Inkholder, I could not sleep with that convoluted latex topper since it was too thick of a cushion for me. I sent it back toDave at FloBeds. He then sent me a 2" Dunlap latex topper in exchange and that was too hard for me. Then he sent me a 1.5" Talalay soft latex topper and it was still too much softness on top. I was going to ask him to send me a 1" soft latex topper since I need that little bit of cushion as I sleep on my side but then I saw from others talking on this site that Brylane Homes had a sale on a natural queen latex topper for a great price so I ordered that. It has no seams but it was too big. I cut it to fit the Queen size bed and I have been sleeping very comfortable with my firm layers...
Congratulations! Hopefully it will last. I have never seen 1/2" thick latex, so you may have to reoder the foam ever few years or take a chance on 1" of dunlop.
Do you know how much your wool topper weighs? What kind of mattress pad if any do you put over the wool topper?
I just received my organic wool topper from wal-mart. It is suppose to be 1.5", but I am not sure it is that thick. It weighs about 6.5 lbs. (queen size). But, I also put a wool filled mattress pad over that (thinner - maybe 1/2"?).
The wal-mart one is pretty nice. Reminds me a lot of the flobed cover. Not sure which is thicker or heavier. I was hoping this might be slightly heavier, but we'll see how it works with 3" of latex (1" 24 natural talalay, 2" of 32 natural talalay). First...
My wool topper is fluffy wool inside of a cotton cover. We had a king with our king sized flobeds so after we switched to 2 x twins due to my wife's restless legs syndrome, we couldn't use the topper any more. Finally I just cut it down the middle with scissors and am still procrastinating getting someone to sew it. But it's about 2" thick but if you squeeze it with your hand it goes down to 1/4-1/2". The way they made it, it seems not to "bunch" inside. Right now I'm loving it.
I don't think the feel of it is that noticeable - it's very subtle probably for most people. But I think it does insulate me from that "right on latex feel" that I'm not wild about. I think if you get the fluffy kind you might be okay with 3" but...
Leo, when I was using the vzone, I had firm (32) under the hips, ribs, legs. I was using soft (20) under the shoulders and medium (28?) under the head. I think I had XF (36) under the knees (but firm 32 was okay as well). So, basically I had about 32 for the ribs down to the feet. The only place I really wanted soft was the 10" under the shoulders. I am not sure how much the head matters, but I think medium or firm is best.
So, for me the most important thing of the zone is softer under the shoulders. I am planning to do that with the 32 base latex foam I have on my surgically altered innerspring. If it doesn't work, I will put back the 32 piece I cut out and use all 32 at the base.
I bough a FloBeds back in September. You can read all about it in my thread that I started for this purchase entitled, "Just Bought a New FloBeds." You'll have to go to the bottom of the thread and hit the "All" button to read all of the entries.
I didn't care for the V. zone configuration either and purchased an all-natural four layer mattress. The topmost layer being a 2 inch piece of convoluted soft natural latex. The bottom three layers are 3 inches each therefore making a mattress that is approximately 11 inches thick, and is all 100% natural Talalay process latex.
I don't know where you're getting the 9 inches of cotton from. All of their mattress's come with a mattress cover that has about an inch of organic cotton sown into the cover. It makes a very nice cover, and I have enjoyed the bed very much.
No idea where you're getting the 9" of cotton, but I agree that the best person to answer the question of "what Flobed should I buy" is the guys at Flobeds. I have a Flobeds mattress, and yes, I called them, and yes, they recommended the V-Zone, and no, I didn't buy it (for one thing it was more expensive and for another, that v-zone layer was more complicated than I wanted to deal with).
I basically chose my mattress based on my budget, they don't have *that* many models. I eyeballed them, picked a budget and bought the mattress that fit it. I called them and discussed my height, weight, and sleeping position, they recommended firmness levels that ended up being pretty much spot on.
My mattress is made up of four layers of latex. Three layers are roughly 2.75" each, and they are layered directly on top of each other. ...
I've got all natural LI talalay from Flobeds. Queen size bed--one side is (top to bottom) soft (but the high range of their soft, i.e. 23-24 ILD), firm (32), firm (32) and the other side is medium (28), medium (28), extra firm (36). On top of both sides is a very thin layer of egg-crate foam (Flobeds says that while it's equivalent to a 14 ILD). This combination is good for me; I'm about 5'6" and 130 lbs, with lots of muscle and nerve pain problems. I need a soft top surface but with very good support underneath for my back. I prefer the soft, firm, firm side for side-sleeping and the med, med, X-firm side for back sleeping. Linda...
You have to look a the cost of the mattress cover and the return policy as well. The cost of the wool filled covers are pretty expensive, I believe around $250-350 (depending in part if you want organic). 100% naturual will cost more than blended talalay or dunlop.
Flobeds has a great exchange and return policy, and more options in firmness to choose from. It comes with a nice cover too. Sleepez, foamsweetfoam, and sleeplikeabear have various return and exchange policies as well. Sleepez and foamsweetfoam will come with a nice cover.
Having said that, rockymountainmattress is a good deal for the 2 and 3" pieces, but you cannot return them. I have purchased from them and the quality is good. My pieces are actually slightly thicker than they were suppose to be. They don't have many options for firmness, but it is possible if you call them you can get some different...
For those that have followed my story, I recently purchased a vzone Flobed with blended latex. I was about 80-90% happy with it, but I did have more heat issues than I use to on an innerspring, and I did not find an all latex bed totally satisfying. Why not totally satisfying? Hard to say for sure, I think a prefer a slightly plusher feel than all latex provides. However, the vzone is great for reducing pressure points, since you can adjust the firmness of the hips and shoulder (and other) areas seperately.
Anyway, a friend of mine recently bought a Sealy Reserve cushion firm. He did not really like it, and went back to to his old mattress after just a few days. He could not return the Sealy (he could exchange but once burned...). So, I made a decision to buy it from him at a discount, return the Flobed, and see if I...