Comments on: You Can Still Find a Good Two-Sided Mattress

By: Doug Belleville

Doug Belleville — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:35:27 +0000

In response to Stig Lindo, you are correlating mattress firmness with durability. They are 2 different things One is density and the other is ILD or IFD. Firmness or softness is measured by ILD or IFD and is just the measurement of softness or hardness of a foam. Density on the other hand is the weight of the foam per cubic foot. Mattresses usually used lower Density foams well under 2 Lb densities. Chairs and sofas use a minimum density of 2 LB or higher. Mattresses are built with weight distribution in mind where as chairs and sofas are built for weight that is concentrated in a smaller area. You could buy a less expensive mattress and add a mattress topper which could easily replaced. Latex is best quality and memory foam would be my second choice.

By: Steig Lindo

Steig Lindo — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:39:49 +0000

I have read a lot about mattress life, and one-sided vs two-side, but never run into any discussion of how mattress life is effected by how firm the mattress is. Since it seems to be the soft padding in a mattress that breaks down first, causing depressions, one would think that a firm or super firm mattress would last much longer, just because the foam is stiffer, and there is less of it.

I am loking for a new mattress and currently inclined to buy a stiff double sided, if I can find one, with a latex topper, which I can replace in 5 or 10 years as required.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:40:44 +0000

I even explained my above “theory” to a sales manager at a Sleepy’s and he said to me “you’re the first person that’s ever figured that out”. I knew I was right.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:32:06 +0000

The “innards” of today’s mattresses are all wrong. They have made the springs too stiff to prevent sagging down the road and then tried to offset this with layers of foam on top. Doesn’t work. You need the softer springs of yesteryear and cotton padding. Trust me. Somehow the manufactureres have convinced us that having to flip is a bad thing and that any one that sags needs to be replaced. Nonsense. I can’t get any sleep on these worthless one-siders –because of the innards–and it is killing me. Looks like competition ruined this one, just like the “loudness wars” have ruined CD record quality..Why the hell do you think these mattress “toppers” are so popular today? Because people are trying to soften the feel of their new mattresses. It’s fruitless.

By: Vinny DiCostanzo

Vinny DiCostanzo — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:43 +0000

I have never written a comment before on a website. However, I was on the internet, look for the website Chattam and Wells. I bought, what was supposed to be the new and latest one sided mattress a few years ago. It is the worst mattress i have ever had. After just a couple of months it started forming. You can imagine after a few years, how bad it is. If someone tells you you’ll never have to flip a mattress, Don’t listen. This mattress alone was over 2,500.00. What a dissapointment. One sided mattresses do not work !