Toronto: Foam (probably latex?) - short list

[Andy98]

Hi - thanks for the reply! My wife’s allergy is contact based, so I think we’ll be fine.

Thanks for the extra links - and we are going to test out a latex bed for sure. That’s the next step, I guess.

Some specific follow-up:

[quote=“Phoenix” post=54146]If two different mattresses are both likely to last for 10 years or more then durability may be a moot point anyway because after 10 years the biggest reason for replacing a mattress may be the changing needs and preferences of the person themselves and not the mattress (see the end of post #4 here).
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Really good point. This never occurred to me.

The argument for Dreamstar and Tonfurniture is obviously price. The negative is that I don’t think there is anything I can do if I don’t like the mattress.

Price would certainly be part of the “argument” for either one but as you mentioned the ability to fine tune the support or pressure relief of a mattress by exchanging layers or some of the other parts of your personal value equation may also be important factors in the “value” of a mattress purchase.

Ah - ok, so I’ve assumed that Tonfurniture couldn’t help me because they don’t make the mattress. But from one of your links I see that isn’t automatically true, and gives me something to talk with them about.

I would also keep in mind that you can always soften up a mattress that is too firm by adding a softer topper but that it’s much more difficult to firm up a mattress that is too soft without removing and replacing either the comfort layers that are too thick/soft or the support core that is too soft.

It’s exactly that kind of tweaking that I’m betting (but would confirm) that Dormio can help with should I need it. It sounds like I should err on the side of firm - are there any cautions you have with that approach?

Do you hear a lot about people who just don’t like latex mattresses? I don’t seem to be coming across that a lot. I see people who don’t like memory foam, and people who needed to tweak their latex mattress, but all in all I haven’t seen a lot of people say “I returned my latex mattress and bought coils” or even memory foam. Am I correct in this perception?

Two more questions:

• [li]The Ikea Morgongava and the Casper are within $50 of each other. Do you consider these of equal technical quality? And, hypothetically, if you found them equally comfortable, what factors would drive your choice between them?
• The Dormio Euro gives me 1" of wool casing. How useful is that? Note that I have had problems with moths in the past. Does this give me anything that I wouldn’t be able to achieve myself by throwing a wool mattress topper on top? (or heck, maybe even adding a wool blanket under the fitted sheet). It adds nearly $500 to the Dormio cost, and I feels a lot like I’m falling for marketing.