for me, avoiding foam was key. that included latex. look at woolroom mattresses or some naturepedic mattresses. i have the eos classic latex free and love it. there is also one byu engineered sleep... duo hybrid that has a lot going on but no foam! engineered sleep makes the woolroom matteresses as i understand.
no foam=cooler. no foam=longer lasting.
a mattress with little to no foam (including latex). my mattress has zero foam... just could and microcoils for the comfort layer. then a cotton and wool encasement. cool and most comfortable mattress I've owned. 9+years and still feels like new. naturepedic eos classic - latex free configuration. you have to dig around to find it on their site as they don't promote it much. not sure why 🤷🏻♂️. in my opinion its way superior to their standard configuration with latex. that's what I started with and absolutely hated. was never comfortable to me. gave it a couple months and tried a couple foam densities, always hot and always woke up achey. tried the microcoils as a last ditch effort and loved it. instant comfort and soooo much cooler sleeping. was way more expensive than I was planning on spending, but considering this will easily be a 20+ year mattress, it was money well spent. yould buy again in a heartbeat.
only if you have more money than sense. if you're of average or lower BMI, your weight won't transfer through 6" of foam to the support coils. that said, I'm not a mattress expert, that's just my experience and observation. but with my logic your basically just buying a foam mattress, the coils may as well not even be there.
yeah, I have a naturepedic eos with microcoils over coils. my point to them is that the pillowtop version of the eos doesn't make sense to me from a functional standpoint. the pillowtop version has 6 inches of latex or microcoils on top of the support coils. unless you are very large and curvy, the 6 inches of foam or microcoils isn't gonna transfer much to the support coils.
naturepedic eos classic. not only does it come compressed and rolled, but it's in components. you have your encasement... the cotton and wool cover with a giant brass zipper that holds it all together. then inside goes the support coils on the bottom and latex or microcoils as the comfort layer on top. for a king, both the support layer and comfort layer pieces are split, so if you moved, you could just disassemble it all and take each piece down the stairs. the component design also mallows you to tweak the feel during the first 90 days for free during their layer swap period.
I have the no latex version which subs microcoils for the typical latex and love it.
my naturepedic eos classic will be 10 years old in the fall and still feels like new. no perceivable dips or sags. full expect it to be a 20+ year mattress.
that said, I think a large part of its longevity is that I have the latex free version that replaces the usual latex with microcoils. so the mattress is basically all spring, so nothing to wear out. imo , this is the ideal mattress and it been the most comfortable mattresses I've owned.
You can get the EOS classic in a latex free version that uses micro coils for the comfort layer instead. Also engineered sleep has the Duo Lift that also has a replaceable comfort layer of micro coils for over $1000 less. While the ES isn't wholly certified organic the mattress cover is made of organic cotton and the entire mattress is all natural materials.
Edit: I would like to add though that in addition to being wholly organic, the Naturepedic does offer free comfort layer exchanges during it's 100 night trial if you find the mattress you ordered isn't to your liking and the comfort levels range from plush to firm. The ES just has a flippable base that offers slightly firmer or slightly softer while the comfort layer remains the same.
You can get the EOS classic in a latex free version that uses micro coils for the comfort layer instead. Also engineered sleep has the Duo Lift that also has a replaceable comfort layer of micro coils for over $1000 less. While the ES isn't wholly certified organic the mattress cover is made of organic cotton and the entire mattress is all natural materials.
Edit: I would like to add though that in addition to being wholly organic, the Naturepedic does offer free comfort layer exchanges during it's 100 night trial if you find the mattress you ordered isn't to your liking and the comfort levels range from plush to firm. The ES just has a flippable base that offers slightly firmer or slightly softer while the comfort layer remains the same.
I got this mattress 12 years ago. Still holding strong. I'm an overweight 63 old gal. [https://www.naturepedic.com/eos-classic-latex-free-organic-mattress-buy](https://www.naturepedic.com/eos-classic-latex-free-organic-mattress-buy)
Naturepedic is FANTASTIC but hecka expensive. I swear by them. If you are going to DIY and just need the coil and coil topper, I recommend [https://pocketspringstore.com/](https://pocketspringstore.com/) and then get an organic cotton quilted encasement from Arizona Premium Mattress online.
No latex. My best friend has a latex allergy. I can’t have latex around as she will go into anaphylactic shock. I like my beds on the firmer side, but not too firm. If possible it is best to go to a store to try it out. I drove about 5 hrs to LA on Black Friday a few years ago to find a new bed.
Second night update: plush on plush seems good to me. I'll update in a few weeks
First night on the EOS Naturepedic Organic latex free. This is support coils and microcoils, no foam or latex. The bed is on a good wood slat foundation with narrow gaps and center support.
My husband is on "cushion firm" which is firm coils and plush microcoils. He slept great. He's 6'5, 220, side sleeper.
My side is medium, which is plush support coils and medium microcoils. It was wayyyyy too firm for me. I'm 6'1, 190, curvy, side sleeper sometimes back but only if there's sag space for my hips. I occasionally have major, catastrophic back pain and can have hip, shoulder, and neck pain from firm beds. Last night left me stiff and sore. Tonight I will steal his plush microcoils and see if "plush" works for me. There is nothing plusher after that unless I try latex and foam, which I don't want as I'm a hot sleeper. So far, I'm kind of bummed. I'll report back tomorrow.
The best bed I ever slept on was at an 8 week airbnb stay in Germany. It was a cheap ikea slat frame with a 5" innerspring mattress. I regret not checking the tags to that mattress.
Edit: we couldn't try in a store as there aren't any nearby.
deuxcv
