Hi LookingNow,
[quote]I’m 5’3", 135 lbs and a stomach/side sleeper so I need good support but ‘some’ pressure relief.
I would love an innerspring of any type (not tufted through) that has very good support but is not hard as a rock, and with. I foam encasement.
I came across this bed from Naturepedic that has a core of continuous coils (non-tufted) with microcoils tufted to the top of the continuous coils for pressure relief. It also has wool and “PLA”, whatever that is. I could use a latex topper if it’s too firm but i wonder if it’d be all-around a bit more forgiving.[/quote]
I don’t have any personal experience sleeping on any of the Naturepedic mattresses but even if I did … each person’s specific needs and preferences can be very different and only you can feel what you feel on a mattress. A mattress that is “perfect” for one person can be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on even if they have a similar body type and there are just too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone to be able to predict with any certainty how a mattress will “feel” or which mattress will be the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or "theory at a distance (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).
You can read a little more about PLA (Polylactic Acid) here. It’s basically a type of semi synthetic polyester fiber that is derived from renewable plant based materials.
You can see some brief comments about Naturepedic here and a forum search on Naturepedic (you can just click the link) will bring up more comments and feedback about them as well. None of their mattresses have any lower quality materials or weak links in their design.
Yes they are a durable component. You can read more about them in this article and in post #8 here and post #2 here.
I don’t keep a record of the specific mattresses that are available at all the retailers or manufacturers in the hundreds of lists throughout the forum (it would be more than anyone could keep up with in a constantly changing market) so you would need to check websites or call the retailers/manufacturers in the Boston list here to see if any of them carry microcoil mattresses. I do know however that several of the retailers/manufacturers in and around the Springfield, MA area (see post #4 here) sell microcoil mattresses.
If you are also considering innerspring/latex hybrids then outside of any of the Massachusetts retailers or manufacturers that may have them (again you would need to check their sites or call them) … post #2 here includes some of the manufacturers I’m aware of that make them.
Phoenix