Stearns & Foster - Reserve Tight Top Medium

We’ve had a Stearns &Foster Reserve Medium tight top for around 2 years and it’s really been fabulous. We are average size side sleepers. We considered an Aireloom and Vispring. The Vispring felt great but the price made us nervous. Good luck!

If you’re gonna spend $5k get the stearns and foster “reserve” plush or even medium….will be super comfy and plenty of support and for side sleepers you want to have a softer mattress so when you’re sleeping on your side you don’t have your arms or shoulders falling asleep and waking you up…Tempur pedics are nice but imo there are way better feeling mattresses for less than a Tempur

Had S&F Reserve Med, slept way hot. Just overbuilt. Estate bound to be better. Got TempurPedic LuxAdapt Med Hybrid, excellent after 60 days. All comments here about uselessness of in store tryout 100% correct. Was fine when just springs. Now materials require time, pressure and heat to reveal themselves. Most important factor is NOT mattress, but return policy. The other way to go is 3rd party resellers on eBay. No return, but 50 to 70% off. See starsluckysales for one.

Like you we kept out old mattress for 15 yrs. Got Stearns & Foster Reserve Med Tight Top for $5400. It slept way too hot and the 3” Tempur layer sank in a good amount overnight. Exchanged for TempurPedic LuxAdapt Medium Hybrid. It is a ton cooler than Reserve, very comfortable. Also $5400. The cheaper TempurPedics have been significantly de-contented in recent years with much lighter foam weights. You will find a knowledgeable review of TempurPedic mattresses on Reddit that makes clear LuxAdapt and LuxAdapt Hybrids are the best units made. I’ve invested about 50 hrs to the point of getting to second level and manufacturing personnel at S&F and TempurPedic. Exchange/return ease is vital. Having said that, the 3rd party resellers on eBay have 55% off on thousands of mattresses. (All those returns go somewhere!). Many are old stock. Don’t be afraid of those, a 3 yr old S&F Reserve had 25% latex vs 15% now. (The legal tag shows latex, website does not). And as I said an older low end TempurPedic will have better foam. This reseller has great reviews on eBay starsluckysales. No returns or warranty, but if you identify a high-end, luxury mattress you’re pretty sure you like ( like mine!) save yourself a couple thousand and get the high end mattress you want.

Most important is return, replace policy. (Sample 5 from Costco?) You cannot understand any modern mattress in the store. In that sense, every store is Costco. All require sleep test 30 days min, 90 better. We returned S&F Reserve $5k slept very hot. (Was fab in store.) Got LuxAdapt Med Hybrid, it’s day 20 and sleeps better each night. Started rather firm. Does not over heat so far this winter. Do check out 3rd party resellers. See starsluckysales and others on eBay. (Plainly violates my return priority.) LuxAdapt Hybrid is very different from Adapt Hybrid and ProAdapt Hybrid. Dramatically different construction. For us, well worth upgrade, but ProAdapt (hybrid?) is their best seller. I believe due price difference. I’m 200 side, wife 160 side, we both love the LuxAdapt Med Hybrid.

I've been sleeping on the Stearns and Foster Reserve Medium for a few years and I love it, I used to lay awake in bed for hours and get too hot on my old mattress, I fall asleep within like, 10 minutes now and I've never gotten overheated, even with pets and girlfriend in the bed

I have a Stearns and Foster Reserve Medium I got about 2 years ago, I work at a mattress store and this is my favorite one that we sell

Not really they are usually stacked. I pull out the one I wanted and we laid on it. Lol Sooner Surplus is a hidden treasure. My mattess is Stearns and Foster 6K range and I paid $500!!

Derek from NapLab here! Thanks for the page. Good mattresses definitely still exist, though I will say, it's harder than ever to see through the smoke and mirrors and find a good one.. In addition, many older brands that used to build higher quality mattresses just don't any more. The S&F you tested is a perfect example. I tested both S&F flagship models a few months ago and found them to be incredibly disappointing (especially considering the price). Your experience with S&F is not the first I've heard like this. Since we're in r/BuyItForLife I should say that, I don't think you can really buy a mattress and it last your entire life. But there are some things you can do to make sure it lasts as long as possible. 1) Use a high performance platform foundation like Sleeping Duct Indestruct or Floyd. These types of platform beds create better support, reduce body impressions, reduce sagging, and provide better longevity for the mattress. 2) Rotate the mattress when it's brand new at 6 months and then every 12 months after that 3) Always use a water proof mattress protector Beyond that, it's just down to purchasing a mattress that's going to last longer. Here are my guidelines to get the best durability / longevity. 1) Choose a thicker mattress. Thicker mattresses have more material and in most cases that means it's going to last longer. Look for 12-15" thick. 2) Look for heavier weighted mattresses. Same thing as thicker mattresses...but mattresses that are heavier have more physical stuff providing the support / comfort. More material in most cases means it's going to last longer. Look for mattresses that ideally weigh 120+ pounds (Queen). 3) If the manufacturer will tell you, check the foam density. Ideally, we want to see at least the primary comfort layer at a density of 3.0 PCF, with 4-5+ PCF being ideal (very rare to see more than 5.0 PCF). The higher the average density of all foam layers, the better the durability will generally be. Same as 1 and 2, higher density foams mean there is simply more to that foam layer, which means it takes longer to break down, form body impressions, sag, etc. I'm working on pulling density information together for every mattress we've tested. So you'll be able to find this info on NapLab in the near future (hopefully within the next 2 months). 4) If the manufacturer will tell you, check the coil gauge. Ideally, we want to see 12-14 gauge. Lower gauge = thicker wires. Thicker wires = last longer. I'm also working on pulling this information together on NapLab. I hope this was helpful! If you'd like a personalized recommendation I'd be happy to send you one. Just let me know!

Stearns and Foster does, they actually used to sew their initials for the ‘tuft.’ That was about 15 years ago.

It depends on what type someone is getting. I never see hybrids or memory foams tufted, but their traditional pocketed coils are tufted. If you google ‘Stearns and foster tufted’ you’ll get a lot of images. S&F has been owned by Sealy for decades and still is. They hand make their mattresses in Medina Ohio.

Like I said, this was about 15 years ago. I was at their factory and saw them tuft it myself.

I really like Stearns and Foster for innerspring. They use tencel in some of their mattresses which I feel is a little cool to the touch. Sealy and Beautyrest are good too! All three use some memory foam unfortunately and most S&F uses Tempur foam which I feel is warmer than most. I wouldn’t do S&F in a pillow top cause it would be a lot of memory foam.

4k foster and sterns king, including the box springs…. I could sleep on the floor but my wife is happy…that’s all that matters…

Stearns & Foster. I thought I wanted a cushy mattress but decided on a medium-firm. One of the best purchases I've made in years. I have arthritis and the new mattress has helped so much.

I wonder if you got a lemon . Our stern and foster from 2019 is still perfect That said I love love love the Marriott mattress and plan to buy that as our next one