Mattress Hunting - Need Help Please

[phoenix]

Hi Mattress Hunter,

The first place I would start your research is the mattress shopping tutorial here which has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that you will need to make the best possible choices … and know how and why to avoid the worst ones. These would include most Sealy mattresses and any mattress (such as the Vivon mattress you tried) where you aren’t able to find out the quality of the materials in the mattress or that uses lower quality materials in the comfort layers that will soften or break down prematurely relative to the price you paid.

Novosbed (Aria Model)- seems to be good quality, good warranty, good reviews, good return policy, good customer service, good price ect… worried about response time as I think we prefer a quick response time and heat retention.

If you are committed to a memory foam mattress … the tutorial post includes a link to a list of some of the better online memory foam options that I’m aware of. I think highly of Novosbed which is why they are included in the list. A forum search on Novosbed (you can just click the link) will bring up more information and feedback about them as well.

AmeriSleep (Liberty) - Plant based better? Sleeps cooler than gel? Faster response then gel? Good warranty, good price, so-so return trial period (return shipping charge). Overall mattress sounds great, but I’m just not sure on the facts between plant based and traditional memory foam.

There is more about Amerisleep and their sister companies and their so called “expert sites” that pose as being independent in post #2 here and the posts it links to. A forum search on Amerisleep (you can just click the link) will bring up more about them as well. As you can see I believe there are certainly better options available.

You can read more about so called “plant based foams” in post #2 here. They are just another version of polyurethane foam that has replaced a small percentage of one of the two main petrochemicals used to make the foam with an alternative chemical that is derived from plant oils. In terms of their properties and quality, I would compare them on an apples to apples basis with “regular” polyfoam.

There are also many different versions of gel foams and there are many differences between them. There is more about the many different types or categories of gel memory foams (and other gel foams) and some of their pros and cons (and some of the somewhat misleading information about them that is common in the industry) in post #2 here and the posts it links to. There is also more about the many factors that can affect the sleeping temperature of a mattress in post #2 here.

Phoenix