Which mattress? (merged threads)

suejane50_2

Just thought I would add to this thread. We bought a Tempur mattress (quite a few years ago now), and admittedly it is rather expensive (around £900 for a double), however I have never slept on a more comfortable bed. I too have a bad back and this mattress is great. We don't regret our investment at all. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another if we could afford it.

TiTheRev

£900 for a double??? :shocked:

It ought to be amazing for that kind of money! Uckfield is quite a wealthy area though! Did you go to the bed centre at the bottom of the high street?

unreal_3

unreal wrote: »

I've spent all night looking for the answer, all the comments are massively vague one exactly which topper is actually the one to go for!

I want a topper as I am a student and the bed in my room is effectively a futon, a 12 year old mattress and a thin 5 year old mattress on top. It is so bad that I have a £70 outdoor camping double inflatable mattress which is made from stiff foam on top which levels out all the protruding springs, for the last 4 weeks it has been fine, but it is very very firm, so I want to make it softer. The real question is, what do I buy?

Ideally I would make the landlord replace it with something better, but the thin 5 year old one was his solution to when I complained last time, it is just an open sprung cheap cheap cheap mattress.

I was just going to get a John Lewis memory foam topper and be done with it, but some of the toppers on ebay are 5", viscoelastic and 55-65 kg density which ticks all the boxes for under £50, a huge saving on £130!

So, what do I need?

Unfortunately I don't know how you can prove a bed doesn't meet standards?!

So, I need a topper (now!) and I can use it again and again hopefully on better beds or by John Lewis bed at home, so, which are the better toppers on ebay?

supermum4

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

The only reason you are recommending Sealy is because you know I advise against them. As you well know they are the same company as Silentnight, and you also know that there have been loads of posts from people slating them.

You actually know nothing about beds, but only come on here to cause trouble. You have been warned by MSE under another name to stop causing trouble. So unless you have anything constructive to say then why do you bother coming into this forum?

WOW sorry if my question caused any bother :rolleyes: buti have taken onboard what everyone has said and decided not to buy either bed, i will keep looking and yes it was a single i wanted, thanks for all the help it is appreciated:beer: .

TiTheRev

Don't worry supermum4, we have these "discussions" occasionally :rolleyes:

What is your budget and criteria? You can, in theory, get an open coil single mattress for about £60, but a pocket sprung or memory foam version would be a bit more.

JoeyG

I'm about to order a bed from Warren Evans

I'd like to order a mattress at the same time, can anyone tell me if this looks any good? http://www.warrenevans.com/mattresses/coil_sprung_mattresses/luxury_mattress/

Its a double, but it will just be me sleeping in it most of the time, which is why i chose open coil sprung... but will 'medium firm' be good enough to stop me developing back problems?

Marionw1

TomsMom wrote: »

Marion, is the does the Calypso have memory foam? Just asking because we're after a new bed and I need an electric blanket and understood that you can't use one with memory foam.

Yes it does have memory foam and we are using it with an electric blanket and a very thin duvet on top of that to cover the wires of the blanket. We will continue to use the mattress this way as it is fantastically comfortable for us. I have bought memory foam pillows too, but although my partner wasn't too bad, after a while I found that the pillow was disturbing my sleep considerably. I tried putting one of my old soft duck feather pillows on top of the memory foam one and I am now in heaven. My partner has done the same and he too feels the pillows are now just right.

It is really down to each individual and trial and error is necessary. I'm just so pleased that at long last I've found both mattress and pillows that suit me and can spend hours in bed now!!

Marionw1

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

I wouldn't actually recommend the Calypso due to recent quality changes, but that's another issue which I can't go into on here.

PLEASE DON'T USE AN ELECTRIC BLANKET ON MEMORY FOAM. You will prevent the memory foam working properly. The memory foam needs your body heat to react with the memory foam. This will soften the memory foam so that it moulds to your body. The area of memory foam outside the area warmed by your body heat will stay cooler and firmer which is how it gives you support.

For the same reason don't use a duvet on top of the mattress.

If you don't like that cold feeling when you first get into bed, then use a flanlette sheet. Memory foam shouldn't feel as cold as normal mattress when you first get into bed anyway.

I bought the Calypso after doing a lot of research and also taking into account your thread in 2007 wherein you extolled the virtues of the Calypso. Unfortunately I did not read, until now, that they've changed the spec of it and that you don't recommend it anymore. With the electric blanket and thin duvet on top to cover over the wires I must say that I am extremely happy with the mattress as it is and wouldn't change it in any way. It must in the end be down to the individual's needs as we are all made so differently.

I could stay in bed all day now and with the electric blanket to take off the chill - so snug when we get in - perrrrrrrrrfect.

supermum4

TiTheRev wrote: »

Don't worry supermum4, we have these "discussions" occasionally :rolleyes:

What is your budget and criteria? You can, in theory, get an open coil single mattress for about £60, but a pocket sprung or memory foam version would be a bit more.

Hi i was thinking of £300 tops but for full single bed not just the mattress, don't know what to get for the best he doesn't want the foam on the top so i was thinking of either open coil or pocket sprung which do you recommend? am i way off the mark with my budget? . thanks again:beer:

Marionw1

Searcher2 wrote: »

As a separate point.... what slightly confuses me that my vision of memory foam was that it was flat and the body heat meant the foam moulded to your body. However, looking at the photo here, the mattress isn't flat to start with - the memory foam is pinched where the hand tufting is (is that the right term?). Doesn't this adversely affect the memory foam ability to mould to the body given that there are these mini-craters in it?

When my Calypso turned up I made the comment about the mini craters, but you don't feel a thing - for me brilliant!!