Bed in a box?

SauRoNZA said:
Inconsistency.

Too soft.

Feels like you are on a boat half the time.

And they just don’t last, whereas foam can pretty much never fail.
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I guess we all have different experiences. My Serta is still plenty firm after all these years.
 
Speedster said:
I guess we all have different experiences. My Serta is still plenty firm after all these years.
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Yeah, some people sleep hot, some cooler, some prefer a soft bed, some hard.

In Winter on a foam mattress I wake up boiling hot. But others love them.

Beds are such a unique choice.
 
derp90 said:
I have tried latex, latex over pocket coils, all foam, foam over pocket coils, foam over Bonnell springs.

Can't stand pocket coils, feel like I'm sinking and get a lower back ache.

Cloud nine/Sloom, very comfortable, perfect for 1 person, add another and it's unbearably hot.

Natural latex, too hard, couldn't get comfortable.

I'm just going to go back to a trusty Bonnell coil now. They're easy to move on, cool, and last long. Sealy's system seems to be the best, old bed is one and I think it's a continuous coil unit.
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I tried a lot of mattresses recently and the Sealy stood out, definitely one to consider.
Another one to consider is Restonic, well made and well thought out.

@RedViking a good place to look is Dial-a-bed, 10% off if you order online and free delivery. They also have an exchange policy if you order a mattress protector with the mattress and if the mattress doesn’t work out you can exchange it for a different mattress.
 
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airborne said:
I tried a lot of mattresses recently and the Sealy stood out, definitely one to consider.
Another one is Restonic, which is the coil side of the Cloud Nine division which has so many worshipper on this forum, well made and well thought out.

@RedViking a good place to look is Dial-a-bed, 10% off if you order online and free delivery. They also have an exchange policy if you order a mattress protector with the mattress and if the mattress doesn’t work out you can exchange it for a different mattress.
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That's another option, although so far I have not seen something that gets my attention like the Sloom, the ability to play with the Firmness and having different options for two sides of bed. The bases are damn ugly.

But yes, if cost is a factor I will need to consider that.
 
airborne said:
I tried a lot of mattresses recently and the Sealy stood out, definitely one to consider.
Another one is Restonic, which is the coil side of the Cloud Nine division which has so many worshipper on this forum, well made and well thought out.

@RedViking a good place to look is Dial-a-bed, 10% off if you order online and free delivery. They also have an exchange policy if you order a mattress protector with the mattress and if the mattress doesn’t work out you can exchange it for a different mattress.
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Isn't Rest Assured the coil side of Cloud Nine?

Did you settle on one?
 
RedViking said:
That's another option, although so far I have not seen something that gets my attention like the Sloom, the ability to play with the Firmness and having different options for two sides of bed. The bases are damn ugly.

But yes, if cost is a factor I will need to consider that.
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Just use a base cover.
 
RedViking said:
That's another option, although so far I have not seen something that gets my attention like the Sloom, the ability to play with the Firmness and having different options for two sides of bed. The bases are damn ugly.

But yes, if cost is a factor I will need to consider that.
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I am trialing a Sloom now. It's comfy, but way too hot.

Also note that if you change the side firmness, you will feel the split. You don't feel it if both sides are medium, for example.
 
derp90 said:
Isn't Rest Assured the coil side of Cloud Nine?

Did you settle on one?
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Apologies to All Cloud 9 adherents, you are correct, Rest Assured is their spring division. iDream is the Restonic foam division.

Yes I got a Restonic, they are very well constructed and designed. But I think in retrospect I would have rather gone with a Sealy but it’s probably a much of a muchness. What I would say is if you want firm it’s probably best not to get a firm mattress with a built in pillow top, the pillow top gives you that sinking feeling that makes your head freak out that the mattress is too soft.

What blew me away when looking at mattresses is the R25k super premium “soft” mattresses that feel like you get zero support, I have no idea who would want those and pay such a premium for them.
 
airborne said:
Apologies to All Cloud 9 adherents, you are correct, Rest Assured is their spring division. iDream is the Restonic foam division.

Yes I got a Restonic, they are very well constructed and designed. But I think in retrospect I would have rather gone with a Sealy but it’s probably a much of a muchness. What I would say is if you want firm it’s probably best not to get a firm mattress with a built in pillow top, the pillow top gives you that sinking feeling that makes your head freak out that the mattress is too soft.

What blew me away when looking at mattresses is the R25k super premium “soft” mattresses that feel like you get zero support, I have no idea who would want those and pay such a premium for them.
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Yeah, I'm browsing now and the mattresses that are the nicest feeling are the ones without all that extra foam on top. I hate feeling like I'm inside the bed, it's claustrophobic.
 
derp90 said:
Yeah, I'm browsing now and the mattresses that are the nicest feeling are the ones without all that extra foam on top. I hate feeling like I'm inside the bed, it's claustrophobic.
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I think some manufacturers no doubt use pillow tops to disguise less than ideal coil systems, if you can find a matteress without any pillow top that still feels great you've probably found a winner.

The salesman spin this side sleepers need some cushioning but its BS, I tried a very firm mattress at first that I thought was great but had some other shortcomings so I returned it and got a more expensive Restonic firm mattress but with pillow top and it felt awesome in the showroom but you do get that "soft" mattress sinking feeling to a degree which is bearable but in retrospect I would ideally want to avoid that.

How do you find the Sloom being foam?
I prefer the springiness of coils vs the dead feeling of foam but I'm sure a good foam mattress will be just as good as springs.
 
airborne said:
I think some manufacturers no doubt use pillow tops to disguise less than ideal coil systems, if you can find a matteress without any pillow top that still feels great you've probably found a winner.

The salesman spin this side sleepers need some cushioning but its BS, I tried a very firm mattress at first that I thought was great but had some other shortcomings so I returned it and got a more expensive Restonic firm mattress but with pillow top and it felt awesome in the showroom but you do get that "soft" mattress sinking feeling to a degree which is bearable but in retrospect I would ideally want to avoid that.

How do you find the Sloom being foam?
I prefer the springiness of coils vs the dead feeling of foam but I'm sure a good foam mattress will be just as good as springs.
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Sloom is comfy but I overheat. I think I prefer coils for airflow.
 
Don't think I've ever slept in a bed where I thought this is shite, and I've slept on pretty poor beds in my time, those just yellow sponge ones aren't great but I'll still sleep on them
 
airborne said:
Standard queen is R2000 more expensive, almost 30% premium for a throwaway 20yr warranty?
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R10,200 at mattress warehouse.
Good price?
Or can be had cheaper elsewhere?

This is the same one you mentioned but JUST the Mattress
 
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