I need a new mattress

[mattig]

First new mattress in 10 years this week. Foam Sweet Foam. Natural latex, build your own layers and zip it up in a cover. So far so good. Latex wins out by a thin margin based on our preferences. Smells like almond biscotti instead of a chemical spill. Way less of a "conforming" feel than I expected. I could honestly go for just a bit more of that on the top layer after sleeping on memory foam for years. But we have the option of swapping out layers during the first however many months.

Great customer service so far.

Set up took about an hour, all told.

Heavily considered air beds. Wouldn't go back to memory foam.

[jmedslc]

I went w avocado. The latex mattress is stiffer and take some time to adjust but once you do it’s all good.

[The AD]

Our coach is super comfy to sleep on.

That's fine, assuming you've got consent from the coach...

[exsparky]

First new mattress in 10 years this week. Foam Sweet Foam. Natural latex, build your own layers and zip it up in a cover. So far so good. Latex wins out by a thin margin based on our preferences. Smells like almond biscotti instead of a chemical spill. Way less of a "conforming" feel than I expected. I could honestly go for just a bit more of that on the top layer after sleeping on memory foam for years. But we have the option of swapping out layers during the first however many months.

Great customer service so far.

Set up took about an hour, all told.

Heavily considered air beds. Wouldn't go back to memory foam.

They have a lot of options, what build did you pick? Why?

[exsparky]

I went w avocado. The latex mattress is stiffer and take some time to adjust but once you do it’s all good.

Did you notice its way thinner than any other brand?


Purple has a weird powder they keep changing on their mattress cores.
Satva and tuft are fine. I like the tuft feel better.
Zinus is a good deal.



Random idea.
I've found krill oil has helped my sleep lately. My joints just hurt less.

[mattig]

They have a lot of options, what build did you pick? Why?

God, that would take me a long and boring time to write. Their site has a bunch of good q&a on choosing layers. And if you email them, they'll help you design it.

I went firmer than I was advised by them, and it's exactly what I expected. Their advice is on point. I think it would have been more comfortable than my selection, but I wanted it firm (that's what she said).

[iceman]

Holy shit that seems complicated ^^

[mattig]

Yes and no. Definitely no more complicated than dialing in a ski quiver. They give you a baseline game plan that's solid and you can tweak it from there. Biggest bed is 5 layers.

From top down, (D for Dunlop, T for talaylay, then M, medium, F firm, XF Xtra firm, etc) mine was

MT
FT
XFD
XFD
XXFD

Wife's was
MT
MD
FD
XFD
XFD

I weigh 220 and sleep on stomach 80 percent of the time. She's 130 and a side/back sleeper. So far, it seems that we are pretty close to dialed. If I swap a layer, it will be the 2nd one for MD (medium Dunlop) like wife has.

[riser4]

Did you notice its way thinner than any other brand?


Purple has a weird powder they keep changing on their mattress cores.
Satva and tuft are fine. I like the tuft feel better.
Zinus is a good deal.



Random idea.
I've found krill oil has helped my sleep lately. My joints just hurt less.

I have slept on concrete that was softer than the softest Zinus. It sucked. I was afraid the damn thing had shattered my hip bone.

[mattig]

Oddly enough a friend (who didn't know I just bought a bed) sent me this today just because he thought it was interesting.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3065928/...-mattress-wars

Definitely worth a read. Or a skim.

[OregonDead]

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anyone have experience with Sealy recently? last one I had lasted 14 years of pretty hard use/abuse and still had good life left in it whe we parted ways. I don't recall which postrepedic it was but I spung for the higher mid range that claimed to have the better coils. Firm and stayed firm year after year but would spring and stap back when it took a hard hit. This was when they did those bowling ball commercials. Kinda thinking one like their performance response line may be their equivalent range today and I am seeing one with the box spring foundation thing at the home depot for about $900

[Danno]

paging montanaskier to the white courtesy phone

[montanaskier]

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anyone have experience with Sealy recently? last one I had lasted 14 years of pretty hard use/abuse and still had good life left in it whe we parted ways. I don't recall which postrepedic it was but I spung for the higher mid range that claimed to have the better coils. Firm and stayed firm year after year but would spring and stap back when it took a hard hit. This was when they did those bowling ball commercials. Kinda thinking one like their performance response line may be their equivalent range today and I am seeing one with the box spring foundation thing at the home depot for about $900

Sealy didn’t do bowling ball commercials, that was Simmons Beautyrsst. However today almost all nicer beds have that same pocketed cool if it isn’t a foam bed. The beds all vendors give the really big box stores like sams and Costco and Home Depot are scaled down versions of regular line beds to hit a price. You could never pay me to buy a mattress at Home Depot, or sams, or Costco.....or online for that matter. Buy a bed from a LOCAL retailer and leverage the price at those box stores or online for the best deal but support the local biz....they need it.


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[OregonDead]

ahah thanks maybe it was Simmons that I owned after all. don't have it for reference so IDK. S brand and bowling ball comercial so that is probably it. the bed chain store places seem kinda suspicious too. sounds worth it to call some independent shops and see what they say.

Sealy didn’t do bowling ball commercials, that was Simmons Beautyrsst. However today almost all nicer beds have that same pocketed cool if it isn’t a foam bed. The beds all vendors give the really big box stores like sams and Costco and Home Depot are scaled down versions of regular line beds to hit a price. You could never pay me to buy a mattress at Home Depot, or sams, or Costco.....or online for that matter. Buy a bed from a LOCAL retailer and leverage the price at those box stores or online for the best deal but support the local biz....they need it.


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[KQ]

ahah thanks maybe it was Simmons that I owned after all. don't have it for reference so IDK. S brand and bowling ball comercial so that is probably it. the bed chain store places seem kinda suspicious too. sounds worth it to call some independent shops and see what they say.

You're in OR? Englander are made in Portland (or at least they used to be). I have one on my guest bed and people rave about it.


Edit:

Yup. Still are:

[riser4]

I had an Englander and hated it.

[OregonDead]

thanks. I found an independent local furniture dealer and he is suggesting this one he says is his top end https://www.englandersleep.net/cambridge or this one he says may be a little firmer https://www.englandersleep.net/nottingham
apparently they make these to order but yeah they are local so only like 3 weeks. I have my new bedroom in 2 weeks. called a local independent simmons dealer and they are like 5 weeks out on those

You're in OR? Englander are made in Portland (or at least they used to be). I have one on my guest bed and people rave about it.


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Yup. Still are:

[Meadow Skipper]

I had an Englander and hated it.

Because...?

[riser4]

Because...?

A box of rocks would have been more comfortable.

[Meadow Skipper]

A box of rocks would have been more comfortable.

That’s pretty technical, but alright.

[OregonDead]

well shit. were you involved in the selection of that mattress and how long did it take for you to decide the rocks were more comfortable?
KQ's guests raving about it almost had me ordering one over the phone but I think I'll go poke and prod the floor model and see what I think

A box of rocks would have been more comfortable.

[KQ]

A box of rocks would have been more comfortable.

LOL!!

So hard to compare mattresses between stores and years of manufacture. The one in my guest room is 11 years old. It was the top of the line that they made at the time. I'd say it's along the lines of a "luxury firm." Not a pillow top. The lesser priced models did seem to be a bit lacking.

Every store gets their own "lines" from manufacturers with their own names. This one came from Wilcox Furniture in Milton-Freewater and was called "Princess." Maybe since you've contacted Englander directly they could give you an idea of which level it is at least. As I said, all my guests love it. Probably a dozen different people, singles and couples.

That said, I sleep on a Beautyrest Black from 2012 and LOVE it. Middle mattress out of a line of five. Not pillow-top.

[Name Redacted]

I've got two Sealy Posturpedic mattresses in our rental condo. Can't remember the models but they are both kings, and they are probably middle of the road as far as line goes. They are the most comfortable mattresses I've ever owned. I like them better than the one I sleep on every night at my primary residence. It is some fancy environmentally friendly Avacado somethignorother that my wife got. It isn't bad, but the Sealy Posturepedics I actually look forward to sleeping on.

[Cruiser]

Mattresses are such a scam! That said, I freaking love my purple 4. Got scammed really good on that one cuz it was silly expensive and probably cost pennies to make but it sleeps really, really well.

[KQ]

well shit. were you involved in the selection of that mattress and how long did it take for you to decide the rocks were more comfortable?
KQ's guests raving about it almost had me ordering one over the phone but I think I'll go poke and prod the floor model and see what I think

Always good to kick the tires. I decided on my Beautyrest Black after trying it out on more than one occassion. Think I went to the store at least 3x and was shameless about laying on it for a while. Brought my own pillow too. Be sure and roll over to the edge when you're laying on it to test the firmess of the edge.

Remember that the floor model will have seen some action so it will be slightly broken-in. I had a bit of a rude awaking when I got my brand new mattress as it was much more stiff than the one on the floor I tried out. It broke in nicely and 8 years later I still love it.