Casper - Dream Max Hybrid

We are in mattress hell after 13 years and our old pillow top finally giving up. I have had back issues for years and 3 herniated discs in my neck, one in my lumbar area. We tried so many mattresses at several stores. We are both side sleepers and looking to reduce motion transfer. Opted to go up to a King to help with that.  What we found is that they all suck!  Pillowtops/eurotops are hard to find and in stores tend to be firm mattresses that feel like a pillow on concrete. Then you move to the hybrid that range from laying on concrete to sinking in so far you can feel the springs. Soft on one feels like firm on another so labeling can’t be trusted. The frames they all sit on are so cheap and bouncy you can’t tell if it’s the mattress or the frame that is causing you to feel everything your partner does.  I can’t stand a mattress that I have to wait 20 minutes as I sink into it before it feels comfortable only to have to roll uphill and wait another 20 if I change position. So that plus price makes Temperpedic is out. Purple was weird, and most of the foam or hybrid mattresses while you can push down and feel soft, felt very flat and board like when laying on them.   We ultimately chose Casper Dream Max because it cushioned and relieved pressure in hips and shoulders and didn’t take 20 minutes to conform. After it was delivered and set up, allowed to puff up etc we slept on it. Or rather tried to. The store version was soft and supportive. The one we have is a brick. After 2 weeks of walking on it, putting laundry baskets on it, trying to sleep on it and occasionally reaching the point where the guest room or couch is preferred we both are having back spasms and more aches and pains than the 13 year old lumpy thing we got rid of.  I called Casper and they said you need to give it 30 days to break in and adjust. Wtf! I have never had to do that before. I bought a mattress and it was the same in my home as in the store. Where and when did this become a thing? Now we are suffering through another 2 weeks before they will come get the thing so we can go back to hunting for a mattress. But if all new mattresses have a break in period how do you know if it’s going to work after you torture yourself for a month? Are there any mattresses that you get what you test and don’t have a break in period? I feel like the break in is more my back breaking for a month conforming to a mattress rather than a mattress supporting my back. I think I’m done with hybrids and will never do another online or bed in a box after this experience. Even though Casper has a store near us so we did test it ahead of time. What you get is not what you test.  Also allergic to natural latex so those are out.  I think I just need a real mattress that doesn’t come in a box has individually wrapped coils and a big fluffy pillow top. But I can’t find one. 

This is exactly, EXACTLY what happened with my $2000 Casper. A lot of people on here love the crushed boxed mattresses, but I would never buy one again unless it’s from Costco (and can be returned for free for virtually any reason at any time). Casper made every excuse in the book to replace it. I replaced it with a Beautyrest (on sale for $200) and it’s sooooo much better than my $2K Casper.

Yes. My $200 Costco Beautyrest was 1000x better than my overpriced $3,000 Casper. The Casper was fine for the first year or 2. Despite always having a weird plastic cat-urine odor. Don’t think I’ll do a boxed mattress again. My boxed Novaform (Costco brand) is great but still off-gassing. Good thing about Costco is you can return for a full refund whenever you want

Yes. I got this exact mattress for my guest room 1 year ago and have been using it instead of my main full size Casper. It was 1/3 the price of my Caper and is so much better. The firm is indeed very *firm* but the pillow top does soften up after a few months. Some guests love it, some hate it. If you prefer something firm, you’ll like it. Might still add a softer mattress topper eventually, if I have guests over again. For me though, I like it. Also thinking about buying another to replace my Casper mattress-in-a-box.

Yes, they rated the Casper Snow & Dream Max Hybrids as their top mattresses this year. I tried them both in the showroom and while they felt comfortable, I am concerned with the design of the support technology they use, which is a layer of "Align+" foam with cut-outs at the lumbar and shoulder points to allow deeper pressure relief. I feel that these areas will weaken prematurely before the surrounding areas and cause soft spots in the mattress, which are not covered under their 10 year non-prorated warranty. CR still gave them top durability scores, but I don't think their testing accurately simulates a constant load in those areas which will, I believe, weaken the cell structure of the narrow foam columns that are supporting the heaviest parts of your body. They should have employed a zoned coil arrangement instead, which would be much more durable.

I got a Caspar hybrid mattress from Costco last year. It's a great mattress.

I bought a Caspar hybrid at Costco and I love it. Nice thing about Costco is their return policy; if it doesn't work for you, you can return it.

In my opinion, the hybrid mattresses are more firm than memory foam mattresses. Of course, it all comes down to personal preference. We prefer a firmer mattress so we went with the Casper Hybrid (we own four of these).

I like a medium firm and this one was perfect for me. It’s been a year now and it’s still holds about the same

bf and i bought the hybrid casper 4 years ago. its the comfiest mattress either of us have ever use. when we stay elsewhere, all we talk about is how much we miss our own bed lol. we’ve made sure to turn it every 6ish/12ish months (depends when we remember) to help with longevity. its still in good shape, but i will say in about another yearish it will probably be sagging eta: on sale right now

To be fair my bf doesn’t think it’s changed at all. I definitely feel that it’s softer, but maybe it won’t actually be sagging in a year or two. Apparently the padding does get softer after awhile, so maybe that’s all i’m feeling. Regardless, we’ll be casper buyers for life because it’s so damn comfy

Casper has been great. I got the Hybrid mattress as well 4 years ago and it’s been phenomenal. I will say the edges aren’t as supportive currently due to wear and tear.

I spent $1500 on a Casper mattress. It’s a hybrid with springs and foam and it’s absolutely worth it. I’ve had it for 5 years so far and it’s the best bed I’ve ever slept in. Like I really have not slept in a more comfortable bed ever.

As other have said, and if you have a wholesale club membership like BJs/Costco/Sams, they tend to have good prices for mattresses and good return policies to match. Liking the hybrid Casper we got, \~$600 for a queen when we got it, prices may have changed though.