The Nest Bedding Hybrid Latex...

[phoenix]

Hi organizer,

Thank you for this amazing site, and the amount of time you must spend working on it.

You’re welcome, and welcome back!

The Nest Bedding is a member here and that they have showroom in my area. So I went there this morning, and after much conversation with their staff regarding my issues with my previous mattresses, and being able to try all their mattresses, I went with the Hybrid Latex (pocket coils, latex on top) over the Q3 Nest Bedding full Latex Mattress . ( Knowing that in 90 days I can turn the Hybrid in for the Q3 if I need to.) Something I didn’t expect ended up really appealing to me, the zippered cover which means I can change out the latex, if it should ever need to be.

Congratulations on your new mattress purchase! :cheer: I thinks the last time you left off you were sleeping on your iComfort mattress upside down with a 1" latex topper on that. I’m hoping this works out better for you. And many people do enjoy the ability to customize the upper layers of these component-style mattresses.

Staff advises that the coils have almost never failed, and have a 20 year warranty, but the latex has needed replacing from time to time.

Generally speaking, the spring unit is not the “weak link” within a mattress, but in this case the latex being used in the upper comfort layers is quite durable, so you shouldn’t have to be replacing layers very frequently.

I am very interested in how the quilted wool layer will effect my chronic hot sleep issues, which wake me up every couple of hours. I am still researching the mattress protector/cover they offer, as I am not convinced that something waterproof can also be breathable, as sleeping hot is huge issue for me. Likewise the Tencel sheets. I will have time to research waiting 3 weeks for the mattress.

Regarding temperature issues, you may wish to refer back to post #2 here in your previous thread from 2015, as I offered up some good information and links in that reply that you may find helpful again in your search, and also some comments regarding wool.

Mattress protectors using polyurethane films are breathable (unlike vinyl), but they certainly are not as breathable as a thin mattress pad that doesn’t use such a film. There’s a bit more information about mattress protectors in post #89 here, and in this post here. There’s also some information about sheets in post #7 here.

Something you might like to know, while your site says there is a 5% discount at The Nest Bedding, the staff advises that it is only offered on the Alexander mattress

I’ll check into this for you, and thank you for bringing this to my attention. This has not been the case in the past.

One other thing, I mention to you as I would hope you would have some influence, or know who to make suggestions to…why don’t manufacturers put handles on all 4 sides of mattress.

I appreciate your opinion of my influence within the industry B) , but I’m afraid I don’t have much say in whether or not manufacturers place handles on their mattresses. When the new flame retardant guidelines came into effect in 2007, along with the industry changing over to one-sided mattresses, handles were for the large part eliminated. You are seeing handles making a “comeback” on many models (there have been handles and methods of joining them to the mattress to meet FR guidelines for years), but just as before they are to be used only for repositioning and not carrying a mattress. And there are some mattress designs, such as component-style mattresses, where due to the nature of the construction of the mattress where a handle doesn’t make sense as there is too much “give” in the border panel as it is loose fitting by necessity (having the ability to change layers). Additionally, handles do add an extra cost to the mattress, so the combination of all of these things add into a manufacturer’s decision of the inclusion (or not) of handles in their design.

Phoenix