Tossing and turning in Naples Fla

[Basilio]

Hi peacockave,

I do not plan to buy from a mattress store because their prices are very high and they obscure some construction details. I thank you for this site, I really feel like I entered a whole new world when I found Mattress underground. I like knowing the specific facts about a product. I would really like to buy from a trusted vendor on MU, however I see mixed reviews on quality and service which adds to the confusion. I am so scared of making another mistake and continuing this torture!

I’m glad you are finding the info on the site useful. Don’t fall into ‘analysis paralysis’, though. Reviews are simply opinions (most often uninformed), unless they address specific aspects of a mattress they are reviewing, it’s difficult to tell if a review is being objective. I can say that all the Trusted members of the site provide excellent quality products, with generous return and exchange policies and a great deal of experience in providing consumers with their perfect mattress.

Sealy cocoon will allow me to return the cal king mattress but not the cal king Base.
The upholstered bed Frame we have is a weird size, and allows for Either a king or California king to fit inside of it.
It’s basically a rectangle upholstered frame attached to a floor to ceiling upholstered headboard. with the king size I have a gap at the bottom , but with the cal king I have gaps at the sides.
I chose the california king size because my husband is 6’3" And the longer length of the cal king is better for him.

My Options at this point:

1. return the California king mattress to Sealy cocoon and keep the cal king base, and buy a new supportive diy or premade cal king mattress
2. return california king mattress, sell the cal king base to someone, and start over with a regular king size mattress and a better adjustable base.

I will say that I would keep the Cali King base until you see if any potential mattress you are looking at will fit the base without any warranty issues; if it doesn’t work, you can look at selling it then, just in case you can save the extra steps.

I am leaning towards all latex, with a 6 inch (or more / less?) dunlop firm core and 3 inch (or more less?) talalay med firm for top comfort layer. if the price of cal king is not alot higher, we can use this on the california king adjustable ease base (which i cannot return anyway). I just dont know where to order the layers from, and best configuration.

Idea 2: pocketed coil springs base, with a firm dunlop layer, topped with a medium talalay layer, to use with adjustable bed base. I read somewhere on here that springs provide better overall support than all latex, however euro -flex emailed me back and said their recommendation is to not have coils w/ an adjustable bed because they don’t bend well and may poke eventually. so I am confused on that point as well. any addl advice is appreciated

You can search the Trusted Members by ‘accessories & components & DIY’, Members like DIY Mattress, Luma Sleep and Member Mattress To Go are among those that sell separate DIY layers; they can discuss with you what firmness levels and in what order will meet your needs. Innersprings are, again, a matter of choice, some consumers love them, others don’t. They do add additional support, but might not be needed depending on the configuration of your mattress, and they will be able to advise whether you can use your cali King base with them as well – that’s a great point on the adjustable bed, as this could indeed produce undesired wear on the innersprings. I’d watch the videos from Pablo (CEO of Mattress Makers) that explain the difference between all latex and hybrid latex quite well. Again, the best option would be to try out any latex innerspring hybrid and see how you and your husband enjoy the feel.

Hope this helps,

~ Basilio