I don’t see a lot of videos for how to make a mattress so I included mine here. I tried a savvyrest in the store and loved it in Dunlop S/M/F layers and I would have purchased if savvy rest had a zipper to access layers. I also liked Obasan but too expensive. I’m a side sleeper, thin and bony but tall. Flobeds has a nifty v-zone topper in talalay I thought sounded cool because it divides firmness in head to foot zones, but I wasn’t sure I would like it and what if my body proportions don’t fit in the right zones? I also decided I did not like the feel of talalay feel like I’m going into the mattress despite everyone saying it’s better for side sleepers. I liked having three 3 inch layers so that I had room to play around with firmness variations depending how it stacks.
I went with:
flobeds 9 inch cover. Arizona premium mattress cover would be cheaper and probably just as good but I wanted wool underneath mattress as fire barrier, and I didn’t want to mess around adding my own wool batting to the bottom.
I added coconut coir underneath mattress for moisture control. Underneath I put plywood over a zinus bed with slats 3 in apart. The coconut coir smells like new tennis balls but no smell after I put mattress on top. I was thinking of putting the coconut coir IN the cover but I’m glad I didn’t, because it’s cut one or two inches wider than standard mattress sizes.
For interior layers I used sleeponlatex organic Dunlop toppers 3 inches each of S/M/F. I agree with company, their dunlops are a little firmer than others but in a good way. The toppers arrived in 48 hrs well packed clean no smell good bounce right out of bag. The layers are not cut exactly (widths vary between 38.25 and 39.5) but I don’t think it ultimately matters much, they all squished in just fine. Unlike other photos of Dunlop 3 inch, I was pleased to see the vulcanization holes go all the way through for better ventilation. Sleeps very cool. On the other half I went firmer M/M/F – the difference is slight, but for most side sleepers I think it would be too firm. I tried for one night, it was doable, but no thanks. There was no gap between the twinXLs and there’s no dramatic difference in firmness or “sink in height” when rolling from one side to the other which is great.
On top of mattress I have a “breathable waterproof mattress protector” from Purple, and a washable wool mattress cover from woolroom on top.
It’s only been 5 days but my lower back pain is improving and I really like how it turned out! It seems a little firmer than the savvyrest I tried in the store but I can’t tell for sure. I really like the flobeds cover and I was very impressed with how quickly flobeds and sleep on latex shipped.
Here’s my building video hope it helps!
