Hi Relaxation,
My previous replies included links to my suggestions for choosing a topper that has the best chance for success.
They are in my reply here …
[quote]There are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone to recommend a specific mattress or topper for someone else based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or “theory at a distance” with any certainty (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here) but there are some topper guidelines in post #2 here that may help you use your sleeping experience on your mattress as a reference point and guideline to help you decide on the type, thickness, and firmness of a topper that would have the best chance of success.
The type of material in your topper would normally be a preference choice but if you are interested in trying a topper material that you aren’t familiar with or have tried tested or tried previously or if you aren’t reasonably certain that a topper will be a suitable choice for you in combination with your mattress then the return or exchange policies would become a much more important part of the “value” of your purchase so you have good options available if the topper doesn’t work out as well as you hoped for so you aren’t “stuck” with a topper that you can’t sleep well on.[/quote]
and in my similar reply here …
[quote]Unfortunately you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress/topper combination and there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone to recommend a specific topper for someone else based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or “theory at a distance” with any certainty (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here) and it may take some experimentation and trial and error to find the type, thickness, and firmness for a topper that works best for you in combination with the mattress or mattress/box spring that you are using it on (if you use the box spring it may change the firmness or thickness of a topper that works best for you).
Some of the information and forum posts that may also be helpful with some of the “detective work” and trial and error that may be necessary include …
Post #2 here and the other posts it links to which includes more information about the most common symptoms that people may experience on a mattress and the most likely reasons for them.
Post #2 here and in post #4 here has more information about primary or “deep” support and secondary or “surface” support and their relationship to each other and to firmness and pressure relief and the “roles” of different layers in a mattress that may be helpful in clarifying the different types of “support” and “pressure relief” which are the two main functions of every successful sleeping system.
If your mattress is suitable for a topper then there are some topper guidelines in post #2 here that can help you use your sleeping experience on your mattress as a reference point and guideline to decide on the type, thickness, and firmness of a topper that would have the best chance of success.[/quote]
The closest forum lists to the Pagosa Springs area are listed in my reply to you in post #2 here but there are no good topper sources I’m aware of that are reasonably local to you so you would probably be better off with one of the online sources that are linked in the topper guidelines.
Phoenix