North and West suburban Chicago mattress companies.

[phoenix]

Hi DonlnLA,

We are also looking for a memory foam mattress and stumbled upon the Tempflow line. I am a hot sleeper (we bought an “original” Tempurpedic about 8 years and had to give it to my son, I sweated too much on it). He loves it, my wife loved it, but I can’t sleep on it. The Tempflow salesman told us that “memory foam gel” is really just a marketing ploy and that these types of mattresses feel cool at first but then heat up and retain heat the same or worse than the non-gel models. I am not sure how true this is - everyone is out to sell me a mattress, after all :-).

There is certainly some truth to this and ventilation and airflow is the most effective cooling technology over the course of the night although gel can make some difference when you are first going to sleep at night. Post #2 here has much more information and links to other posts about gel materials and foams that include gel in various forms.

You can read a little more of my thoughts about Tempflow in post #9 here and I certainly think highly of the quality of the materials they use, their knowledge and experience, and their mattress designs.

BTW I was seriously looking at Bed In A Box but having read Phoenix’s comments on these forums I am now concerned about the density of their foam - despite excellent price, excellent reviews, excellent return policy. My wife and I are both not heavy (i am 125, she is 135lbs), would that make a difference?

In most cases … depending on body type and sleeping style … lower weights will soften and degrade foams more slowly yes (you can read more about the many factors involved in the relative durability of a mattress in post #4 here. Your weight wouldn’t change the “value” of their mattresses though and I would still tend to avoid lower density when better quality/durability materials are available in a similar budget range (you can see some of the better online memory foam options I’m aware of in post #12 here).

A forum search on Tempflow (you can just click this) will bring up some feedback from other forum members who purchased them. My only personal experience with their Biogreen materials is their Trillow pillow which is my DH’s favorite pillow and had no offgassing or heat issues at all for her.

The Los Angeles list is in post # 2 here (in case you haven’t seen it).

Phoenix