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Inkholder, congratulations on finally getting your bed to feel comfortable. I am glad I bought the FloBeds latex kit and would have tried the VZone if it was out when I first ordered. The convoluted topper was too thick for me.  Dave worked with me on the latex cores and tried to work with me on the topper but when I saw the Brylane Queen 1" natural latex topper on sale with a great return policy, I decided to try it. I love having the 1" of cushion over my XF over the XF over the Super Firm latex cores on my side of the bed. On my other side of the bed, the set-up is similar but slightly softer since each latex core has a range in ILD's.  My natural latex pillows help me also. I had a car accident 2.5 years ago and Dave let me exchange past the 90 days...

Leo3 wrote:

Right, I don't think Flobeds ever used pure synthetic, most don't. I think Flobeds offers a blended Talalay (part synthetic). In fact, until recently most of us thought blended Talalay was the best. Latex International touted "blended Talalay" as "the best" and most of us bought into that, I think. Now Budgy and others have told us why Natural is better and so I for one, have changed my mind.

My piece could be anything. There's no way to know, I got it unmarked at a warehouse. All I know is that it's getting dried out around the edges.

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I didn't read the other replies - don't have time right now - but I thought I'd give you my 2 cents as to why latex is better than PU and in fact I'll go so far as to say those who told you otherwise are feeding you a bunch of bull pucky.

I tried to "cheap out" with an all PU foam (HR foam) for a year or two. My wife and I had access to a warehouse that sold HR foam of any size and any ILD very inexpensively. This was quality PU foam that I believe is "rated" to last 10 years. But that's bull.

We tried to make our own "Flobeds" style mattress using pure HR foam with various visco memory or latex toppers (we have one piece of 3/4" x latex that I am now guessing is about 30ILD and probably synthetic).

At first we tried these...

princesspea wrote:

What are you sleeping on now?  When you had the Flobed with it the Talalay latex, or natural latex?

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elisa wrote:

You more than likely have the blended talalay latex.  I don't think they started carrying the natural latex til lately.  I don't believe Flobeds ever sold synthetic.  Anyone else?

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Bryan,

Whether Dunlop is better than Talalay or visa versa is individual opinion.  Some people say that Dunlop is the "tried and true" method of latex production, being the original process developed in the . .  .20s?  Also, some people feel that Dunlop, being denser than Talalay, gives more support for people with back issues.

On the Talalay side of the fence, some people say that the Talalay process is an improvement over the Dunlop process and develops a more consistent, even product, less prone to impurities.  Talalay actually comes in a wider range of firmness levels than Dunlop.  I think Talalay was first developed in the 50s.

For myself, I tried some Dunlop mattresses and did not like them.  I thought they felt "dead."  However there are several on this board who specifically sought out Dunlop and prefer it.  I prefer the springier, more resilient feel of Talalay.

Yes, I've read the SaavyRest...

slindenkohl wrote:
That's interesting information!

I don't see the zippered mattress cover as being any different, really, than a completely sealed mattress.  The latex layers are heavy, and "grippy".  They won't move once encased,  in fact if they were not in a cover at all I don't think they'd move either.

Also, latex has a pretty long longevity record - regularly hear reports of people who have had theirs for 20 years or more and still going strong....

I think foamsweetfoam and sleeplikeabear.com have ~36 ILD Latex International.  I would probably go with foamsweetfoam because they sell 100% natural.  Rockymountainmattress has good prices on 24 and 32 ILD.  Not if they could order 36 for you.  Sleepez is pretty good as well.  They don't list 36 in the talalay, but they can probably order for you.

36 is pretty good for a base level.  That is the equivalent of XF at Flobeds.

You probably want more than 3" for your base.  Possibly 6" of 36 or 3" of 36 and 3" of 32.   Alot of people with Flobeds weighing near 200lb. seem to use about 6" of 36, and then maybe 3" of 32 on top of that and then a softer piece on top of that....

Hi, I'm close to making a decision on buying a latex mattress, probably from Flobeds or Sleepez. Hardly anyone reviews their mattress a year later or 2-3 years later. If you have owned your flobed/sleepez mattress for at least a few months, I was hoping you could comment on a couple of  things.

- Could you tell me when you got your latex mattress?

- Could you comment on how well your zippered mattress cover (not the mattress protector) made by Flobeds fits around the latex. Is is fairly tight and has it stayed that way? One thing I don't want to have is a  wrinkled mattress cover under the sheets. That's one thing I like about the traditional mattresses--the top is smooth and taut.

- If you have a bed split down the middle can you feel the split or do you have a top layer that goes all the way across?

- any...

KimberlyH wrote: