Mattresses - I need knowledge

PlanetGong · 12 Apr 2019 at 10:22

Begbie said:
Very intresting.

What ones did you go for?

Looking at the pocket 1500

That's the one we went for. If you email John Ryan with details of budget, who is going to be sleeping on the bed and their weight, as well as whether they are front/side/back sleepers, they will email you back with a recommendation. They also called after I had placed the order to make sure I had ordered the right mattress for my needs. Really pleased with the service.

Begbie · 12 Apr 2019 at 11:03

Is there any reviews floating about?

Hundreds for the others, but there is zero for John Ryan.

Kemik · 12 Apr 2019 at 11:53

Begbie said:
Is there any reviews floating about?

Hundreds for the others, but there is zero for John Ryan.

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/johnryanbydesign.co.uk

Begbie · 12 Apr 2019 at 12:02

Kemik said:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/johnryanbydesign.co.uk

Thanks I seen this, just there is literally hundreds of 'which' or mattress website reviews of the others and none JR. Seems a bit odd if they are that much better. Or the rest are paying....

Kemik · 12 Apr 2019 at 13:09

Begbie said:
Thanks I seen this, just there is literally hundreds of 'which' or mattress website reviews of the others and none JR. Seems a bit odd if they are that much better. Or the rest are paying....

Most of the big mattress review sites are on a commission basis. If you look at the RY website they tell you which mattresses they compare to so you can try them out in stores. There are lots of happy buyers on here too. I love mine

I tried some of the new foam mattresses in stores and just didn't get the support I wanted. Can't beat traditional I think.

Begbie · 12 Apr 2019 at 14:07

Kemik said:
Most of the big mattress review sites are on a commission basis. If you look at the RY website they tell you which mattresses they compare to so you can try them out in stores. There are lots of happy buyers on here too. I love mine I tried some of the new foam mattresses in stores and just didn't get the support I wanted. Can't beat traditional I think.

Yeah, I think I'm in.

For those that got the 1500 what do you weigh and what springs did you go for? Medium or Firm?

Mason- · 12 Apr 2019 at 14:10

I bought an Origin Pocket 2000 in August 2015, used it ever since so coming up to 4 years now. They are good but they need flipping basically every week. Mine starts to dip in the middle after 2 weeks.

jpaul · 12 Apr 2019 at 14:25

Begbie said:
Hundreds for the others, but there is zero for John Ryan.

maybe they don't pay google for advertising or prioritisation in searches too

LOL

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Begbie · 16 Apr 2019 at 11:38

JR bought!

Kol · 16 Apr 2019 at 12:08

Begbie said:
Yeah, I think I'm in.

For those that got the 1500 what do you weigh and what springs did you go for? Medium or Firm?

Bit late, I know as you've bought (good choice), I'm ~12st, wife is ~9st (I dunno, I've never asked) and we find the 1500 medium is perfectly firm for us. Probably flip every eight weeks, certainly not every week like @Mason- who has the firmer 2000 spring.

No dips for us.

Begbie · 16 Apr 2019 at 13:57

Kol said:
Bit late, I know as you've bought (good choice), I'm ~12st, wife is ~9st (I dunno, I've never asked) and we find the 1500 medium is perfectly firm for us. Probably flip every eight weeks, certainly not every week like @Mason- who has the firmer 2000 spring.

No dips for us.

Awesome. Excited, I thought my 200E Mattress was good at the start (awful 12 months later) so this should be next level.

Bounce · 18 Apr 2019 at 14:09

Can someone spec. Me a new mattress, it's for a double bed max budget is £350

bimbleuk · 18 Apr 2019 at 15:29

My old pocket spring mattress was around 10 years old and definitely needed replacing. I like a firm flat mattress so I was thinking a foam one wouldn't suit due to the memory top layer being too soft.

Did do the usual research and decided a thinner foam mattress might be OK and ordered a Casper Essential. I had budgeted up to £500 and could have bought The Casper as it was world sleep day when I ordered but actually bought the Essential for £340. Bit of gamble really as I had read it could breath less with less layers in the makeup more on that.

In prep I bought some hard board and covered the base slats as they are further apart than recommended for the foam mattress. So I expected a pretty flat and unforgiving mattress and essentially (sic) that is the case as there's very little spring in mattress when lying on it but put your hand down and you'll sink right in to the mattress. So this is how is moulds to your body as point pressure is relieved by the memory foam top layer.

I was expecting the stated adjustment period but I was comfortable almost immediately and the memory foam can feel quite warm where you touch it. So if you want more give or bounce get a thicker foam mattress and use sprung slats (but to the required spacing). If you are particularly hot at night then get a mattress with 5 or more layers or stick to a more traditional pocket sprung mattress.

A couple of times I've woken up hot but that has been when the ambient temps rose plus I've still got a 13.5 Tog duvey which is going to be too much very soon anyway.

Bed in a Box concept is very convenient as I had to arrange for the council to remove my old double but the Casper arrived at work and fitted easily in the boot.

welshboy · 18 Apr 2019 at 19:59

Just ordered the simba bundle Easter deal...exciting times , few colleagues have praised them , I know there’s some haters

mOdO · 18 Apr 2019 at 21:46

Been using my Simba Super King for a few months and no back pain! Does sink a little bit more than my previous but great nevertheless less.

Rotty · 18 Apr 2019 at 23:28

Just bought one of these in a Superking

https://www.silentnight.co.uk/silentnight-geltex-ultra-3000-mattress-medium.html

Tried in shop and seemed superb, only fitted today so not kipped in it yet

Bloody thing weighed 75Kg

The profit margins on mattresses must be huge

£1200 in high st shops, about £1k online

Have a friend in trade and paid £479 :eek:

Guest2 · 29 Apr 2019 at 21:09

Well, I bought a Leesa (super king) and returned it after about 70 days. No problem returning it, british heart foundation picked it up today. It was just too soft and also held a chemical smell even after opening windows and airing it for days.

I went over to Dreams on Saturday and layed down on a few.
Eventually decided on the Flaxby Nature's Element DNAir Mattress (super king in split medium/firm comfort grade) girlfriend is just under 8 stone so i weight about 5 stone more than her, firm is way too hard for her, soft is (you guessed it) too soft for me

Ended up costing £1079 after discount (£119) rrp apparently £1399. Lead time is 3 weeks as apparently is hand made and takes 3 weeks made to order. Does sound like a nice mattress but dubious its fully hand made and think it may just be a bit of a marketing technique with the amount of springs (3000 pocket springs)

Anyway, this is it. Think a coil mattress will suit us more than memory foam

https://www.dreams.co.uk/flaxby-nature-s-element-dnair-mattress/p/131-00612-configurable

Journey · 30 Apr 2019 at 14:41

Guest2 said:
Ended up costing £1079 after discount (£119) rrp apparently £1399. Lead time is 3 weeks as apparently is hand made and takes 3 weeks made to order. Does sound like a nice mattress but dubious its fully hand made and think it may just be a bit of a marketing technique with the amount of springs (3000 pocket springs)

Anyway, this is it. Think a coil mattress will suit us more than memory foam

https://www.dreams.co.uk/flaxby-nature-s-element-dnair-mattress/p/131-00612-configurable

Sorry to say this, but as much as it looks like a good deal and looks/feels a decent mattress literally on the surface it's not. It's 20cm height, single sided and has very little in terms of filling, and to top it of (again literally) it uses viscose which is an non-breathable man-made top layer rather than a nature fiber. I'd be surprised if it feels anything like it did new after 3 years, let alone the 5 the guarantee covers, you'll end up dips and hollows all over the place due to the one sided nature.

Oh, and the whole 3 weeks to build seems a bit misleading, since that product is made for Dreams and is not sold anywhere else.

Have a look at this one https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/product/artisan-tailored-pocket-2000/?size=super-king

A far superior product in the same price bracket, with a better build quality, double sided, much better and more filing, a longer warranty, and you can still get the split firmness. 60 days to return it for any reason as well, which is much better than lying on it in a bed shop for 10 minutes which literally tells you nothing at all about how well you will sleep on if, a bit like kicking the tries on a car rather than having it on test for a whole weekend.

Guest2 · 1 May 2019 at 23:26

There are loads of 20cm mattresses (John Lewis collection for example) which are one sided. That said, I have contacted Dreams to see what they say about depth and if it should be a factor is causing dips and hollows and also posted a question on the site

Journey · 1 May 2019 at 23:35

Guest2 said:
There are loads of 20cm mattresses (John Lewis collection for example) which are one sided. That said, I have contacted Dreams to see what they say about depth and if it should be a factor is causing dips and hollows and also posted a question on the site

Yes, and off you look at any decent higher end mattress you'll see that most of them are double sided unless they use latex as the top layer. Not being able to turn ot over literally means you have have the filing, a 20cm Vs 35cm for example.

Look at all the mattresses above £2500+ from high Street and you'll see this single sided trend vanish.