Hi Kj72,
There is also more about latex/polyfoam hybrids vs all latex mattresses in post #2 here. That’s certainly much more costly than many other latex/polyfoam hybrids that are available … especially if it only contains 2" of latex … and I would make some very careful value comparisons here. I would also want to know the density of the polyfoam base layer.
As you probably know from your reading here Arizona Premium Mattress (mattresses.net) is a member of this site which means that I think very highly of them and that I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency.
I’m not sure what mattress you are considering using underneath the slow recovery latex or the 2" or 3" latex topper but a 2" or 3" topper or any kind will certainly change the feel and performance of a mattress compared to the same mattress that doesn’t have a topper. All of these toppers are good quality and very durable materials. There is also some general information about slow response latex and how it compares to memory foam in post #2 here.
There is also more about how latex (other than slow response latex) compares to memory foam in very general terms in post #2 here but the best way to know which type of materials or which type of mattresses you tend to prefer will be based on your own careful testing or your own personal experience.
This would also make a good quality/value and very durable choice (although of course don’t know how it would feel for you). There is also more general information about latex/pocket coil hybrids in post #13 here and the posts it links to.
This is an all latex mattress not a latex/polyfoam hybrid that only has 2" of latex so it really wouldn’t be an apples to apples or fair comparison. Even though it’s in a lower budget range … latex is a much more costly (and durable) material than polyfoam. It would be a much more meaningful comparison to compare this mattress to other “all latex” mattresses rather than a latex/polyfoam hybrid.
Arizona Premium also makes the Sedona Sleep mattress which is also a latex/polyfoam hybrid that are available in a range of firmness levels. They are a component mattress that has a separate topper so you can exchange just the top latex layer if your original choice is either too firm or too soft without having to exchange or return the complete mattress. This would be “somewhat” similar in design to the mattress you tested at the Chiropractor but it uses 3" of latex instead of two, has firmness and exchange options that aren’t available with the chiropractor mattress, probably uses a higher quality/density polyfoam base layer, and of course it’s also significantly less costly as well. There is more about the Sedona Sleep mattress and many of the other “simplified choice” mattresses in post #2 here in the simplified choice mattress topic.
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The mattress shopping tutorial also includes a link to a list of the members here that sell mattresses online (in the optional online step) and many of them sell latex and latex hybrid mattresses that use different types and blends of latex that have a wide range of different designs, options, features, return and exchange policies, and prices that would also be well worth considering and would be much better quality/value choices than the Chiropractor mattress you were looking at. The tutorial also includes a link to a list of some of the better lower budget latex and latex hybrid mattresses I’m aware of as well (including Sedona Sleep of course).
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