I got my new Flobed yesterday, and unpackaged and assembled it in about an hour. I'll post a few initial impressions of it so far:

1. The encasement is extremely nice. Definitely high quality stitching, nice cotton, and good amount of wool. Only possible concern is that it comes with a nylon zipper. Zipper appears to be heavy duty, but I have my reservations about it not being metal. Overall, though the encasement exceeds my expectations.

2. Natural Talalay definitely has an odor. I'm not hypersensitive to smells, but this is quite noticeable. I'm sure it will dissipate within a few days. I may unzip the cover and run a fan across the latex on Saturday if the smell hasn't subsided by then.

3. Natural Talalay is heavy.

4. I slept well on it last night and had a good sleep. My side seems firmer than I'm used to (firm/x-firm/s-firm), but I had no trouble falling asleep, and slept through the night. I will hold off judgement on overall comfort until I've slept on it for at least two weeks. My wife loves her side (med/firm/x-firm), which is half the battle.

I will post more after a couple of weeks.

 

I am jealous!  I really want a Flobed, but just don't have the funds to do so.  I will be DIY'ing with the hopes of getting something similar to a Flo...

 

Enjoy!

One more early remark to add to the list regarding this bed:

5. Flobeds do not sleep hot. I've read other posts where people claim their latex beds sleep hot. I'm not sure if it is because of the wool built into the encasement, the St. Dormeir cover, or the fact that I went with 100% natural talalay, but I can assure you that my Flobed does not sleep hot. If anything, it sleeps a little on the cool side.

Update time. My original configuration of firm/x-firm/s-firm was definitely too firm for me. It got to the point of causing shoulder pain, and me waking up with numbness in my arm from lack of circulation. Two nights ago, I tried changing to firm/x-firm/x-firm, and felt no difference. This left my wife's side with med/firm/s-firm. Last night I tried her side with this configuration, and slept like a baby.

My concern is that it may not be giving my back enough support. I'm going to try this for a few weeks and see how it goes. I may then switch it to med/x-firm/s-firm. This should give a bit more support, and still provide my broad shoulders enough cushion to allow proper circulation when side sleeping. My wife has slept well on any of the configurations so far.

megalops wrote:

 

 

Maybe I missed it but which model did you buy and which firmness is the first in your description?  I'm assuming the first is the top of the mattress.

Thanks

Sall wrote:

I got the posture deluxe, and my configuration descriptions do indeed go from top to bottom: top/middle/bottom

megalops wrote:

Thanks.  I have the vzone and am still trying to dial in the best configuration for me.  They are nice, well built mattresses and am very close to making it work for me.

I forgot what I have but I have a soft topper over an XFirm, over an XFirm over a Super Firm queen split latex cores (I kept both sides the same) and I love my bed and I love her firm it is with a little give. I initially went much softer but it hurt my back.  I am not quite 5 feet and around 100 lbs so maybe I don't sink in enough to feel the bed being too firm. I always loved very firm beds.  I sleep on a latex pillow as I have all of my life but never had a latex bed until May 2007.  I have all 100% natural Talalay Latex except for the bottom core which is a blended Super Firm since it did not come in 100% natural Talalay Latex in 2007.

I think the pillow is part of the comfort of the bed.

I also have the latex over the pine slat box sold by FloBeds. 

After a week of sleeping on the med/firm/s-firm configuration, I'm starting to really love this bed. I did some very physical work yesterday which had my lower back starting to ache before bedtime. I figured this would be a good test to see if this configuration is going to be firm enough for me. I slept right through the night, and my back felt great this morning. So far, so good. I know that one week is not enough time, and I don't want to jinx it, but things are definitely looking better for this bed staying. Also, I'd like to reiterate how 'cool' this bed feels. It does not sleep warm at all.
 

Hello, do you know what the ILD's of the Medium over Firm over S firm that works so well for you?     I get 1 comfort adjustment on my new bed, and I sorta know where I want to go with it (top layer too soft) but Im curious about what's working for people  - tthx and congrats - it sounds like you might have found the right combination.  

Kashkakat wrote:

Here is the Flobeds chart:  http://www.flobeds.com/mattspec.htm

so I think the ILD's are 28/32/44 if I got that right.  Keep in mind his size and weight might be different than yours.  Flobeds also have a 2 inch convoluted soft topper on them which is probably 19 to 22 ILD. 

BTW, Flobeds does have a sale on these days for anyone interested.