Hey all! We received our T&N King last Wednesday, here are our thoughts so far:
We let ours air out for about 5 days before sleeping on it. We kept the ceiling fan on during the day, walked on it whenever we could (what a workout!), and opened up the blinds to let the sun in and keep the room temperature up to speed outgassing. The smell was never unbearable though, and we both have very sharp senses of smell. Most of the smell dissipated by that 5th day, and since then we’ve only noticed it once or twice overnight. I’m guessing at this rate, it will be totally gone by the end of the week.
Coming from a firm no-name memory foam mattress we purchased from Woot! several years ago, we expected the T&N to be even firmer. After it got up to room temperature from the tundra outside, we were surprised to find that the T&N’s comfort layer actually felt softer! So far, the two nights we’ve slept normally, no better or worse than before regarding comfort or temperature. However, I have noticed that when sleeping on my side, there is less pressure on my shoulders and hips.
Regarding temperature, we tend to sleep hot and use a low-fill down alternative comforter with duvet cover along with “EvenTemp” temperature regulating sheets from Kohl’s. We have not added any kind of mattress cover yet, mostly because we don’t want to inhibit the temperature regulation of the T&N comfort layer. However, if anyone knows of better “cooling” sheets or a mattress cover that wouldn’t affect temperature notably, we’re open to suggestions.
At the moment, we are a bit worried that after break-in this may end up softening beyond than our personal preference, but that’s what the 100 night policy is perfect for! I’ll report back in a couple weeks when we’ve gotten used to it and it’s broken in.
We’re bummed that we missed the AMEX offer and the MU discount by just a few weeks, we really could have used the extra cash now! Hopefully it won’t matter much if we’re happy a few years down the road.
Phoenix, thank you for all the hard work and contributions to this forum again and again. You’ve made a positive difference in the lives of each visitor, lurker, and member of this site. Even if we aren’t conscious of it in our sleep :cheer: