A little about us:
His - 180 / 5’9" / Mostly Side and Semi-side Front sleeper
Hers - 140 / 5’7" / Mostly Side and Back sleeper
After some tests, videos, and trying a few latex beds, we decided to give a Latex Mattress a try. Here is a good clip about the differences in Bedding Foam Types.
We chose the “Sweet Dreams” California King Mattress option from Mattresses247 on eBay. After thinking about doing an all DIY configuration, I decided I could not “build” the mattress for less than Mattresses247 was selling theirs. While it would not be a fully custom DIY, it would still have ability to unzip and tweak as needed.
Here is the specs of the Mattress we purchased back on August 20, 2014
- 9" Mattress all Talalay Blended Latex manufactured by Radium Latex (discussion about Radium here)
- Quilted Bamboo zipper cover
- 3" Soft 22-24 (Cal-King solid piece)
- 3" Medium 30-32 (Split and glued to the Firm core. Reversible with the Firm)
- 3" Firm 38-40 (Split same as Medium)
We had tried a few latex beds here in stores. Would this be the correct configuration ?? Kind of a gamble. But I felt it was worth the risk.