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I learned from myself that just changing a latex core by 2 ILD changes the feel for me as to being too hard or too soft and that is why I had to do many exchanges. But I also learned I like firm under a soft topper so I have cushion but firmness underneath.  I have a FloBed and three layers of the latex cores on top with a topper. I feel the frame will be fine for you to keep as long as there is cushion on the top of the latex bed you are considering since you are a side sleeper.  I love my slat box frame and I Like the 10" legs on it.  I also love my latex cover.  Be careful of trying another bed at first unless you plan to take a nap in the store for a few hours since too soft feels great at...

Hmmmm....we need someone with "topper expertise".

I've never felt achy from the Dream Coil topper...at least not the way I would if I had just slept the night on a WAY too hard or soft mattress. Been there, done that. However, this chronic sacroiliacitis is just something that seems to be there no matter where I sleep. And, some nights are worse than others. I don't blame that on my mattress or toppers, though. It's just nice to find something that feels good overall, regardless of the little aches and pains that seem to be coming on as I get older (and more out of shape:)

For me, I think the CuddleBed might just be enough cushioning to make the Dream Coil more comfortable. I've never tried it alone. And, I really do think their lifetime warranty saying the Dream Coil will never go flat is TRUE. I've found that it...

Slopey,

I have a king Sealy Springfree mattress--the plush model. Mine is about 5 years old. Sealy makes it's own latex; the first 2 layers are dunlop and the final 2 inch layer is talalay. Then there is some cheap PU foam layers on the very top under the nice cover. I know because I opened it up. I wanted to see why it had started dipping under where my husband and I sleep but not the sides and middle. I wouldn't recommend it at this point in my experience. I don't know what kind of quality controls they have in the manufacture of their latex. It seemed the dips were in the dunlop latex (which I know is not supposed to happen). Its quite weird. You can see the dips in the morning and they are not as bad at night. If we are away a couple days, there are...

I'm in the BayArea too, and was considering a Simmons "Adrian" Firm from Macys. Which Simmons Firm did you end up with, that you don't like?

I am looking to replace a "great" (says my girlfriend) bed (a S&F firm euro pillowtop) because it has cavernous body impressions and feels like i'm being swallowed up and hammocked with my shoulders all hunched up. I need something firm and flat, but comfortable too of course.

Ideally, after lots of research, i'd go for a natural Latex bed, if i could find an affordable one that i could also TRY before buying.. that's that catch, it seems! i saw the Royal-Pedic at Spring on Polk st yesterday.. LOVED it but *very* expensive. Macy's has Sealy SpringFree, but its synthetic latex (not natural) and i wasn't that impressed for the money, and MemoryFoam is not for me. A friend got a bed from European Sleepworks,...

slopey wrote:
I'll be very interested to hear about how your mattress feels with the talalay used as a topper, as that will give you essentially the same setup that I'm planning to order from Sleep EZ (see my thread here). Please do give us an update, and thank you for the detailed report of your experience. You have me wondering whether I should go back to considering a Savvy Rest, which was second on my list only because the 3 layer Savvy Rest costs about the same as a 4 layer Sleep EZ....

Actually  your entire weight is being supported by mattress, and the foundation is supporting your weight+ that of mattress.
Or in the case of the floor, the floor is supportiing weigtht of you+mattress.
If you are 190lbs, the mattress must push back at you with 190lb force (you will keep sinking until an equal and opposite force is applied);
 its just how well that force is being distributed - eg, I could push ypu with my hand and
nothing will happen to you, but if my hand is holding  a needle, well...

Hence with regard to the foundation,  I expect that you floor might have been slightly concave (like a very minor hammock), leading to the mattress coccooning you guys more,
making it feel "softer"; or perhaps the foundation is convex, or some combination thereoff. For instance, it may be that some of the floorboards are depressed, hence the mattress sinks in
those places, creating...

(Disclaimer: I have no experience )

It seems the mattress is too firm, at least on the top.
Try the talay topper, though I suspect, it will still feel a bit hard.

I would recommend the following:
Put on a soft eggcrate highquality foam (with the bumps facing up) on top of the mattress; eg:
http://www.foambymail.com/LECQueen.html (go for the medium HD36 foam, 2.5" layer
Put on a mattress topper on top of everything; eg.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/6880,91842_Lauren-by-Ralph-Lauren-Cabana-Stripe-Mattress-Pad-Queen-.html

This will provide a soft layer on top; and with the latex mattress below, you should have good firm support....

Thanks Lynn and Sabra - do you have your Springfree on a solid foundation or a boxspring?  Sealy's newish Purembrace line at Macys is supposedly 100% synthetic talalay, but less of it and more cheapo foam.  Perhaps it has better quality latex than the Springfree but I'm put off by the extra foam and the higher price...  ho hum...  looks like I'm on the floor for a bit longer.   

The effect of the foundation is still confounding me.  I understand the basic physics of it as Mr Pointy explained but it's the dramatic difference in the feel of the mattress that I don't get.  I didn't check what the Savvy Rest I tried in the store was resting on but according to their website they only put them on solid foundations, not boxsprings, which they claim will contribute to sagging, so I assume the store model was on something similar to...

Thanks Mr Pointy.  I've been trying really hard not to bore my friends with my mattress issues and Mrs Slopey is just fed up with the whole thing.  It's great to have somewhere to get it off my chest and receive a sympathetic response.  I'm hoping the talalay topper will solve the problem on the top of the mattress but if it doesn't I can try your suggestions.  I'm convinced though that most of the problem is at the bottom, not the top.  On the floor I had it firm-firm-soft and I liked it, although it was a little too cushy.  I sank in just the right amount and then it held me there.  I barely moved all night.  The same combination on the foundation is stiffer and pushes back like a sumo wrestler.  I'm no physicist but this must be because none of my weight is being absorbed by the...

 

So my wife and I did the research, read loads of threads on this excellent site, then plumped for the SleepEZ 10,000 all Dunlop.  We wanted latex for customisation and longevity.  We chose Dunlop because we tried a Savvy Rest all Dunlop combo at a local retailer and both really liked the bed but not the price so we tried to recreate it at SleepEZ prices.  We've got firm, medium and soft on each side so plenty of options.  We're two weeks in and my wife now hates the bed and wants to send it back.  I'm still willing to try and make it work but her will is stronger than mine...  I would like to share our experience and then ask for a bit of advice.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  We're both side sleepers who toss and turn in our old, saggy, sprung mattress.

The first 3 nights we put the mattress on...