First I have to say, thank you so much for creating such an amazing resource, Phoenix. Without this website, I would almost certainly have ended up getting a very cheap, low quality mattress from Ikea or Samās Club, rather than a mattress that I can enjoy sleeping on for quite some time. This website has simply been amazing for learning about the mattress purchasing process.
My wife and I have just gotten married, and we need a cheap queen size mattress that will last us at least the next five years (we anticipate getting something substantially nicer within, at most, ten years). After a few days reading on this site, I have settled on the DreamFoam Mattress Ultimate Dreams Latex Mattress. I was a bit concerned about the Amazon comments about the switch from 2.35lb density foam to 1.5lb density foam, but given Phoenixās explanations, Iām not worried about it at all. So thank you, Phoenix, for the very extensive posts about that change! I probably wouldnāt have gotten this mattress without your comments about that.
I do still have a few questions. My wife and I are both decently light (weāre both around 5ā10", 150lbs). I am almost strictly a side sleeper (95+% of the time), and she is mostly a side sleeper (75+% of the time) although she moves around a fair amount. Given that, we will want to tend towards a less firm comfort layer, right? Aside from testing mattresses in a store, the best option for us is to communicate with the manufacturer directly (āAsk Chuckā)?
I also want to make sure I have the TMU discount information right. Since Iām ordering a mattress from DreamFoam (rather than the āsisterā company BrooklynBedding I canāt get a 5% discount, but I can get a free pillow if I select the option to have my order fulfilled by DreamFoam Bedding ($599.99 with free shipping right now) rather than Amazon and give them my TMU username? If I do that, do you (Phoenix) get a referral from that or do I need to do anything for you to get a referral?
We have a queen size Ikea HEMNES bed frame with the Luroy slatted bed base. I am wondering if that is sufficient, or will we need some kind of bed base? Is it reasonable for us to try the mattress initially without an additional bed base / bed frame underneath the mattress? Iām assuming it makes sense for us to try that first, at least, but I want to make sure.
Finally, Iām wondering about mattress protectors. I guess Iām wondering, do you have to have them? Since we donāt eat or drink anything other than water on our bed, do we still need a mattress protector? Iāll admit that I have not researched that element of the mattress purchasing decision hardly at all yet, so if Iām saying something particularly ignorant here (or even mildly ignorant!), please direct me to a good resource to learn more (I tried to check the articles, but there wasnāt one specifically directed to the issue of mattress protectors that I could find).
Thanks again for all the help.