Hello, I have pored over this website, reddit and a few other sites, and I have information overload! Between recovering from the major hurricane and aching every day from our current mattress, I would love some sense of direction or advice. Hereâs our mattress journey thus far : We recently moved to Naples Fla, from PA. In Pa, we had a Stearns and Foster old school king mattress for many years, until it was time to go. it was replaced with a âfreeâ adjustable base with purchase of a Sealy iseries hybrid from mattress firm. It was really uncomfortable and âsinkingâ within a month. After getting the runaround, Mattress firm allowed an exchange. But they directed us to try out a âtop of the lineâ Simmons Tolliver beautyrest black hybrid mattress, which we had to pay the difference for. It felt fine in the store, and was ok for awhile , until it wasnât. We experienced depressions, sinking feeling etc etc. but Mattress Firm said that the depressions were within spec⌠so we just sucked it up. We sold the house, and left all the furniture including that bed for the new owners. We downsized to a furnished model condo in florida. the primary bedroom had a cheap mattress, it wasnât horrible but not comfortable. I thought since we had a bad experience with a big box store I would try a âbed in boxâ with their coupons and free pillows and sheets, I was lured in!! I ordered the Cocoon by Sealy Hybrid firm with a cooling top and their adjustable ease base, california king size. Unfortunately , this is so uncomfortable, its torture to get into bed, my body is aching every morning when I get out of bed, and I am tossing and turning all night. After reading Mattress Underground, I see that I was supposed to avoid the S brands, whether in store or bed in box. I am within the return period, and I believe cocoon will refund me for the mattress if they pick up or I donate, but the. california king base is not returnable.
so now I am back to square one. I am 5â2". 125 lb. My husband is 6â2" 160 lb normal BMI mostly back sleepers, sometimes side sleepers. We prefer a firm, supportive mattress, as I have a herniated disc and my husband has his own overall aches and pains. I understand now after reading MU, that the mattresses I had before have memory foam as comfort layers, which is the problem.
I am trying to decide between all latex bed with talalay as comfort layer and dunlop as core, or talalay comfort and innerspring core, or talalay , dunlop and springs. I stopped into Mattress City , a local store, just to see what they have that we would like to use with the cal king adjustable base that we have to keep , but the prices are quite high! I tried all latex and latex + coils, but couldnât determine which was preferable. its so hard to figure out by lying on a bed for a minute!!
here are the ones that seemed comfortable supportive and firm :
PranaSleep Super Vinyasa 6 Luxury Firm Mattress - California King / No Foundation Ă 1
$7,099.99
Regalia Luxury Firm Mattress - California King / No Foundation Ă 1
$9,999.99
Yellowstone Ultra Plush Mattress - California King / No Foundation Ă 1
$2,599.99
Streamline Luxury Firm Mattress - California King / No Foundation Ă 1
$5,199.99
they have some cutout samples to show whatâs inside, but from reading MU I am thinking I can get the firmness, support, longevity, durability from one of the trusted vendors here. Is it possible to achieve this goal with a budget of around $2000?? I am writing down notes from previous posts pf how others built beds, but its hard to figure out where and who to start with. Thank you in advance for any advice.