Wool Mattress Pad Question/Advice

[phoenix]

Hi AnalogJ,

I can tell you that I didn’t prefer more wool. The 1000 and 2000 Sleeptek toppers differ in 1" vs. 3" depth of wool. I found the 2000 too much and a bit too warm, The 1" or whatever is in the 1000 just right.

I probably should have said “relatively” thicker layers of wool since you already have a wool topper and are adding a wool protector on top of this although as you mentioned it’s fairly thin relative to other toppers.

It would be rare to see a knit cotton in a wool topper and most of them would use a woven fabric. Even in mattress tickings you may see a knit material on one side of the quilting but the backing is most often a woven material.

That’s the entire purpose of our purchase. We don’t want to reduce breathability, we don’t need extra padding. It’s just for a way to protect the expensive (just short of $600) topper. We thought a wool/cotton pad would be the best at doing the trick.

Even very thick layers of wool would be highly breathable. You can see a picture here of the large amount of wool used in a VI Springs mattress which is then highly compressed and they are among the most breathable mattresses available anywhere in the world.

Phoenix