Still confused!

[phoenix]

Hi Siek,

We’ve been researching all over the web and have read all sorts of conflicting information.

As unfortunate as it may be … conflicting information is the “norm” on the internet and much of it is more designed to sell mattresses than it is to provide accurate information.

Obviously we need to chose between Dunlop and Talalay or a mix of both.

There is more about the differences between Talalay and Dunlop in post #7 here that along with your conversations with online suppliers (or better yet any local testing you have done) will help you choose between them. The choice is really a preference choice rather than a “better/worse” choice since both of them are very high quality and durable materials but the most reliable way to decide which type of latex you tend to prefer would be based on your own local testing on different latex mattresses that used each type of latex.

I weigh 230 lb. and my wife weighs 94 lb. It appears from our research that we would benefit from a system where we could each have several firmness’s to chose from for our side.

With your weight difference split layering would certainly make sense. There is more about split layering in post #2 here.

I thought I had it narrowed down to the Sleep EZ Select Sleep Latex Mattress and had to just decide what layers to be Dunlop or Talalay and what firmness of each. I believe they use a Dunlop blend and a Talalay blend.

The SleepEZ Natural Select Sleep line gives you a choice between 100% natural Dunlop or blended Talalay in each of the layers. The SleepEZ Organic Select Sleep line gives you a choice between 100% natural Dunlop or 100% natural Talalay and uses organic wool and cotton in the cover.

I thought I understood the difference between Talalay 100% natural and Talalay blend and thought the blend was better because it was more durable and would last longer. Then my wife ran across the web site for Sleeping Organic and I’ve gotten confused all over again.

There is more about the different types and blends of latex in post #7 here and more about the differences between blended Talalay and 100% natural Talalay in post #2 here.

Their site states that you can buy their queen size where both sides can be configured for different firmness but you need to call them to order it and I don’t know if there is an additional cost for splitting it.

I don’t think that they charge extra for split layers but I’m not certain and you will need to talk with them anyway if you are considering them as one of your options so I would ask them to find out for sure. I do know that there is no additional cost for split layers with SleepEZ.

Phoenix