Memory foam mattress

Tim_Deegan

sleepymy wrote: »

I was looking at a Heritage 1000 pocket mattress with a 3" memory foam topper on one side. They were asking £380 for a king size.

They said they would be getting cheaper versions in later in the month but I liked the feel of this one, nice and soft.

I was just wondering if anyone knows if this would be worth buying?

The Hypnos Heritage does not contain memory foam, I don't know who told you it does, but this is their web site http://www.hypnos.ltd.uk/products/Heritage%20de%20luxe.htm

This mattress is also non turn. I should point out that all mattresses should be turned on a regular basis in order to prevent uneven wear. This especially applies to pocket sprung mattresses. When a manufacturer makes a non-turn mattress they often advertise it as a feature, and say that the mattress has been made in a special way so that it doesn't have to be turned. The truth is that all they are doing by making a mattress non-turn is:

1) making it cheaper to manufacture because the memory foam is the most expensive part of the mattress.

2) making a mattress that won't last as long because you can't turn it over as well as around lengthways.

sleepymy

Thanks Tim, I copied the Heritage 1000 memory pocket off the mattress itself.

I challenged the sales bloke about the turning issue (possibly after reading one of your posts) he said that they're made not to be turned and that he'd never heard of a combi mattress with foam on both sides.

Is there a particular make or type that you'd recommend?

I need a soft mattress as I spend long periods of time on bed rest and have tender joints.

Tim_Deegan

sleepymy wrote: »

Thanks Tim, I copied the Heritage 1000 memory pocket off the mattress itself.

I challenged the sales bloke about the turning issue (possibly after reading one of your posts) he said that they're made not to be turned and that he'd never heard of a combi mattress with foam on both sides.

Is there a particular make or type that you'd recommend?

I need a soft mattress as I spend long periods of time on bed rest and have tender joints.

I presume it wasn't made by Hypnos then?

He sounds like a typical sales rep. The truth is that the mattress has been made so that you can't turn it. There is nothing inside the mattress that makes it last longer when you don't turn it.

The only 2 sided pocket sprung and memory foam mattresses that I know of are the Calypso and the Eros which are both made by Apollo beds. If you like a medium feel then the Eros would suit you best. Don't get it mixed up with the Eros mattress made by Rest Assured.

bobsa1

Sorry to jump in on this thread but we've just got back from holiday and slept in a Westin Heavenly bed. I think it is made by Simmons? It is a pocket spring with some kind of foam and then a feather top, I think. Has anyone heard or had one of these it was fab and I'd love one, but the Westin Website is quoting nearly £2000 for one. any ideas appreciated.

Seen_the_light_4

A year ago I bought a tempur memory foam mattress. They aren't very cheap but I got it from a company on the internet at a good discount on list price. Its been great I would totally recommend one. You can be warn but like Belfastgirl says just use a lighter quilt.

The mattress has a 15 year guarantee, so when you compare the cost per night with a standard mattress that needs changing every few years I believe it works out to be very good cost wise. Is a good nights sleep worth a few extra pence a night?

Also, I spent the extra and got a seven foot square bed, its great to streach out and not have your feet hanging out of the bed (especially when you are 6'7"

DenBo_4

Thanks for all your suggestions! I didn't know you could get a memory foam mattress, any clues on the price? Also I'm not keen on being hot at night! It is my mattress that is the problem, when I sleep on the sofa I'm ok, but I don't want to sleep on sofa, it's too small, but mattress is only about a year old and I don't want to change it yet, I thought it would be cheaper to get a memory foam topper.............................I'm still as confused as ever tho. It seems that you run the risk of getting a not-so-good topper unless you go by personal recommendation. Any names and suppliers and prices for toppers that people have bought, used and would recommend please? :rolleyes:

Tim_Deegan

DenBo wrote: »

Thanks for all your suggestions! I didn't know you could get a memory foam mattress, any clues on the price? Also I'm not keen on being hot at night! It is my mattress that is the problem, when I sleep on the sofa I'm ok, but I don't want to sleep on sofa, it's too small, but mattress is only about a year old and I don't want to change it yet, I thought it would be cheaper to get a memory foam topper.............................I'm still as confused as ever tho. It seems that you run the risk of getting a not-so-good topper unless you go by personal recommendation. Any names and suppliers and prices for toppers that people have bought, used and would recommend please? :rolleyes:

A topper is a good temporary fix until you next have to replace your mattress but main advantages of using a complete mattress as opposed to a topper are:

1) The memory foam is the optimum thickness of 2" deep. Most toppers are thinner than this.

2) A topper can slide around on a mattress and cause more wear/damage.

3) Extensive testing goes into matching the different components that go into a complete mattress to ensure maximum comfort and durability.


As far as temperature goes there are a couple of reasons that some people say that memory foam makes you too hot:

1) some manufacturers use very deep layers of memory foam, and tell people that the deeper the foam the better. The truth is that the optimum thickness for memory foam is 2" to 2 1/2". Less than this and it won't be enough to contour to your body. If the foam is too deep, then you will sink into it, and it will wrap around you making you too hot.

2)mattresses with latex foam and memory foam don't allow air to circulate under the memory foam to remove the heat. This obviously isn't an issue with pocket sprung and memory foam mattresses. Memory foam does actually absorb heat from your body which then reacts with it to soften it. So as long as the heat can then disperse there is no problem.

Personally I find that I sweat less with my memory foam mattress than I did with my previous one.


The best type of mattress for back support is pocket sprung with memory foam.

Tim_Deegan

Seen_the_light wrote: »

A year ago I bought a tempur memory foam mattress. They aren't very cheap but I got it from a company on the internet at a good discount on list price. Its been great I would totally recommend one. You can be warn but like Belfastgirl says just use a lighter quilt.

The mattress has a 15 year guarantee, so when you compare the cost per night with a standard mattress that needs changing every few years I believe it works out to be very good cost wise. Is a good nights sleep worth a few extra pence a night?

Also, I spent the extra and got a seven foot square bed, its great to streach out and not have your feet hanging out of the bed (especially when you are 6'7"

Tempur are good, but nowhere near as good as they would like you to think (they came bottom in the Which Magazine report on memory foam mattresses).

One of the reasons why Tempur mattresses are too hot is because they are memory foam on top of latex foam, so air can't circulate and dissapate the heat from the memory foam. Also I know that some if not all Tempur mattresses have 3" of memory foam. This is actually too deep, and the memory foam will start to wrap around you making you too hot.

The reason why Tempur can give a 15 year guarantee is because they sell the mattresses for around 12x the manufacturing cost. Also I'd like to see the small print on the guarantee.

DenBo_4

Thanks Tim Deegan for the Which magazine reference, my local library stocks Which magazine, so I will go and have a look tomorrow and see what they recommend. :beer:

Tim_Deegan

DenBo wrote: »

Thanks Tim Deegan for the Which magazine reference, my local library stocks Which magazine, so I will go and have a look tomorrow and see what they recommend. :beer:

No need, you can see it here http://www.mattressman.co.uk/PDF/which_report.pdf

Just remember, they only tell you about the mattresses they test. There are others out there that are better, and cheaper, but don't feature in the tests.