Need advice on mattress selection

[phoenix]

Hi BedBug5450,

FYI, I did inquire again about the specifications of the comfort layer that would be below the memory foam. It is indeed 5 lb., and the material is apparently a “proprietary” polyfoam/memory foam hybrid with an ILD of 22. He said it was as supportive as latex but not as firm and somewhat more conforming like memory foam.

Thanks for the clarification. There are several ultra high density polyfoams available in density ranges up to 4 and 5 lbs that have some of the properties of latex (or in some cases some of the slower recovery of memory foam) and they are high quality and durable materials (see post #2 here for a few examples). I didn’t realize that they were using them.

Would you have any concerns about these specifications?

No … these are all high quality and durable materials and I would have no concerns about any of them.

I noticed that they do not appear on your membership list. Is this simply because they have not chosen to join, or do you have any concerns about this company?

No I have no concerns about the company or the quality of any of the materials they use and I do think highly of them and Rick the owner (see post #9 here). The the only issue I have with them is that they don’t list their prices which is a side effect of their dual distribution channels and dual pricing structure because they sell their mattresses both factory direct and through retailers and their prices can vary depending on whether there is a retailer in your area (which they don’t want to compete with) or whether you are ordering from an area where there are no retailers that sell them.

I should also mention that I wouldn’t read anything into whether a manufacturer or retailer is a member here or not because while I do think highly of all the members here … I also point to “value” wherever I see it and there are also many manufacturers or retailers around the country that aren’t members here … at least yet … that I think highly of as well. You can see a few examples in post #2 here and post #4 here and post #2 here and two of these weren’t a member at the time of my reply but have since become members now that the timing or circumstances were right for various reasons.

Finally, I want to take a moment to thank you again for your amazing responsiveness to my questions (and to those of every member). I am somewhat in awe of the breadth of your knowledge on the topic of mattresses, but even more impressive is your ability to gently steer readers in the right direction without ever telling anyone what to do—it’s a fine line to walk, and you seem to do it effortlessly.

Thank you for the kind words … I appreciate them

Phoenix