Searching for a mattress in Canada
Mar 24, 2016 5:33 PM
Location: Canada
Joined: Mar 24, 2016
Points: 4
Hello,
Firstly, thank you everyone for all the material that is available here. I have been testing and researching beds for three months now and had some concerns that I couldn't get satisfactory answers for. Coming on this site confirmed some of the issues I had.

I'm looking for a mattress set in Ottawa, Canada and I'd like to buy from a retailer. (I can't purchase online without having an opportunity to try it first.)

I am now looking at a couple of options and would like to get your opinion about each of them and what may be the best. I don't do well with beds that sink at the hips - it causes me back pain. I prefer to be on a level surface and don't wish to sink or have a cradling effect that memory foam offers. So my preference is for innersprings.

Here are the options I am considering:

Kingsdown Knoxville:
-Twice tempered continuous coil (720 coils) quilted to 3" carpenter low emission convoluted foam L.28 with 22 oz hollofill fibre, 1 inch firm low emission carpenter foam flexatron pad. (CAD $639.00)

Kingsdown Tremblant
- 800 pocket coils, airflow foam encased, Quilting with two layers of .5 inch L45 foam and 22 oz silk wool blend
- The comfort layer has 2 flexatron support pads and one inch of L45 foam. (849.00)

(I admit that I am wary of pocket coils dropping at the hips.)


A Canadian company 'Hardy Mattress' will make a queen continuous coil mattress with two inches of foam for (CAD$769.00) for me. They use foam at 1.8, 2.2 or 2.7 density but they recommend 1.8 for anyone under 170 lbs which is the category I fall into. They guarantee that they if I"m not happy with the mattress they make for me, they will either refund if I wish, or readjust the mattress to deal with whatever issue I have. I am thinking that if they are going to make it for me, I should have it made to fit my needs even if the price increases. I think a flippable mattress would be good. Do I need two inches of foam on each side, or would one be sufficient? The covers for their mattress looks like a single sheet of fabric. I think that I should request quilting of some sort so that it gives the mattress more support. Any thoughts?
Re: Searching for a mattress in Canada
Reply #1 Mar 29, 2016 4:30 PM
Joined: Mar 27, 2014
Points: 189
Mattressoptimist.  Of the three mattresses you mention the one that seems to offer the most flexibility is the third.  That is true mom and pop customization.  Flippable is preferrable over not.  1 vs 2 inches of foam on each side comes down to your personal preference.  You should lay on a model with 1" then try 2".  I don't believe that quilting would add additional support .  How are the reviews for Hardy Mattress?  Mattdud
Re: Searching for a mattress in Canada
Reply #2 Mar 29, 2016 7:58 PM
Location: Canada
Joined: Mar 24, 2016
Points: 4
Thank you. I appreciate your input. Hardy's has offered to make something for me to try in the store. If I like it, I'll buy it. Mattress Underground comments about Hardy's as a good local manufacturer, but I haven't seen any reviews. (I guess that since there aren't any negative reviews, that's a good thing.)

A few people have written commenting on the latex they carry.

Cheers,

Mattress Optimist
Re: Searching for a mattress in Canada
Reply #3 Apr 4, 2016 11:47 AM
Joined: Mar 27, 2014
Points: 189
Good luck.  Let me know how it goes for you.  Mattdud
One more thing!
Reply #4 May 31, 2016 3:44 AM
Joined: May 31, 2016
Points: 2
Missed out to say one thing check for warranty
This message was modified May 31, 2016 by edwardcharette

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