Thoughts on DIY Arizona Mattress Co. Build

[phoenix]

Hi mikeyyo223,

My PPP: male 6"1 160 lbs side sleeper, light but well built, larger shoulders, chest and thighs (was in the army), may have some degenerative joint disease. Looking for the best highly long lasting mattress for the money.

These are specs about your body type. PPP means Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences and are relative to how well you sleep on a particular mattress. In other words Your “PPP” may be good on one mattress and not as good on another and the only reliable way to know whether any mattress is a good “match” for you will be based on your own personal testing and experience.

If you are attracted to the idea of designing and building your own mattress out of separate components and a separate cover then the first place I would start is by reading option 3 in post #15 here and the posts it links to (and option #1 and #2 as well) so that you have more realistic expectations and that you are comfortable with the learning curve, uncertainty, trial and error, or in some cases the higher costs that may be involved in the DIY process. While it can certainly be a rewarding project … the best approach to a DIY mattress is a “spirit of adventure” where what you learn and the satisfaction that comes from the process itself is more important than any cost savings you may realize (which may or may not happen).

Your layers are certainly high quality and durable materials and would be “in the general range” that would work well for many people that are similar to you but the only way to know for certain how well any mattress will work for you in terms of PPP or whether it will need any adjustments or fine tuning is based on your own actual testing or sleeping experience.

Im getting a frame on amazon, i see the newer type frames are box spring replacements and should do well and give me some storage space underneath which I need and like.

You can see some comments about the “wire grid” types of bedframe/foundations that replace a regular foundation (not a box spring which has springs) in post #10 here. There is also more information about the types of support systems that are generally the most suitable for different types of mattresses in the the foundation reference post here.

Most importantly though … congratulations on your new mattress

I’m looking forward to your comments and feedback when you receive it and have had a chance to try it out and sleep on it.

Phoenix