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As far as a bed goes, that is so personal and so much more involved with esthetics that I have no wish to go there (laughing). My research was focused on mattresses. The mattress we purchased is on a Reverie Deluxe adjustable bed which we bought as well.

I believe from my research that if the Sawgrass is a suitable construction for someone's individual body proportions and weight, then it is among the very best values available anywhere in the US. There are a few others that someone could get from a local manufacturer that are similar in terms of cost/construction/value and a few that are of the "make your own" variety but these are more about differences and choices than better value.

If it "works" for you ... I doubt you could do much better in a basic all talalay latex mattress no matter where...

Here is part of the problem with Simmons (and to differing degrees and in different ways with "S" brands in general). This may be "more than you want to know" (laughing).

Their "standard" pocket coil is 15.5 gauge coils which is re-inforced on the edge with 2 rows of 13.25 gauge coils.

They have many different names for their "firm" mattresses such as extra firm, luxury firm, plush firm, ultra firm, cushion firm, and more depending on the store selling it and where in the lineup it fits. The only one they actually call just firm is their studio model which has shorter coils (some stores don't differentiate and just say firm for any of their variants).

Some versions of their firm are made with the thinner coils with less foam on top. This makes it feel firm even though it has the thinner...

If you go here (my favorite Restonic manufacturer of the one's I've seen) http://www.clarebedding.com/index.asp?sPage=11#Grand_Palais

and then click on the "view product" link under the Grand Palais collection (the Cambridge is part of this collection) you will see the exact specs of all 19 models they make in this line. None of them are called the Cambridge here but one of them should be similar to what you tried. They all have varying degrees of latex and poly over springs in them but in the case of Clarebedding they tend to use higher quality poly (still not as good as latex of course). Some of them also have some memory foam.

The Healthrest collection made by Clare Bedding are one of the regional versions that are all latex with no poly and they have the specs for them on the site as well.

Phoenix.

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The sawgrass was the specific reason we went to Portland. You probably already know this but just in case you don't it has 3 one inch layers of 19 ILD Talalay latex and then a 6" base of 28 ILD Talalay latex. It is the least expensive talalay latex mattress that I have seen anywhere (and I've looked at a lot).

The reason I didn't buy it had nothing to do with quality but with it's statistics. The 3 one inch layers were just a little to soft for my makeup and I (and my other half) tended to "go through" them (when we were specifically "testing" for this) and could feel the firmer layers underneath. It probably would have been "perfect" if the 3" were a single layer.

This of course is a matter of personal comfort and choice and if you lay on it...

FWIW as well ... the foam in your "firm" mattress is actually quite soft as you can see by reading about the P34 here http://www.bedroomfurniturewhs.com/media/uploads/2010_FoamGuide_NEW.pdf

They do this to make a firm mattress by using soft foam that you will sink through more so you will feel the firmness of the springs more. They use the same or similar foam to make a mattress feel plush except they use thicker layers so you don't feel the springs as much and they also often use softer (thinner gauge) springs as well.

So even though there is much less poly here ... I would be wary about sinking in too far and use the least amount of layers on top that works for you.

Phoenix

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I believe you would be taking a real risk given your previous posts in this thread with any kind of memory foam ... no matter how thick and no matter how dense.

If you really want to experiment with it then at least the overstock is cheap enough and good quality (if it really is Sensus 5 LB as what you get from them may very well be different from what they advertise) that you could buy 3" of it and see how it goes.

If you go with latex, you may get away with one more inch (that would give you 2" over the poly in your mattress) and you could then add another inch later. I suspect that you might need 2 more though.

Phoenix

PS: If you link to another mattress forum or a mattress magazine or discussion or...

I got some more info about this mattress. It appears they had only slept on it two nights before deciding to move it to their guest rooms since it was too hard. In essence, it is brand new and hasn't been broken in yet, so I can't tell for sure how soft it will be in a month or two. 

For that reason perhaps, the first night was more difficult than I had anticipated, even though I used everything I had at my disposition. I layered the inch of latex, one inch of cheap egg crate from Wall-Mart, a small (about my width), thin (perhaps 3/4) and very soft piece of foam that I used for camping a long time ago and then an old and beaten quilt, made of polyester. Even with all of this, I was only able to sleep 4 hours until it became too...

What about this one? it's 5lb. http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Comfort-Dreams-Sensus-Memory-Foam-1-inch-Mattress-Topper/3657733/product.html

If I go with latex, should I order another inch or two more inches? Or perhaps 1.5 like this? http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/E.C.O.-Luxury-Latex-Queen-size-1.5-inch-Mattress-Topper/3478991/product.html

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Thanks for further assuring us of how we feel as well.  While the Restonic line is high quality, the Parklane Sawgrass is absolutely amazing!  We are in the area, so delivery is free.

While we will probably purchase the metal bed frame, eventually we'd like to buy a bed.  Do you have any recommendations to accompany the Sawgrass?

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Checked out Parklane Mattresses and BedCo today.

At Parklane, we really like the feel of Sawgrass 100% latex mattress set for $999 delivered.  It felt like it provided support, allowed your body not to sink too far into the mattress, and seems like it'll be hard for us to tell when one of us gets out of bed or changes position.  20 year warranty.  $45 extra for frame.  Free latex pillow ($60 value) through the end of the weekend!

At BedCo, they are currently offering 50% off factory direct pricing, at least for the next few days.  We really liked the Restonic Cambridge.  Very, very similar (to us, at least) in comparison to the Parklane Sawgrass.  I tried to find details on this mattress online, without much luck.  It had a mix, a hybrid if you will, inside the mattress - latex, individually pocketed coils and...