Lucas writes:
Hi Pete,
I've seen some of your blog posts about mattresses for people who carry a lot of weight.
My wife and I are such people, with me weighing more than 500 pounds and my wife being a shapely 350...the amount she will admit to.
We have purchased a couple of mattresses in the past year, with disastrous results.
We are currently sleeping in the guest room, where we had put our old mattress. It isn't good, but it's a lot better than the newer ones we purchased most recently.
I can't believe how cheaply made everything is. When did things get so bad? Our old one is 15 years old and held up fairly well, given the extreme conditions.
I've read that you have a mattress that will hold our weight. Is this true? And for how long?
We would like something with a soft top, feeling like the pillowtop mattresses feel...but better made.
I also want to ask about the boxsprings. Is there one that made well enough so that it doesn't break down?
We are pushing 50 and have a variety of weight related problems. Our biggest problem is not being able to get a good night's sleep.
We live in Dallas. Do you deliver to Texas? And please, no jokes about how everything is bigger in Texas. LOL
Your recommendation is greatly appreciated.
Lucas
Hi Lucas,
Ok, no jokes. (Even though that is one of my favs). You must have seen it written in one of my blog posts.
We do have what you need...everything you need, as a matter of fact.
The mattress that we have for you was specially made, by me, for people who carry extraordinary body weight.
Made by Therapedic, it's the Two Sided Medi Coil Ultimate Permatuft.
I designed this mattress, using the largest and heaviest coils available, the highest density upholstery materials, with the whole mattress full tufted.
The tufting makes it incredibly stable. The two sided, flippable design, essentially, gives you two mattresses...compared to the one sided mattress that are made today.
And while there were plenty of high quality products from which to choose, to make this mattress, the same is not true for the boxspring.
Like mattresses in general, boxspring have reduced in quality over the years.
For a more extreme situation, like yours, we have available, what is called, A Forever Foundation.
Buy it once and it will last you the rest of your lives. It's photographed holding a farm tractor.
Shown Here:
The Forever Max Plus is the one I would suggest for you.
The foundation supports the mattress. The mattress supports you.
The next thing that needs to be addressed, is the surface comfort of the mattress.
Thee most durable upholstery material on the planet is latex foam rubber...and, it's been the best you can buy for nearly 100 years.
Latex is made via two processes. The original is Dunlop, which is more dense and less supple than the Talalay process, which was developed about 60 years ago.
For people of your size, we recommend using 2 latex toppers...a 1.5" Dunlop over a 1.5" Soft Talalay.
Via sheer trial and error, this combination will do the best job of providing you and your wife with pressure point relief, muscle relaxation and ease of blood flow.
The support of the mattress is for your spine. The latex toppers are for the surface of your body.
Together, they provide everything your body needs to get a good night's sleep.
What's more, these are the highest quality materials available to you...providing that good night's sleep...night after night and year after year.
Here are the links to the mattress and to the latex toppers.
For each of these items, delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
The foundation and toppers arrive UPS. The mattress comes with a white glove delivery.
Figure on 2 weeks from order to delivery.
