Hi zexpress,
Joe emailed me a few days ago to let me know he was launching their new memory foam/pocket coil hybrid but with the holidays I haven’t had the chance to talk with him yet about it and I don’t know the density of the copper infused memory foam so I really can’t make any meaningful comments about it yet in terms of durability.
They also have their honest beds here which are two sided mattress that offer different firmness levels on each side of the mattress with a choice of either memory foam or latex on top of the pocket coils.
Pocket coil mattress are often a good choice for those that don’t do as well on an all foam mattress or that prefer the more familiar feel of a pocket coil or innerspring mattress.
Copper itself is a very thermal conductive material so it would make sense that copper fiber infused memory foam (or other types of more advanced thermally conductive materials such as graphite) would be a little more effective than the gel that is more commonly used but it would also depend on the amount of copper that was in the memory foam.
In very general terms … gel and/or other thermal conductive or phase change materials can have “some effect” on on the sleeping temperature of a particular material but how much of an effect they will have and how long the effect will last will depend on the specific formulation of the material and on the “combined effect” of all the other materials and components of the sleeping system including your sheets, mattress protector, and bedding. Many thermal conductive or phase change materials tend to have a more temporary effect when you first go to sleep at night or over the first part of the night than they will over the entire course of the night.
While it’s not possible to quantify the sleeping temperature of a mattress for any particular person with any real accuracy because there are so many variables involved including the type of mattress protector and the sheets and bedding that you use (which in many cases can have just as significant an effect on temperature as the type of foam in a mattress) and on where you are in the “oven to iceberg” range and because there is no standardized testing for temperature regulation with different combinations of materials … there is more about the many variables that can affect the sleeping temperature of a mattress or sleeping system in post #2 here that can help you choose the types of materials and components that are most likely to keep your wife in a comfortable temperature range.
Quilting foam is generally very open celled and breathable so some of the heat from your body would certainly “reach” the memory foam underneath it and with the copper infused latex and the pocket coils (which are more breathable than a foam core) most people would probably sleep in a comfortable temperature range on this mattress but I would also keep in mind that and some people can sleep warmer on mattresses that most people are generally fine with.
The only way to know for sure whether any mattress is a good “match” for you in terms of PPP or whether it will keep you in a comfortable temperature range will be based on your own personal experience when you sleep on it but Nest Bedding has a great return policy so you can try it out with little risk other than the time you spend sleeping on it and/or returning/donating it should that become necessary.
They rate the mattress as a “7” so it would be on the softer side but I don’t know how it compares to the other mattresses you’ve tried but I would also keep in mind that there are no “standard” definitions or consensus of opinions for firmness ratings and different manufacturers can rate their mattresses very differently than others so a mattress that one manufacturer rates as being a specific firmness could be rated very differently by another manufacturer. Different people can also have very different perceptions of firmness and softness compared to others as well and a mattress that feels firm for one person can feel like “medium” for someone else or even “soft” for someone else (or vice versa) depending on their body type, sleeping style, physiology, their frame of reference based on what they are used to, and their individual sensitivity and perceptions. There are also different types of firmness and softness that different people may be sensitive to that can affect how they “rate” a mattress as well (see post #15 here) so different people can also have very different opinions on how two mattresses compare in terms of firmness and some people may rate one mattress as being firmer than another and someone else may rate them the other way around. This is all relative and very subjective and is as much an art as a science.
When you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
While your own careful testing or personal sleeping experience is the only way to know for certain whether any mattress or combination of layers and components is a good “match” for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your Personal preferences) or in terms of temperature regulation … Nest Bedding also has a great return policy so you can try it out with little risk other than the time you spend sleeping on it and/or returning/donating it should that become necessary.
Phoenix