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Congratulations on finding something that works for you.  Even if it only lasts a year, at $600 a year, it would take 20 years the spend the same amount of money you would drop on a high-end Hastens or Vi-Spring.  As long as there are bargains around, perhaps the Bic-pen approach to mattresses isn't all that bad!

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I think at your weight you are going to need 3 inches of topper to make much difference.  Do you have an upholstery company in your area where you could pick up a cheap, soft PU foam to experiment with?...

I feel it is completely fair to put spring air on relatively equal terms with the big S brands (Sealy, Simmons, Serta).  They all construct their beds essentially the same basic way using the same basic materials. 

This whole Obusforme thing is one big joke however, Obusforme does actually make some of their own products but nothing really mattress related.  They simply license their name to whoever wants to use it, in this case Spring Air.  This particular model is basically the same materials they use in other beds rebranded as "obus" foam, the reason it is more expensive is likely the licensing fee for using their name and/or increased profit margin for the manufacturer/retailer.  Even the coil system is labelled as "obus" product however Spring Air has been using that same pocket coil for quite some time in many different beds over the years.

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I just want to close the loop on this thread I started. In the end, I resisted all the latex mattresses, the Posturepedics and other fancy stuff and just bought a Simmons Beautyrest Jacqueline Plush Firm mattress, which set me back a whole $600 without box spring.

It may not have the best architecture out there and perhaps it will exhibit "wandering coils" in a few years, but, hey, I'm only out $600 and I can always throw it away. Since the first Simmons lasted me 16 years, and is still going strong, that might be a while. ;)

Thanks for all your suggestions in this forum. I found them most enlightening. I wish we could simplify the process of buying a mattress, by eliminating all the confusing model names and similar type mattresses offered under different model names, but that's wishful thinking, for now.

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For kid's beds, there are two spring systems I've seen that are very common:

     If it's firm to very very firm, then a Bonnell spring.  Leggett & Platt make them and so do independent mattress makers.  It is the oldest, adapted from buggy springs.

     If it's softer, then a Luraflex innerspring by Leggett & Platt.  Persaonlly, I'd rather a have a Bonnell than a Luraflex.

How much foam padding on top and how tight they stretch the cover affect the feel.   Also what's rock solid in a twin size or full size may sway a little and feel much, much softer at queen & king size.

I posted about Imperial Bedding of Huntington WV.    Original Mattress Factory, too.    Both of those make good firm 2-sided traditional innerspring mattresses.  Look for that link I posted to a store in MD, I...

Congrats on your new mattress!

If I was going to go in the direction you did I would have done something similar. You ended up with a bed that works for you at a price that was worth it :)

I think the "throwaway" concept isn't so bad if you get value for your money and if you get a few years of good use out of this it will have been well worth it.

I think this is the upper end of the price range (@900 for the set) where a good "poly mattress" can have real value.

Enjoy

Phoenix

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A few mattresses that you will often find in regular stores that are worth trying out (they have all or mostly latex in the top at least) are the Simmons "natural response elite" (not the natural response), "Pure latex bliss", and "Sealy embody". There are many others but it will save you hours and hours of time if you phone and ask "do you have any latex mattresses with less than an inch of polyfoam in the top layers". Be very specific here as it is a waste of time to go to a store where most of the upper layers are polyfoam, even if they "call" them latex.

A few places that are "somewhat" near you besides regular stores you may already know about are:

http://www.originalmattressfactory.com/locations Have an all latex mattress and will do custom builds.

http://www.firstclassmattress.com/crm.asp?action=contactus Carry Natura which is...

Once again Sandman, thanks for your generous help.  I tried the 3" MF topper last night underneath the mattress pad AND underneath a cheap convoluted foam egg crate.  The heat was barely noticeable in this configuration, and it was relatively comfortable!  Despite the intermediate layers, the MF still seemed to conform to my body quite well.  I'm not sure how supportive it was; I still woke with back pain but that could be residual from previous nights. I'd say using the MF topper boosted my mattress comfort from a 3 on a 1-10 scale to a 5 or 6.  Incidentally I'd already been using the mattress pad and egg crate, so the improvement was definitely due to the MF topper. In sum, it made the mattress tolerable, but of course I'd like to make it truly comfortable!

The topper is the Therapedic Grand 3" Luxury...

Tried fixing problem by adding one inch of egg crate PU foam and one inch 20 ILD latex topper from Foambymail. Making progress but can still definitely feel the difference of support between the very hard lumbar and thigh zone and the middle of the bed enough to affect confort and prevent sleep. Tried placing a piece of foam (one inch regular PU foam folded in two) between box and mattress, running accross the width of the bed. Instantly noticed a difference, made the bed much firmer and took away most of the difference noticed in zones. Bed was actually so firm that I woke up with with a very sore lower back. Will try to experiment with something thinner (maybe 3/4 x 1 x piece of wood) and inverting egg crate and latex topper (so far, I placed the latex on top). If anyone has an idea, let me know....

Hi. Got a Simmons BackGuard last week after returning an NXG 250 Firm which turned out to be both too soft and too hard at the same time (butt sank too much, back was pulling while shoulders were in pain and arms went numb). The BackGuard has zones (thinner coils under hips and shoulders and very firm for lumbar support) that I can distinguished with my ribs when I lay on my side after a minute or so (I weigh 250 lbs). Every morning, I wake up in pain (shoulders, ribs, back) so I'm looking for a topper but don't want to go overbaord to avoid making it too soft. Budget is limited so I'm leaning toward Foambymail latex topper. Don't know if I should go for 20 or 32 ILD. Any advice? 

Also, does anybody know how bad will their topper smell? How long before it dissipates?

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