Small differences between latex options - HELP my head hurts! :)

[phoenix]

Hi cprice88,

However, it is Dunlop and I guess from reading here I got turned off about Dunlop b/c a lot of what is said here comes across as kind of negative - or at least not as sweepingly positive as the opinions on Talalay.

So I’m finding myself needing to be convinced, especially because this is BLENDED Dunlop. Also the cover is not all natural, but it’s very thin, and we are realizing we like that better so we can feel the latex more and really sink into it.

These are all preference choices and not so much “better/worse” choices and I certainly wouldn’t want to “convince” you one way or the other. There is more about the differences between Talalay and Dunlop in the previous post I linked (post #7 here) but the most reliable way to know which one you prefer is based on your own personal experience. All latex is a very durable material compared to other types of foam. FWIW … my daughter prefers the feel and performance of Dunlop which is what she purchased even though her father prefers Talalay because I told her to test both of them and choose the mattress and type of latex that she preferred regardless of what anyone else (including me) may prefer … and she did.

Different types of covers are also a preference choice and some people will prefer a quilted cover to lessen the resilience of the latex and others will prefer a thinner and more stretch cover because they prefer the feel of sleeping more directly on the latex. There is more about the difference between different types of quilted covers and thinner more stretchy covers in post #12 here and the posts it links to.

Are there any retailers online that you know of with either blended talalay or all natural talalay and a very thin cover?

Off the top of my head I know that SleepEZ and Arizona Premium and Flobeds and Plushbeds and possibly Sleeping Organic (their cover may have cotton batting quilting so I would ask them) have options available that use Talalay comfort layers with thinner unquilted stretch knit cotton covers.

Oh, also, we are realizing we must like super soft latex b/c when they switched around all the pads on the OMI (Organicpedic) for me to try today, the combination I liked best was MED-XSOFT-XSOFT and that still wasn’t as soft as the Evolve that I liked the best.

Is that weird?

Nothing is “weird” to me when it comes to mattresses that are the best “match” for the needs and preferences of different people. Everyone is different

Phoenix