Of all things, currently we attempting to replicate Ikea Myrbacka Latex. Been doing surgery on it. We were gonna pitch it because it was way too hot, but after removing case-we rethought everything.
Need some assistance.
Original cover was making it too hot, so we currently have mattress encasement off & have cotton quilted mattress protector on it.
We decided this level of firmness, whether the mattress encasement is on-which makes it firmer, or off, which makes it more plush-this is the best support for the both of us. It is 8-10 yrs old & nearing the end of it’s useful life, some crumbling is beginning around the edges…It appears to be 5-6 inches of some type of latex glued to a 2" polyfoam base. No polyfoam for base replicated the feel, so that is out.
We’ve played with multiple configurations of various polyfoam ILDs, latex toppers & covers, and here is the closest so far:
We have found that 2 SOL 3" firm toppers, with their cotton stretch cases on our sweetspot-VERY close to what the myrbacka felt like NEW and in the case as far as support.
We are trying to dial in the uppermost layer. We tried a 3" SOL medium, but it feels way too soft & had no support, just bottomed out (felt like a 10 ILD 1.8lb polyfoam no matter what we did with it, including folding it in 1/2 & trying it as a 6").
I’m looking for a medium that feels medium, if this makes any sense. We are burnt out. If I were to compare the feel we are attempting for the topper needed, I would compare it to a 2.6lb 25-28 ILD polyfoam.
I know everything will firm up in a mattress case. We are considering getting a 6" case from APM to protect the 6" of SOL firm, since it is perfect, & placing the topper on top of that case, so it can be “free” & in direct contact with us.
The biggest issue seems to be the vast difference in what is considered medium, and return policies for toppers. I know many places have latex mattresses to test, wondering if any stores have toppers to test? I’m tired of wrestling with foam & latex at home, have a room dedicated to the cause-not kidding.