I need a new mattress

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It's funny you say that. I told him the same thing. He wasn't going for it.

i'm sure you two will work it out
vibes

[Soups]

It's time. On a 10 year old Ikea cheapy. I'm a side sleeper and my co-worker is too. He said his tempurpedic changed his life, but that's a little more than I want to spend. Any more feedback on the Casper and Bed in a Box? Those seem to be the highest rated alternatives.

Not sure about those two but would agree on memory foams as life changers if you like a firm mattress.

Also look at Serta iComfort much cheaper than Tempurs. I felt like mine broke in a little bit so don't be afraid to go up in firmness if you can test it out.

If I remember right mine was around $1200 for a king at Denver Mattress with all the extras (sheet set, really good pillows, and the recommended PTFE matress cover)

[iceman]

Still a big Casper fan. Slept on one last night. In the process of changing out all of our beds to Casper so that I can sleep on the same mattress everywhere I go in my jetset lifestyle.

[ghettostyle]

Non-toxic latex mattress. Read up on what all of the regulated fire-retardant chemicals demanded by bought regulations actually do to the human body.

[riser4]

For those of you who bought Casper's earlier in this thread, how are they holding up?

[GiBo]

Non-toxic latex mattress. Read up on what all of the regulated fire-retardant chemicals demanded by bought regulations actually do to the human body.

Can't you give just give us a synopsis?

[KQ]

It's time. On a 10 year old Ikea cheapy. I'm a side sleeper and my co-worker is too. He said his tempurpedic changed his life, but that's a little more than I want to spend. Any more feedback on the Casper and Bed in a Box? Those seem to be the highest rated alternatives.

For those of you who bought Casper's earlier in this thread, how are they holding up?

Friend of mine has had a Casper for a year now and still loves it. Single person, 6'4" 200lbs. Not sure of the sleeping position. Is a hot sleeper but doesn't have a problem with the Casper. Has it on a futon frame.

I literally today just pulled the trigger on this in a queen. Hope it all works out, but this joint has killer prices, free shipping, no out of state tax, quick delivery and if I have warranty problems I'll go right through the manu.

http://www.us-mattress.com/simmons-r...ush-queen.html

I have a BR Blackline mattress and LOVE, LOVE LOVE it! Out of the five they make I bought the middle child. I could tell you the name my store called it but as we all know you won't find it under that name anywhere else. Looks like you got a screamin' deal. Did take a little breaking in. Guy at the store told me to "walk on it" to soften it up. I was quite surprised when I got my mattress that it felt much firmer than the floor model that had been getting use.

Have been buying mattresses for a rental property and the temptation to go cheap is huge but in the long run I know it's a mistake. Hate putting out the money on a mattress but hate buying crap even more.

[ghettostyle]

Can't you give just give us a synopsis?

As an abridged version, the chemical industry lobbied to require flame retardants in all mattresses, which they now are even though the practice has little evidence that it does much in preventing fire related deaths. But, the chemicals are highly toxic and probably a piece of the complex puzzle of increasing cancer and other disease rates. Generally, very high toxicity in most furniture, carpets, paints which we spend most of our lives surrounded around and breathing in. There are more and more VOC free alternatives for stains, paints and carpets, but this lobby keeps the reqs in most standard mattresses.

Latex mattresses are outside of this reg due to being naturally flame retardant, and thus a good nontoxic choice.

[Cono Este]

Just picked up a Sealy Caversham cal king for 1200 with everything. I'd have gone Memory foam but orthodontics for twins hurts the wallet. I also decided to avoid big box stores and patronize a mom and pop store to protect humanity.

Best sleep I ever had was a 500 dollar extra firm queen in the floor. Worst sleep I've had is the bullshit stearns and foster with a pillow top my ex made me drop 4 k on.

I'm hoping simple and firm does the trick again.

[Danno]

Worst sleep I've had is the bullshit stearns and foster with a pillow top my ex made me drop 4 k on. .

Now we know why you're so bitter about your ex! Shitty sleep for years!

[Soups]

Pillow tops are the worst thing ever. Do not understand how people can sleep on them.

[mmmm...pow!]

Haven't read through the entire thread but there is no need to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a new mattress. By far the best mattress I have ever used is a Signature Sleep memory foam. Amazon sells them cheap - an 8" queen for under $200. There are different thicknesses available, but I've found even the 6" on the floor to be plenty of cushion. Seriously, better than a few Tempurpedics that I have tried. Wont ever sleep on metal springs again.
What ghettostyle states definitely has a lot of truth to it, and could be its own thread. So I'd unpackage the mattress and let it offgas for a day or two before use. You probably have a lot of other things in your house offgassing volatile compounds that will kill you before that thing your spending 1/3 of your life stuck to, but your back will feel wonderful!

[MarcusBrody]

Haven't read through the entire thread but there is no need to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a new mattress. By far the best mattress I have ever used is a Signature Sleep memory foam. Amazon sells them cheap - an 8" queen for under $200. There are different thicknesses available, but I've found even the 6" on the floor to be plenty of cushion. Seriously, better than a few Tempurpedics that I have tried. Wont ever sleep on metal springs again.

I bought one of these when I was visiting my parents and hated the (pretty new and not super cheap) spring mattress they had in my room. I think I bought the 8 inch, but don't remember. It was nice. Certainly much better than the mattress that it replaced. I don't know how it would hold up to everyday use, but I was pleased with it. It was a bit too soft for my wife's preference though.

Right now, my wife and I are sleeping on a ~$200 Wal Mart Spa Sensations 8 in foam mattress which she LOVES. Except that instead of the memory foam side, we have it flipped around and are sleeping on the denser foam base side. It's one of the few mattresses we've found that fits our firmness preferences (hers are stronger than mine, though my preference is for firm as well). We haven't had it that long though, so we'll see how it holds up.

[swerve]

For those of you who bought Casper's earlier in this thread, how are they holding up?

I've had my Casper almost a year and haven't noticed any deterioration or change in firmness. Very happy with it. Another reason I bought it is the hallway/staircase in my place is pretty tight and I didn't want to deal with trying to get a traditional mattress in and out.

[montanaskier]

I love this thread.

[montanaskier]

They make it really hard but it's definitely possible to compare. At least in the Beautyrests, it's easy to find the thickness and a breakdown of the layers in a particular mattress. Example-

http://www.mattressfirm.com/Simmons_...ress-P335.aspx
SPECS:
• Comfort Type: Medium Soft Plush
• Upholstery: 1/2" TruTemp™ Gel, 2" AirCool® Memory Foam
• Quilt: 1" AirCool® Foam, 1 1/4" AirFeel® Foam
• Construction: AirCool® Mesh Border, Ventilated AirCool® BeautyEdge® Foam Encasement, 1/2" Energy Foam
• Foundation: Triton® Foundation

A quick Amazon search brings up this:
http://www.amazon.com/Beautyrest-Rec...st+13%22+plush

Model Name: Manorville
Comfort Level: Plush
Mattress Crown Height: 13.5"
Mattress Border Height: 11.0"

COMFORT LAYERS: Foam Layers in a mattress that help create the comfort level (ie. Firm, Plush or Pillow Top)
Quilt Layers: Layers of Fiber or Foam sewn to the cover of the mattress

First Layer: FR Fiber
Second Layer: 1.25" AirFeel Foam
Third Layer: 1" AirCool Foam

Deck Layers: Layers of Foam located in the "pillow top" of the mattress

First Layer: N/A

Upholstery Layers: Any layers of Foam in the mattress that lay on top of the support layer

First Layer: 1/2" TruTemp Gel
Second Layer: 2" AirCool Memory Foam
Third Layer: N/A


It's clear that they're the same mattress, go elsewhere if the salesman gives you shit about price matching. We saved $800 on our last one with a little bit of internet detective work.

Tell the salesperson to ask the mfg rep which bed is the same as "xyz" bed at a particular store.

[iceman]

So I gotta buy more mattresses. Been fine with the Caspers we bought previously, but Leesa, Dromma, Tuft and Needle and Saatva all claim to be better. Anyone have thoughts?

[stfu&gbtw]

We'd been sleeping on Keetsa mattresses for several years and thought they were great... but we stumbled upon a deal on a Serta memory foam mattress that a friend was getting rid of, and I've never had such a respite from back pain as I've had sleeping on this bed. I never would have purchased a mattress as soft as this one, but it's been incredible.

[Pegleg]

Just purchased a Novaform Serafina Pearl from Costco, after a lot of research on memory foam mattresses. Apparently Consumer Reports named it their top overall pick a year or two ago. Reviews said it was on the firm side, which is true and is great with me, and it's got the gel thing so that it's supposed to sleep cooler than standard memory foam. After two weeks on it, I'm sold - feels a lot like the $4000 Tempurpedic that I checked out at a couple of stores, and we paid a grand total of $682 delivered, including tax. Costco's return-it-anytime policy is also a big plus. Overall I'm pretty stoked on it.

[iceman]

Cool I'll check them out thanks.

[KQ]

Update: 4 years in and I still love my Beautyrest Black. Sigh... soooooooooo comfy and wonderful. It was all I could do to get out of bed this morning. Didn't want to leave its soft embrace.

[iceman]

Caspers are comfortable and have just the right amount of resiliency for um activities. I dig them still. My Tempurpedic at home is still the most comfortable bed ever but the Caspers are close. Tempurpedics are too soft for anything but sleeping though. There's no actual "bottom", you just keep sinking in. which can be disadvantageous.

[TahoeJ]

^^ It definitely takes some time to learn how to do other activities on a Tempurpedic. The lack of rebound and what have you.

We bought some Tuft & Needle mattresses for our second home and so far we've been happy with them. Not as soft but pretty comfortable overall, and a hell of a lot cheaper.

[plugboots]

Still happy with our T & N after a couple years. Compares well to our McCroskey.

[GiBo]

I rented a vacation place last weekend that had a Flobed mattress. That will be my next mattress. Holy shit is was heavenly.
www.flobeds.com