Ongoing Review of my Select Foam Cirrus Supreme--Just Purchased

[phoenix]

Hi colchao,

Thanks for the resposne, Phoenix. It seems the solution for the pics works in Internet Explorer, but not in Chrome, which I was using before. So hopefully this time it’ll work.

I’m glad you solved the attachment issue. I’m not sure where exactly the glitch is but over time revisions or updates to the software or to the template that the forum uses will solve it for all browsers. I may even try to track it down myself but this would take some free hours that are currently very difficult to find

Thanks for the pictures as well … they’re great.

Your foundation is actually higher quality than I thought and has better wood and construction than the cheaper ones you were looking at on Amazon. They even have sanded edges for the slats and a better quality matching cover. It’s not surprising they are more expensive.

That pic of the mattress with the tape measure might look like it’s just the angle, but I assure you, the mattress is 12.5" thick at a minimum. Maybe even closer to 13" depending on how low you place it. Should I care? Thicker mattresses tend to be more expensive anyway, right? If anything, did I get a little bit of bonus bedding? I suppose I could just call and ask.

While it’s certainly true that in an apples to apples comparison more materials would be more costly and could mean a “value bonus” … if the quality of the materials are lower then thicker could be worse and it could also lead to a difference in design that wasn’t as suitable for your specific needs and preferences so it could work the other way around as well. I would certainly be curious enough about whether the mattress I received was the right one that I would want to ask them.

Should I continue to do so? Also, if it does in fact get softer and “grab-ier” (i.e. mold more to my body), will that increase heat retention and sleeping hot?

It will certainly get a little softer and walking on the mattress is a way to speed up the initial break in period and is one of the suggestions mentioned in post #2 here.

It’s not really possible to quantify the effect of more subtle changes but in general softer foam materials that conform to you more closely will be warmer than firmer foam materials that don’t conform as well. There are also many other factors involved in temperature regulation though (including your mattress protector, sheets, and bedding) that are just as important as the foam itself (see post #2 here)

Thanks again for your comments and the pictures

Phoenix