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Thanks for all the tips, Shovel.    I like people who tinker and innovate.   But it's pretty sad that so many people have to resort to building their own mattresses nowadays.  I found this forum because I wanted to throroughly research them all before I buy anything else, having been less than enchanted with the Restonic (it was the Restonic "Enchantment") and the good ol' highly recommended Sealy Posturepedic.

These oldie mattresses that I mentioned, they are mostly springs and they must be heavy duty springs like you can't afford to buy nowadays.   That Dove does not sag, after all these years.   The twin mattress, I no longer own because my dad took it to hunting camp and used it there, and he has since sold the camp. 

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OP, and anyone, if you or a friend has a vehicle to tow with, U-Haul trailer rentals are $39/day or less , depending on size,  And there's no mileage fee.  Trucks are all $.78 per mile, so trailers are by far the greater value.  Or, Home Depot and Lowes have a flatbed or sort-of stake bed F-350 or Chevy 3500 truck that rents by the hour.  Pick a sunny day, get some blankets or tarps and some rope...

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Yep, the topper can make all of the difference in the world.   I am a 130# female, and I have always slept on a "rock hard" bare bones no frills mattress.   It was only after I developed some temporary hip bursitis after a fall that I discovered the toppers.  Even then, a 2" ordinary convoluted foam or cut foam from Wal-Mart does the job.  I guess I am just lucky.

The mattresses I have really liked, over the years, are oldies.  One is a '60s White Dove (they are in Cleveland) that is probably built on the Holland springs, and it also has a coil box spring.  My parents had it, and they still use it.  The twin bed I had as a kid had belonged to an adult earlier, and it was positively the hardest mattress I have ever slept on, and I loved it.    The one...

Shovel & TC,

Thanks so much for the ideas.

Shovel you have come at the problem in a very flexible and efficient manner. On your own mattress, are you doing it as a surgery or simply adding toppers?

One thing I see often mentioned is coil count. I understand that gauge, metal, and construction combine to resulting in the spring system's support, but all things being equal, is a higher coil count from a manufacturer more desirable? I notice the Serta mattress you reference has a relatively low coil count.

Some mattresses I tested felt like laying in the back of a moving pickup truck or laying on a trampoline, I'm exaggerating of course, but the nature of the mattresses movement had a resemblance. I suppose that is the nature of intertwined coils, it feels a bit funky to me. The feeling...

 

This evening I went to Sleepy’s, Bloomingdales, and Macys all in NYC, Manhattan (I live in Brooklyn). None of these stores had the ‘J’ level Stearns & Foster in Ultra Firm. The ‘J’ level is in S&F’s Luxury line, not their higher end coil-within-a-coil Estate line.

Macys had two mattresses that felt very good, both from their Macys branded Hotel Collection (made by S&F and variations on their Estate coil-within-a-coil series): the Classic Tight Top Ultra Firm, and Classic Tight Top Super Ultra Firm. The Super Ultra Firm may have even been a bit too hard, but a 2” topper would more than likely make it quite comfortable. These were about $1,500 delivered, mattress only (I have a platform bed). Nice, comfy, and too expensive. A topper would only make it moreso:

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=421041&CategoryID=43092

I tried the S&F Estate line Ultra...

Thank you all for the replies!

I need to run out the door and demo a S&F 'ultra firm' in a nearby Sleepys, to see if that is a direction worth pursuing.

I could end up forfeiting $130 if I return it ($200 if they charge me a fee to pick it up). To replace with a firmer S&F ('Ultra Firm' is only available in the next higher grade of S&F) so it would cost an additional $200-$325 to make an exchange and upgrade to the Ultra Firm. Then I'd have to purchase the topper(s) which is going to add up. The cost of this S&F is already more than I wanted to pay, I'm not at all certain how to proceed. 

I believe they will replace mine with the exact same mattress for free.

My dilemma is I'll have about 24hrs...