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Hi Steve!

 

Thanks for adding your thoughts!  Sounds like your mattress woes have been a real pain... Slogged through about half of your and Phoenix's 150+ reply thread this past Saturday... Almost made me give up for another year.  haha!  J/k.  :)

 

But to answer your questions - yep - splitting the sides is just for testing purposes, and also potentially for having a set-up available for my less-frequent side-sleeping.  (I don't think the dog and cats care which side they get... Haha!)  I had made the assumption that Phoenix, when he was recommending Med or Firm for the "top layer", was referring to the top 3" layer, not the 1.5" "topper-like" layer.  So I was planning on still getting Soft for the 1.5" top layer for my "cradle"/any pressure points.  I've never had pressure point pain/discomfort though, like in my shoulders or hips; it's always...

Well at least you get to choose between some good value choices. It also seems to me that the R&S store you are dealing with doesn't know so much. There are apparently quite a few of them and this one has a good recent review so maybe they would be worth a phone call. Different stores may also have different selections of Brooklyn mattresses that you can try. I would probably do most of my sleuthing on the phone first and then go to the one that has the specific mattress I wanted to try.

Since you are a stomach sleeper, you don't need quite as much thickness on top of your mattress (side sleeping needs the thickest comfort layer) and a little firmer would be better. If you also sleep on your side then a little more thickness may be necessary for your "pointy parts" in...

In very general terms ... a mattress has two functions.

The first is to form enough of a cradle around your sleeping profile that the pressure is spread out over your body enough to relieve pressure ... especially in your "most difficult" sleeping position (on your side). This is the function of a comfort layer. The more "gaps" there are to fill in ... the deeper this cradle needs to be. Side sleeping has the biggest "gaps" to fill in so in general terms it needs a thicker softer layer than other sleeping positions to relieve pressure. How deep a cradle you need or how thick and soft the top layer needs to be is also dependent on how sensitive you are to pressure. There aren't very many people who side sleep on a mattress with 32ILD Dunlop in the comfort layer and find it comfortable. Flobeds has...

Do we want Dunlop or Talalay?

This would be a personal choice. The best way to know is to lay on both and see how they feel to you. In general Dunlop is firmer and denser and less "lively", Talalay is lighter and a little "livelier". In similar ILD's (a measure of softness) they are not that different but the difference is certainly noticeable to most people. Talalay can be made softer than Dunlop and a lot of people (but not all) prefer it in the comfort layers of a mattress.

All natural or blend?

Most Dunlop will (or at least should be) natural. Talalay is fine in both. Natural is more expensive and may not last quite as long in softer ILD's but some people like the idea of sleeping on the natural version and are willing to pay more for it. It...

I would agree with Budgy that of these choices the Sueno (in it's nicest version) is the nicest followed by the Bella Sera (assuming this is what you meant) and IMO Habitat furnishings is not even in the same ballpark. The cover and construction would depend to some degree on which version of the Sueno you were looking at as they (Sleeptek) also make mattresses with "lesser" covers or that are not reversible and without the cotton layers in between in which case IMO the Bella Sera may be better value.

Savvy rest offer's a "do it yourself" latex mattress in either Dunlop or Talalay but they are much higher in price than others with the same materials, flexibility, quality, and construction.

A place that carries all of the choices you mentioned (as well as other high quality latex mattresses) is here (I suspect from...

I like the adjustable firmness slatted foundations (I probably would have bought one if my other half didn't want the adjustable massage do everything except wash the dishes Reverie base lol).

In general, what they are good at is tweaking alignment. They are on the bottom so they would help control "lower firmness" or support ie. how far certain parts "sink down" to help spinal alignment.

They would have little if any effect on "upper firmness" which comes more from the ILD and sag factor of the comfort layers and is more about how well a material allows parts of you to "sink in" and conform to your body shape to distribute weight and relieve pressure.

In other words they could help make up for choices in support layers that were slightly off but they wouldn't really make up for choices in comfort layers...

How you use the memory foam would be a matter of preference and how it felt. There is no "one size fits all" answer. I personally like the feel of memory foam under a thin layer of latex as in the Simmons NXG 575 I've mentioned before. Others prefer it on top. On top you would sink "faster" and a little deeper and under you would sink "slower" and possibly a little less. Both ways would be different and preference would be your guideline here. You would really be adjusting the feel more than the pressure relief or the alignment and I think that the main thing you may need is just a feeling of plushness on top rather than added pressure relief or support. I would really consider your choices to be between what you have and a lower end "barebones spring" with thicker toppers over it ... assuming...

I am hoping someone might point us in the right direction.

We are currently mattress shopping and trying to get something that will actually last and be comfortable in the process. We have always had S Brands or the like.

I have read more than I probably should on the subject and done several searches and am thinking we want to make a sincere effort at going with something a little better this time around. We don't want to buy a mattress without laying down on it first, so we are a bit uncomfortable buying online. We have made most of the department stores and mattress places and have come to the conclusion, they are all about the same. (Considering Sleep Experts more than the other stores.)Thus the option is go with a cheaper S Brand and plan to replace in five years or go a little more...

I'll get back to you in a couple of weeks with a first hand report.  We just purchased the Tempurpedic Could Supreme with adjustable base and it will be delivered next week.  I cannot wait.  We've tried everything to find relief and hopefully this is it.  I never wanted a tempurpedic bed until I tried this one and I think the adjustable base is the secret.  A flat bed is frustration from one end to the other because I need a ton of pillows to get a comfortable position.  With the adjustable bed the minute I laid down I was not wowed but when I inclined the head and feet just a little it made a world of difference in the comfort level and it was shear love.  The true test is sleeping on it night after night.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.  I almost went with Select Comfort but...

First, thanks to all contributiors for the very helpful information in this forum. Reading through various posts I have been able to approach buying a latex topper from a much more knowledgeable position. Before making a final purchase though, I would like to run by what I have found out. I live in Nicaragua and shipping costs/delays and customs make returning a topper for exchange or refund an expensive and lengthy process. Your advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Background:
My wife and I have a 5 year old Queen size mattress that still appears to be in good shape - no dips, bumps or springs poking through and foam topping still seems resilent. It was manufactured by Indufoam (El Salvador for Central American market) and is non-flip, bonnel spring based, foam topped (approx. 1 1/2" of who knows what kind of...