Review of the Ultimate Dreams mattress

[phoenix]

Hi MrM1 and 203sbvert,

I’m sure this has been pointed out, but how much of a negative is the change in the base from 2.35lbs of high density base foam to the now 1.5lbs foam. Based on the mattress guide about cores on the underground site, a 1.5lbs foam core is not acceptable. So has this change effected opinions about this mattress? Has it changed from a daily use Master bedroom to a occasional use spare room in terms of durability?

I’m not sure where you read that this wasn’t acceptable but it would certainly be a suitable choice for a mattress in this budget range or even higher (see the guidelines here). There is also more about polyfoam support cores in this article. You may have been reading the article about comfort layers which suggests avoiding 1.5 lb polyfoam comfort layers in a one sided construction because the weakest link of a mattress is generally in the upper layers.

While this is somewhat of an old subject because the change was made a long time ago … it has been the subject of many questions (probably because of an Amazon review that talks about it shows up on top of the “negative” list) and you can see my thoughts about it (and the review) in post #2 here and the posts it links to (including the post that MrM1 linked).

For most people that aren’t in a heavier weight range 1.5 lb polyfoam would be fine and this would be a very good quality/value and durable choice.

Phoenix