Hi Sleep1 and Coventry,
I had to catch up a bit with your conversation before replying but I own both the Seven Comforts and the Lanoodles toppers so Iâll share a few thoughts about how they compare (some of which is addressed by the Cozy Pure video) so that people can get a better sense of how they may compare in terms of feel and performance.
The first thing I should mention is that the Seven comforts uses unbleached cotton while the Cozy Pure uses organic cotton in the shell. They both also use âpiecesâ of latex in the filling. This is where the similarities end and the differences begin ⌠and they are very different products in spite of some general similarities.
The Seven comforts topper is definitely denser and substantially heavier than the Lanoodles and has a much greater fill density of latex inside it. It also has separate compartments so the latex doesnât âflowâ from one area to another as much as the Lanoodles. This is neither better or worse ⌠just different. The Seven comforts is closer to a solid latex layer (although less resilient than solid latex and displacing a little more) while the Lanoodles is about as close as you could get to the feel and performance of a soft featherbed using latex.
Because the Seven Comforts uses smaller and thinner âpiecesâ of latex ⌠it compacts more and displaces less than the Lanoodles. If you squeeze a handful of a similar amount of the latex in each ⌠the Lanoodles material will clearly feel softer and have more resilience and bounce than the same âhandfulâ of the Seven Comforts material.
The Seven Comforts is thicker (about 2") and maintains a more even thickness across the surface because of the compartments while the Lanoodles overall is thinner and will have more thickness variations across the surface (like a featherbed) and will âflowâ more from area to area.
Because the Seven Comforts is thicker it feels âsoftâ because there is more material inside it and it displaces less. As Coventry mentioned ⌠it compresses in each section over time but it is easy to re-fluff as well.
The Lanoodles though is also surprisingly soft in comparison because the latex itself has bigger and more resilient pieces which are more springy even though it is thinner overall and has less material in it. It was surprisingly âsoftâ to me considering the lower amount of latex inside it and considering that the latex filling was much less dense.
I think the biggest difference between them would be in their relative pressure relief qualities and thickness and in their relative âfeelâ. The Seven Comforts being thicker will provide a bit more material to sink into and provide a little more pressure relief over a larger surface area because it will displace less. It would be in between a solid 2" layer of latex and the Lanoodles.
The Lanoodles on the other hand will provide a little more surface softness and allow the âfeelâ of the layers below it to come through more and it has a little more resilient feel (which I like) and the pressure relief will be more specific to certain parts of the body. Like a featherbed ⌠it would add some extra surface softness with less risk to overall alignment than a solid latex layer or even the Seven Comforts because it will âflowâ around the more protuding parts of the body more and allow them to sink through more while it will compress under the parts of the body with more surface area (in turn relieving pressure on the pressure points that arenât bearing as much weight).
The Seven Comforts stays more âevenâ, although it does compress in areas under weight while the Lanoodles can be fluffed more like a featherbed and you can âconcentrateâ the latex pieces in different ways depending on preferences. It doesnât stay as âevenâ but this is also not its design or goal and itâs strength is itâs lighter and very nice âfeelâ and more point specific pressure reduction.
Overall I would say they are both high quality and great products and each of them are unique and different from each other in spite of the temptation to compare them directly and view them though their similarities.
The Seven Comforts may be better âvalueâ if you only considered the amount and weight of materials alone and would provide a little more of the overall pressure relief that comes with the thickness of the topper and the greater fill density that allows you to sink in a little more and displaces a little less. Of course it goes without saying that commodity value is only part of the value of any product and differences in performance and feel in the case of a topper is just as important as the raw material cost and in the case of these products is perhaps the most important part of all because there are few if any directly comparable alternatives to either of them.
The Lanoodles on the other hand would probably be a preference for someone who wanted more additional surface softness and resilience and some extra more point specific pressure relief along with more of the âlighterâ feel of a featherbed that âflowedâ around you and âfeltâ very soft and well ⌠cuddly. As odd or contradictory as it sounds ⌠it is probably more âcomfortableâ than the seven comforts but a little less pressure relieving.
A solid latex layer would be different again from both of these and would provide more of an overall weight redistribution along the entire surface of the body. It would isolate firmer layers below it better than a topper that used pieces and displaced more but it would also be more risky over comfort layers that were already fairly close to being thick or soft enough because it may âstopâ the lighter parts like the shoulders from sinking in far enough while at the same time âallowingâ the heavier parts to sink in too far into thicker/softer comfort layers. This is why displacement that âflows aroundâ areas like the shoulder or hips can be less risky than a solid layer as long as there was enough additional softness underneath it to prevent pressure points.
All of these choices would be very suitable in different circumstances and with slightly different objectives. A solid layer of latex could work well over a layer underneath it that was clearly too firm to provide good pressure relief. The denser Seven Comforts would be âin the middleâ and compress less and displace more than a solid layer and âallowâ more of the deeper layers to come through. The Lanoodles would probably provide the nicest surface âfeelâ of all of them and provide pressure point relief in more specific areas that needed it over layers below them that were a little softer and needed more fine tuning with the least possible risk that can come from comfort layers that are too thick and soft to provide the best possible alignment.
Itâs sometimes very difficult to describe more subjective feelings in objective terms but hopefully Iâve done some justice to the differences between them.
IMO both the Seven Comforts and the Lanoodles are very effective at what they do and because they are both unique and different ⌠the performance and âfeelâ you are looking for would be the main reason I would choose either of them.
None of these options (Solid latex layer of a certain ILD, Seven Comforts, and Lanoodles) are directly comparable to each other in terms of feel and performance except in the most general of terms (they each have a cover, each contain latex, and each are âsoftâ). Each of them could be a great choice based on which one provided the degree of fine tuning or change that someone was looking for, the different risks to alignment that is involved in each, and on the overall importance of the balance between overall pressure relief, point specific pressure relief, surface softness and resilience, and the overall âfeelâ that was most important.
Edit: see post #52 here first if you are considering ordering the Seven Comforts topper since they donât appear to be available any longer.
Phoenix
of no fluffing) but there are no bare spots at all and itâs still providing softness and plushness. Itâs more a degree of loft. I will say that the Seven Comforts is MUCH more densely packed than my old feather/down and my previous fiberfill toppers. It seriously weighs about 40 lbs. My husband and I are really pleased with it.
