The Sleep On Latex Hybrid Mattress

Double-sided is great. Only 2 inches of latex per side is not. This is basically an inner spring mattress with a 2 inch topper. Except you can't replace the topper, and when the coils sag, the mattress is ruined. I know they can cost more, but a full latex bed with removable and swappable layers is a much better option. "It's a more expensive mattress than our all-foam mattress" WOW. Pay more get a bed that won't last as long and that is not customizable. That stinks.

sleep on latex — medium firmness paired with their 2 inch soft latex topper. Life changing and the best sleep I’ve had in years.

The brand is called “Slep On Latex”

As someone who lives and breathes mattresses for a living, I’ll give credit where it’s due. The word “hybrid” gets thrown around so much it barely means anything anymore, honestly, most mattresses have technically been hybrids for decades. But if we’re going to use the term, this one looks like one of the few actually doing it the right way. Two sided. Real latex on both sides. Wool. Cotton. No glue. That’s the kind of construction we used to see before the industry raced to the bottom. Most “hybrids” today are just foam glued on top of springs with a fancy name. This one seems to be cut from a different cloth.

- Coils: > Coils come in many different varieties of firmness. You want firm coils or the mattress longevity decreases and the mattress sags a few years after buying it. The trouble is that most manufacturers resist telling you the gauge of the coils. They also resist telling you if the coils are nested, which helps a lot. Most coil systems are row, not nested. That's because there are fewer coils in a row as opposed to nested. So the row lowers cost. Nested is more coils and better. > Coil gauge is more important than coil count, though. Gauge means the thickness of the wire. A lower gauge means thicker, stronger and a higher gauge means thinner, more flexible wire. A 12-gauge coil is heavier and firmer than a 15-gauge coil which is lighter and softer. A mattress with 900 well-made, low-gauge coils is better than a mattress with 1,500 thin, under-tensioned coils. > Many people swear by the old system wherein coils are strung together with wire. But most consumers and manufacturers say that individual pocket coils are better for motion transfer and again, nested is better, low gauge is better - if you can find it. - Foam > You want to avoid anything synthetic. That includes memory foam. > You can choose between Dunlop and Talalay latex but a lot of manufacturers don't want to tell you the type of latex they are using. Most use Dunlop because it's cheaper. Talalay is actually the superior product. > There are probabaly 10 different firmness levels of Talalay ie; density/pushback, and 10 different firmness levels of Dunlop. In addition to that confusion, (2) x 3-inch slabs of Talalay will respond and hold up differently than a 6-inch core of Talalay. > If you decide on all latex/no springs, all one piece of thicker latex is better but most mattresses are built with 3-inch slabs for cost. > So you are looking at trying to get a manufacturer to tell you how much of what type of latex they use. And then it's even harder to get them to tell you the firmness level. Most use the least dense Dunlop because it's cheaper. Hardly anyone offers a solid 6-inch core. But that's the best if you are going no springs. - Fire barrier > You want a wool fire barrier as it breathes better and is better for your overall health than a synthetic. Most natural mattress suppliers do make their mattresses with wool so that helps. > Wool is an excellent material for a mattress. It's sustainable and natural and soft and comfortable. It breathes and it acts as a fire barrier. It's also cheap. So you will find a lot of manufacturers crowing about their generous layers of wool. It's great they use wool, but wool is one of the least expensive components of an all natural mattress. So you will see a lot of text devoted to how wonderful the wool is. - Cover > You want a 100% cotton cover. Not polyester or a synthetic. No rayon. - Tufting > Tufting is very hard to find and it increases the price of the mattress because it can only be done by hand and it takes about an hour per mattress. No glue factory assembly line. Once you sleep on a well-tufted mattress you will never want anything else. Most manufacturers are just gluing all the slabs of materials together. Not tufting. Tufting is better. Tufting = longevity. Glued slabs = shorter lifespan. - Reviews: > Most reviews are outdated. By the time you read the review or watch the youtube video the manufacturer has changed the components of the mattress you are considering. Almost all manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to reduce the cost of making the mattress. So they will use fewer and cheaper materials while pointing to reviews of previous versions of mattresses with the same names made with plenty of premium materials. They just won't tell you that the mattress with the same name and photo now has reduced quality springs and less latex. (*Looking at you, Avocado... but they all do this.*) > So all those good reviews may not apply to the actual mattress that is now available. So don't waste your time paying attention to reviews from 2022-2024 if you are going to buy your mattress in 2026.

Depends on the hybrid. SOL hybrid is a tank and I say that in the best way. It's very firm. So firm that there are multiple topper options. A hybrid with cheaper thin coils and thin layers of synthetic foam will sag quickly and yes, no way would that work for a stomach sleeper. A hybrid is just a combination of springs and foam. So there are infinite ways in which a hybrid can be firm as a brick or sagging - depending on the quality and firmness of the components.

Thank you so much for calling out the significance of tufting. I don't think all mattresses need to be tufted or that non-tufted mattresses are a bad buy. But there is a difference in the feel and longevity of the mattress when it's tufted. All mattresses used to be tufted before manufacturers recognized they could glue slabs together and be done. It's faster that way in an assembly line as tufting has to be done by hand and is a learned skill. I'm not here to say everyone must buy a tufted mattress. But I think it's important to be aware of tufting and what it does, and then make a decision either way. It's just not some irrelevant feature that doesn't matter. I'll add you all to this list. https://old.reddit.com/r/Mattress/comments/1o6uevm/tufting_where_to_find_it/

Some people get offended by the conversation. As though I'm saying there are no merits to non-tufted mattresses. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying there is a specific feel to it and -- *especially* if you plan to pay a premium price -- you should make sure you are familiar with that feeling and either want it or don't. imho (not a mattress sales person) I think it adds to the longevity of the mattress. You may pay about $1,000 typically for tufting over and above glued slabs. But you will get that back in longevity.

I think you had the opportunity to forego tufting in your new hybrid and decided to implement tufting. I'm impressed by that. Many mattresses have deep quilting which is a nice feature that may be meant to emulate tufting. But it is not tufting. I'm thinking of the Nest Finch which I like a lot but there are many, many others that offer deep quilting instead of tufting. I think it's fairly obvious that your tufting, avocado and all of the mattresses I've listed on the tufting thread are good quality. I could be wrong about Avocado and would need to check in person. imho the Avocado doesn't have as many tufting points as your hybrid or something like Custom Comfort for example. I take your point that just because a mattress features tufting, doesn't mean it's going to be well done. And at some price points the glued slabs might be a better buy than sloppy, tension-free tufting.

Wow. I don't think that's discouraging but for comparison: Queen Size: - My Green Mattress (8" zoned coils + 3" Dunlop) - 113 lbs. - Harvest Green (8" coils + 3" Dunlop) = 99lbs - Avocado Green (8" of zoned coils in 3 different gauges + 3" Dunlop) = 114 lbs. - Avocado All Latex/No Coils (6" of Talalay + 3" Dunlop) = 128lbs > Previously 9" of Dunlop at 140 lbs - Nest Finch (3" Talalay + 6" Talalay) = 120 lbs. - Sleep EZ 7" (3" of Talalay + 3" of Talalay) = 140 lbs. > note most people buy 3 layers from Sleep EZ. Not just two. You have the coils PLUS the additional 3" of Dunlop at the bottom which is probably where the weight differentlal is coming from. It makes your mattress flippable which is a premium feature that makes the mattress last longer.

> I know they can cost more, but a full latex bed with removable and swappable layers is a much better option. I disagree. Tufted mattresses last longer and for many people offer a better night's sleep. A deck of stacked foam slabs with a thin cotton cover isn't the solution for everyone. This is SOL answer to the Avocado and it looks like it may be even superior in a few ways.

I work for Hamuq (Canadian mattress company), I also spend way too much time talking about mattresses so I’ll just give you my honest take. Sleep On Latex makes solid stuff, but yes, their “medium” usually feels firmer than most brands’ medium. If you like a firm, supportive feel and sleep mostly on your back at 175 lbs, medium is probably the safer pick. Their firm can feel very firm, especially for side sleeping, and some people end up adding a topper later. Latex in general is durable and supportive, but it has a very specific feel, bouncy, pushback-y, which some people love and others don’t. If you’ve never slept on latex long-term, that’s the main risk. Before pulling the trigger, I’d also look at latex-hybrid or coil-hybrid designs. Coils give better zoning and pressure relief for combo back/side sleepers while still staying firm and breathable. Hamuq’s Organic Hybrid is built exactly for this use case, firmer support, coils for durability, latex + natural materials on top so it doesn’t feel dead or overly stiff. It tends to work well for people who want “firm but not rock hard.” Sleep On Latex = good quality, go medium, just make sure you actually like the latex feel. If you want a bit more forgiveness without losing support, a coil + latex hybrid (like ours) is worth a look. Hope this helps!