Quality Mattresses? Do they exist anymore?

[phoenix]

Hi pattycake,

Thanks once again for sharing your comments.

I took a chance and ordered the Anniversary Firm mattress set (they have a Plush version too) and I am so happy I did…the price was great - it’s very firm - it has 12 3/4 gauge coils - the gauge of the coils was very important because I weigh over 200 lbs., and I read somewhere that you should not go with coils any higher than a 13 gauge if you are over 200 lbs., - because the thicker coils will be more supportive and feel more firm. I like to be “on” my mattress, not “in” it!

Just for reference and for the sake of others that may be reading this … there are many coil systems that use innersprings with a higher gauge than 13 that would be suitable for those that are over 200 lbs. I would be very cautious using wire gauge (or coil count) as a way to determine the quality, durability, or value of a mattress because the foam layers above the innerspring are usually the weakest link in a mattress, not the innerspring itself, and the gauge of the wire is only one of many variables that determines how a particular innerspring will feel and perform inside a specific mattress design and can be more misleading than helpful. The total amount of steel in an innerspring would probably be a much more important spec that could be used to compare innersprings (although this would also be somewhat misleading) but unfortunately this isn’t a spec that mattress companies normally provide. There is more about the different types of innersprings in this article and in post #10 here.

Phoenix