Timothy writes:
Hi Pete,
We have a Sealy Reflexion Newport Beach mattress we would like to replace; I believe it is about 10 years old. We had a sagging, innerspring mattress and with age it was causing problems with my back / hip (side sleeper to start - stomach in morning). While I liked the mattress, my wife thought it was to firm. I weight about 145 and she is about 210. The other problem is that as we age, it seems to be ‘hotter’ resulting is waking in perspiration and disrupted sleep; while not as bad as memory foam (travel) it is not as cool as the basic innerspring we had. We also note depressions which from your blog are due to a non-latex foam layer under the quilted top
I noted you recommend the Simmons Beauty Rest Alexia or Ava innerspring as a base (it appears both have foam layers though) plus adding a latex topper (soft). Based on research, it seems a pillow top is not a good option for softness and after reading agree that that layer will compress / shift with time.
What do you recommend to minimize the ‘hot feeling’ of latex (from the topper), that is, get the prior innerspring only cool, cotton sheet feel? Is there something you can place on top of the latex topper? I recall the older mattresses had a wool layer underneath the quilt that dissipated heat.
Thank you and your website / blog have been educational. Only wish we did not live in Indiana and so far from your store.
Timothy
I noted you recommend the Simmons Beauty Rest Alexia or Ava innerspring as a base (it appears both have foam layers though) plus adding a latex topper (soft). Based on research, it seems a pillow top is not a good option for softness and after reading agree that that layer will compress / shift with time.
What do you recommend to minimize the ‘hot feeling’ of latex (from the topper), that is, get the prior innerspring only cool, cotton sheet feel? Is there something you can place on top of the latex topper? I recall the older mattresses had a wool layer underneath the quilt that dissipated heat.
Thank you and your website / blog have been educational. Only wish we did not live in Indiana and so far from your store.
Timothy
Hi Timothy,
No worries about the store. That was lost in a fire back in 2009. We started our on-line presence in 2003 and we have been strictly an on-line retailer since 2009....
...serving the entire US & Canada.
You have an incorrect assumption that latex sleeps hot. It does not. My wife and I have been using the same 2" soft Latex topper for the past 6 years. It's still like new, after all that time, and has never slept hot. Latex sleep cool, naturally.
The Simmons Beautyrest Black holds up well under heavy body weight...if you use a latex topper with it. The latex insulates you from the memory foam, makes the mattress more comfortable, and greatly slows the wear of the memory and poly foams inside.
If you want to mimic what we have, it would be the Ava luxury firm and a 2" soft Talalay latex topper.
My wife, who is a little heavier than your wife, has been comfortable on that for the past 4 years.
We went with that mattress because I wanted to test the durability. I already knew it would be comfortable. Now, after 4 years, I am satisfied with the results.
That said, we have also missed sleeping on a latex mattress. So, we just ordered a Bourdolay Firm model from Natura, with which we will be using our soft latex topper.
We've had latex mattresses in the past. They have always been the most comfortable and the most durable.
We went with the "Firm Mattress & Soft Topper" combination because I too am heavy and have disc problems.
However, you and your wife are likely to be happy with the Bourdolay in Plush.
They also have that model available in "Duel Comfort"...one side in plush and one side in firm.
The plush model will be more comfortable than your Newport Beach...and last longer....without all the poly foam on top, and with more and softer latex.
Moisture from perspiration causes premature wear.
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Thanks, Pete
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