This thread is relevant to my interests, as I am also pondering a new mattress....

Soaring Heart wool topped futon... but I can sleep on a hard wood floor...

We have a Costco pillow top King that's pretty good. The final answer was when we added a separate memory foam topper. For us, a couple on our 50s and early 60s, it is the perfect bed.
But, Every Body is different... Try to find a deal where a return is practical. It would be very bad to be stuck with a bed that doesn't fit your style...

Everybody in this thread is wrong. I'm right.

Buy one of these: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/

Their $750 mattress is $750. They don't sell $3000 mattress's marked down to $488. They don't bullshit, they don't play games. They are straight shooters. They are awesome. I researched it heavily, and bought one. I love it.




Don't buy it from Amazon, they charge sales tax. Buy it straight from Tuft & Needles website. (Don't forget to pay your use tax.)

This website has tons of info that will make your head spin: http://www.themattressunderground.com/

Consumer Reports has info on mattresses as well. If you have a library card you can typically access their full website for free. Just login to the library system, search for Consumer Reports, and access the "Electronic item".

Go to a mattress store and try all of them. Don't rush yourself and lay on the one you like for an hour.

We decided on a memory foam mattress about 7-8 years ago. We had it for about 5 and it started getting body divots and became uncomfortable.

We've had a Select Comfort about 3 years now and like it. A nice feature is that if the foam starts wearing out, you just get a new piece rather than replace the whole mattress. And you can adjust it periodically based on how you're feeling. I change my number slightly every few weeks.

The thing we both miss about memory foam is the jiggling when one of us rolls over. The foam hardly moved. The Select Comfort has a little wiggle to it. Not nearly as bad as a spring mattress but not as good as foam.


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On a side note, the memory foam may be a bad idea. I don't want my mattress remembering what I did on it.

My wife and I bought a tempurpedic about 9 years ago and we've been happy with it. It feels just like the day we bought it. I just don't want to ever have to move the thing again.

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I have an Icomfort. Love that thing. Super stable and doesn't jiggle, good for accurate insertion.

I recommend an adjustable base also. We have ergo bases for ours. We have both sides articulate independent of the other. Downside is we have a cavern in the middle of the bed.

Really good for when you're sick and need to keep yourself more upright.

Adjustable bed's aren't just for old people anymore.

Also recommend a wool topper. Helps you sleep better: http://holylamborganics.com/collections ... ss-toppers

Just a quick piece of advice. If you get a memory foam put the bag/mattress up on your bed then open it and let it expand into place. They are heavy and awkward as hell. Moving them once they open is a huge pain in the ass.

Serta iComfort hybrid gel/memory foam top mattress, ultra-firm, queen, bought from Sleep Country last July.

Ordered online at around 1000, the mattress and box spring (they call it something else now--it doesn't look like a traditional box spring) were both delivered at around 2130 that night, and they hauled away the old mattress and box spring for free. I was at work, nanny was with the boys, came home to new mattress, I had left clean bed linens out, expecting to make up the new bed when I came home, but the delivery guys spotted them and I came home to a fully made (with hospital corners on the flat sheet!) new bed. Can't say enough about how pleased I was with Sleep Country's service.

Hybrid gel/memory foam pillows, buy them in a two pack from Costco, throw them out and buy new ones every 4-6 months if you have any kind of allergies. The two pack is less than $25, slightly more than the cost of a two pack of regular pillows, and OMG are they comfortable.

One thing to know about these new memory foam/gel/whatever mattresses as opposed to a traditional plain innerspring mattresses is that "ultra-firm" is the new "firm"--and because the hybrid gel/memory foam conforms to your body, it does take some getting used to if you're like me and have always preferred not to drown in your mattress. I imagine that it's the same with the other grades of softness, as well.

The best mattress I've slept on was a 10" high solid latex foam slab (they run around $2500). The Casper has that foam as a top layer for $950 (king) with a 100 night trial period, free UPS shipping AND free returns.

https://casper.com/mattresses + google for third-party reviews

Top layer: OPEN-CELL LATEX FOAM - Our hypoallergenic latex keeps you cool and adds just the right bounce.

Middle layer: RESPONSIVE MEMORY FOAM - High-density memory foam provides responsive support beneath the latex.

Bottom layer: 6.5" of DURABLE BASE SUPPORT FOAM - 6.5” of our base foam adds core support and long-lasting durability.

REMOVABLE WOVEN COVER

Looks like a can't-lose opportunity to see if it works for you.

I'll let the more experienced sleepers recommend materials, brands, firmness, etc.

I'll just say, one of the best things Mrs. K and I did *for us* was to buy a double bed.
Not King, Not Queen, Just Double.

We sleep in the same bed because we sleep together. We don't "sprawl" so much, so we both still have room to "get away", but it doesn't feel like we're sleeping in seperate beds...

Also leaves more "room" in the "bedroom".

A friend of mine shopped extensively for mattresses. He ended up going with one from the Mattress Ranch. Apparently the same mattress as some of the name-brand memory foam, at a fraction of the price. But you have to get over the goofy storefront. If you want something more conventional, look for individually pocketed coils if you're sleeping with someone else in the bed.

Tempur-pedic



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