Need Advice

[phoenix]

Hi jarnholt,

I joined this forum, took notes, and headed out mattress shopping. My wife and I are in the market for a latex mattress. This site has been very helpful with the info needed to make a educated decision. Before we purchase a mattress I wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with the Original Mattress Factory mattresses. We looked at their version of a latex mattress. It had a core made of polyurethane foam. the outer layers were Talatech Talalay latex dual comfort toppers. They stated this mattress is flappable. I thought this is a no no with latex??? the total thickness is 10.5 inches. Because this has a poly core, will it provide consistent comfort. Looking for feedback.

You can some comments about the new version of the Original Mattress Factory (OMF) Serenity Latex in post #3 here. The polyfoam in the support core (in the middle of the mattress) is good quality and there are no “weak links” in the mattress.

You can read a little more about an all latex mattress vs a latex/polyfoam hybrid in post #2 here.

Any mattress (including latex) that is built two sided with the comfort layers on both sides of the support core can be flipped and both sleeping surfaces can be used to sleep on. There is more about the pros and cons of a two sided mattress in post #2 and #3 here but a two sided mattress will extend the useful life of a mattress compared to the same mattress with a comfort layer on only one side regardless of the materials inside it as long as it’s regularly flipped/rotated.

Phoenix