago which does not allow for sleeping on either side). severe chronic pain especially in cervical neck region, also pain in sacroiliac joint, low back, shoulder pain, sciatica (all being managed with regular physical therapy and medications)
we spoke to sleep on latex and found the following. they recommended the medium, but we were concerned with our higher BMIs, this would not be supportive enough. what are your thoughts on this?
MEDIUM
6 inch core - 34 ILD 100% natural dunlop
3 inch comfort layer - 20 ILD 00% natural dunlop
- worried that with 20ILD, we will sink and “feel” the support layer right away due to higher BMIs
FIRM
6 inch core 44 ILD 100% natural dunlop
3 inch comfort 30 ILD 100% natural dunlop
it seems that our ideal mattress would be somewhere between these 2 specifications (maybe 36 ILD core, with 28-32 comfort layer), which is the reason we are leaning away from SOL and towards the dreamfoam UD total latex. Because it can be customized whereas SOL would require an extra topper if one is too hard or too soft. The ability to swap out comfort layers that you get with Dreamfoam is appealing to us vs the pre- manufactured SOL.
Finally, should we be concerned that the dreamfoam is blended talalay (60% synthetic, 40% natural) and the optional dunlop core is 100% synthetic (vs 100% natural dunlop from SOL). Is the Dunlop that in SOL going to be firmer and so their medium option with their ILD’s going to feel firmer just based on the fact that it’s Dunlop and not talalay?
what are your thoughts on all of this based on BMI, health issues ect. We totally understand that it’s best to go lay on a bed and feel it out yourself but we wantd to get your opinion on these two beds based on your many years of experience and knowledge of these companies (we’re really concerned that the Dreamfoam isn’t concerned by you anymore but cannot find threads discussing the total latex mattress)
we have narrowed down to these 2 based out of all possible total latex mattresses based mostly on our limited budget (absolute max for mattress only around 1400). We know other options like sleepez and others might have more suitable customization but are slightly out of our price range for the moment, so trying to see if UD total latex is reasonable option.
Thank you so much for reading this novel! There’s just so much information to take into consideration, especially when health and pain issues factor heavily into our decision.