Hi lightfuzz,
There are two local manufacturers in the Santa Barbara/Ventura area but one of them doesn’t fit the profile of a typical local manufacturer. They are …
Churchill & Smith Dealer List | Churchill & Smith Ventura, CA. Makes a range of high quality latex and latex/innerspring hybrids that use good quality materials and are well worth considering. You can see some of my comments about them and my conversation with Spencer who is the owner in post # here. They would be well worth including in your research.
http://www.orthomattress.com/ Santa Barbara, Ventura, and other CA locations. They make their own mattresses but they also carry some major brands which are not particularly good value and which they promote which is somewhat of a warning sign to me that their own mattresses may also be overpriced. They have not been the most forthcoming or knowledgeable about what is in their mattresses or the other brands that they sell and there is no meaningful information on their website about their mattresses. I’m including them for reference only not because I believe they would make a particularly good choice.
I also spent the day looking at local retailers because I hadn’t done any research in the Santa Barbara area and I was quite surprised that there are as many retailers as there are there. Many of them carry latex or latex hybrids from various manufacturers and some of them appear to have good value. When you are looking at local retail outlets it’s always best to talk with them on the phone first along the lines of this article both to find out what types of mattresses they carry on their floor (websites are often out of date) and to find out how knowledgeable they are and how much they are able and willing to provide meaningful information about what is in their mattresses. Without knowing this before you spend time there … you can waste a lot of time visiting retailers that have little knowledge about their mattresses or ability to help you know which of them really have better quality/value.
Some of the better options in the area (and the brands they carry that may be worth including in your research depending on which models they carry) include …
http://santabarbaramattress.net/
http://www.venturamattresscenter.com/ Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Ventura, CA. Owned by the same family as Churchill and Smith Carries their own Churchill & Smith line, Diamond, Spinal Care, Stress-O-Pedic, some Pure Latex Bliss, and a few others (outside of the major brands they carry which I would avoid) on the floor. Good people and trying to do things right. Also carries Aireloom, Hastens, and Carpe Diem (which are ultra premium brands). They don’t know a lot about foam specs in their stores (other than latex) but they are very focused on healthy mattresses and they carry quite a few good quality latex options.
http://www.camarillomattress.com/ Camarillo, CA. Part of the same Curchill and Smith family. They also carry some of the Churchill & Smith line as well as Diamond and Stress-O-Pedic.
http://www.shopthesleepshoppe.com/locations.php Oxnard, Agoura Hills, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, CA. Berkeley Ergonomics, Pure Latex Bliss, and some other major brands (which I would be very cautious about).
http://www.mattressmikesb.com/ Goleta, CA. Diamond, Coaster, Springfield. I talked with the owner here and was impressed with his knowledge and transparency and approach to selling mattresses. He knows his stuff and hand selects the mattresses he carries for quality and value and will find out any information that a customer wants. Carries a complete range of mattresses from promotional to all latex.
16888精品货源入口/免费完整版片-最新观看 Goleta, Oxnard, CA. Spinal Care, Restonic. I talked with Oscar here and he is good people and committed to helping educate his customers and help them make the best possible quality/value decisions. He is knowledgeable and will find the answers to any questions he doesn’t know including foam densities. His Spinal Care mattresses are his entry line and then he carries Restonic hybrids which include latex and memory foam.
http://myamericanmattress.com/brands/
http://www.organicrootsmattress.com/ Ventura, CA. Organic Roots, Sleep Air. Carry some latex hybrids but I would be a little cautious here and make sure you know the specifics of every layer in the mattress (see post #6 here)
Mattress Oxnard, Mattress Ventura, Furniture, Camarillo Mattress Oxnard, CA. Diamond, Englander, Spring Air.
http://www.shopthesleepshoppe.com/ Oxnard, CA Englander, Pure Latex Bliss, Natura
http://www.kcfurniture.biz/ Oxnard, CA. Diamond, Stress-O-Pedic
http://www.haciendafurniture.net/ Oxnard, CA Lady Americana, Diamond
http://www.reedsfurnitureoxnard.com/ Oxnard, CA. Diamond, Stress-O-Pedic
Out of these … Churchill & Smith, Pure Latex bliss, Berkeley Ergonomics, Diamond, Spinal Care, Natura, Sleep Air, Restonic, Organic Roots, all make latex or latex hybrid mattresses (but check each retailer to see if they carry their latex models) and some of these may have good value as well.
The next closest factory direct manufacturers are in the Los Angeles list in post #2 here.
Phoenix