New foam mattress + topper

[phoenix]

Hi kenagross2,

Perhaps “false advertising” is too strong a phase, I was referring to discrepancies between descriptions on the website and what the delivered mattress actually contained, as well as tears appearing on the foam itself:

It’s unclear where the tear in the photo came from and it’s also a single instance but in either case it isn’t large enough to be a quality issue that would affect the mattress.

They did have some issues with some of their descriptions that weren’t up to date that originated with changes that they made over time that weren’t reflected accurately on their site. I had also talked with them about this but they were also not that significant or enough to affect the quality or value of their mattress … although they were “annoying” because they did create the impression of a manufacturer that wasn’t taking enough care with their online descriptions.

I am also considering Brooklyn Bedding models, but wanted your opinion of the 4lb and 5lb density foam, is this durable enough for two people (400 lbs total) on the mattress, or would it be more advisable to stick with the 7lb density foam in the Select Foam models?

There isn’t a “black and white” answer to this because like most of these types of questions there is are several “it depends” in the answer. For example it would depend on the specific body type and weight distribution of each person, on the order of the layers (lower density materials that are deeper in the mattress will tend to be more durable), on the thickness of the layers, and on some of the other factors that can affect the durability and useful life of a mattress outside of just the quality/density of the foam. You can see the general guidelines I would suggest in post #4 here and there is also much more information about the many variables that can affect the useful life of a mattress relative to each person in post #4 here. In VERY general terms … when you are in higher weight ranges (low 200’s and higher) then I would start to reduce the amount of memory foam that was less than 5 lbs in the top layer of a mattress especially but this is always relative to the more detailed specifics and to the tradeoffs that can be involved between durability and PPP.

Once you are above about 6 lbs or so with memory foam then any additional increase in density will have a much less significant or meaningful effect on durability and the main benefit of higher densities than this (and the additional cost of the material) would be from the properties and performance of the higher density memory foam such as a greater ability to conform to the shape of the body and higher compression modulus (how “supportive” a material is as you sink into it more deeply) and not so much because of greater durability.

Phoenix