Hi there,
I have been reading a lot of the information on mattresses offered in this forum in the last 4 weeks or so and I must say that it is a terrible rabbit hole to go into.
But at least I now feel like I know quite a bit about mattress construction. So I went on to lie down on some mattresses to find out what I like. I find a nice local manufacturer that does not have any ties to any local chains and talked to him, thinking about buying a mattress from him. He seemed very knowledgeable and actually interested in getting me a proper setup, not trying to push me to buy anything right away. However, he heavily recommended to invest in a more expensive type of bed foundation, insisting that it had a large impact on the quality of my sleep. He recommended getting the fourth base on this list (https://betten-reich.de/rahmen/), named Alb-Ruh TFS KF. It is not a foundation type I have seen on this forum, also not in the stickied post on foundations. He actually recommended investing in that and cutting on the budget I had allocated for buying my mattress instead.
I am thinking of getting a cheaper all-latex mattress (Dunlop, still passes all the recommendations on the forum) from another manufacturer (or perhaps a or a pocket-coil-innerspring mattress) and buying the expensive bed frame from him. Is that crazy? Should I disregard his advice and just buy a standard slatted frame as well as a more expensive mattress?
Any help is appreciated, thank you for the work that you do! God bless you and greetings from Germany!
