Hi cjjones.
You are welcome! … and thanks for the kind comments
I certainly understand why you’d want to avoid the trial and error that comes with rebuilding an older bed. Outside of whether a mattress is a good match for you in terms of PPP … a mattress is only as good as the quality of the materials inside it so regardless of the name of the manufacturer … you’d need to find out the specifics of what was inside any mattress you will be looking at (see this article ). When assessing any product, I suggest you find out information listed here so you can compare the quality of the materials and components to the durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
Before trying any of the closeouts first I would get some basics in place and read the tutorial post here which has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines you will need to make the best possible choices … and know how and why to avoid the worst ones which would include the major brands such as Serta or any mattress where you aren’t able to find out the quality of the materials inside it.
I’ll be interested to learn of your eventual decisions.
Phoenix
@ rvsarch
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience, comments and of course the lessons learned along the way… you’ve certainly had to make quite few changes to your bed … all ends well when you sleep well. 