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Pocketed Coil Mattress Reviews

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Pocketed coil mattresses were first introduced around 80 years back and are still popular. This is due to the high level of comfort they offer, particularly those who share the bed with others, who weigh more or less than themselves. Here is a quick overview of the most popular and highly rated pocket coil mattresses.

Pocketed coils are separate steel inner-spring coils encased in pockets. They are then fused to make the mattress. As the springs are not linked there is more motion separation than traditional innerspring mattresses. All premium pocketed coil mattresses use high-tempered steel coils. Moreover, each mattress manufacturer has distinct design points that distinguish them from their competitors. Pocketed coil mattresses are also fused together with lots of materials like, latex, silk or wool fibres or memory foam, to give each mattress a distinct feel of support and comfort.

Jamison Pocketed Coil Mattress

Jamison combines its pocketed coils to different materials including Talalay Latex, Temperature Sensitive Memory Foam, or Omalon, each one providing the consumer different levels of comfort. Unlike other manufacturers Jamison has fused the coil pockets in the middle creating a ‘free-floating system’ that according to it, offers 100% coil conformity. The company also says that the Jamison pocket coil mattress offers 27% more support in the middle zone than its rivals where you body needs it most for correct spinal alignment. There are various manufactures of pocketed coil mattresses and whether you actually get 27% more support than other mattresses is questionable. You can select firm, plush to pillow top in Jamison Pocketed Coil mattresses.

Overall mattress rating: 3/5

Sealy Correct Comfort Mattress

Sealy’s patented PostureTouch pocketed coil system asserts to be the most improved in the industry - but then all manufacturers claim the same. The PostureTouch coil is designed to be soft to touch in the beginning but goes on becoming firmer as weight is added, thus offering both comfort and support. The Sealy pocketed coil mattress also has the MiracleEdge edge to wrap the pockets of coils, which according to the company offers reliable comfort and support at each point of the mattress.

Overall mattress rating: 4/5

Simmons Beautyrest mattress

The Simmons pocketed coil mattress distinct point is its unique ‘two storey coil on coil’ make. Actually what this implies is there is a top layer of coils structured to adjust to your body shape thus providing you with the comfort you desire while the lower layer of firmer coils offer support. The mattress is also fitted with ‘Ultra 360 degree Foam Encasement’. This feature comprises of 3 inches of high density foam edge support providing the mattress with equal support up to the edge. You can raise to Visco Memory Foam, Latex Foam, and combinations of Visco Memory and Latex Foam and all mattresses are available in Firm, Plush or Pillow Top comfort options.

Overall mattress rating: 3/5
Pocketed Coil mattresses are still a popular option for many. The major disadvantage of pocketed coil mattresses is the durability: a pocketed coil mattress has a shorter lifespan than an innerspring mattress. Hence it is important to buy a good quality pocketed coil mattress from a reputed mattress manufacturer.

Memory Foam Mattress Reviews

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Memory foam mattresses are the innovations in bedding. By using viscoelastic material in production of mattresses has improved sleep comfort, offered the best support, spine alignment and pressure relief. Here are reviews of the highest rated memory foam mattresses from the leaders.

Sealy TrueForm Mattress

Sealy mattresses have been consistently getting high ratings for a long time. The company is the world’s biggest producer of mattresses. Its mattresses range from mid- to high-end price range. They manufacture all kinds of mattresses, ranging right from Sealy Posturepedic – an inner-spring mattress designed as per orthopedic specifications to Sealy SpringFree –complete latex mattress. Though it was not the leader in use of viscoelastic foam but today has introduced its own version, known as the Sealy TrueForm. As with other viscoelastic mattresses the Sealy model has various layers that use a high-density foam core (not memory foam) with an upper layer of memory foam. Sealy claims that the inner-core of high-density foam offers the support while the upper layer of memory foam offers both support and comfort.

There are basically 3 kinds of Sealy TrueFoam mattress that you can select from: the 8 series, 9 series and 11 series - the number denotes the thickness of the mattress in inches. The 8 series has a 5″ of high-density foam in the middle and 3″ of memory foam in the upper layer. The 9 series has a 6″ of high-density foam in the middle and 3″ of upper layer. The 11 series has 6″ of high-density foam in the middle, a 3.5″ visco central layer and 1.5″ convoluted visco upper layer.

The best part of the Sealy TrueForm mattress is the washable, zip-off cover - the 11 series has a velour cover with included cashmere. Moreover all Sealy memory foam mattresses fit properly with the Sealy PowerBase, so you can list different positions and 2 massage units.

Simmons ComforPedic Mattress

Originally Simmons offer viscoelastic mattress, but today they make their own brand and even claim that they have introduced the ‘next generation’ of this kind of mattress. The major grouse against memory foam is the ’sinking feeling’ and hence unable to move freely as you lie down and it makes the sleeper hot due to the inability of body heat to evaporate rapidly. Simmons claims that their version of foam called NxG Advanced Memory Foam takes care of both these problems. But actually it has been just a minor reduction in quicksand feeling. There is no way to check about heat reduction. But the most prime opinion is that the Simmons ComforPedic mattress is cheaper as compared to a Tempur-Pedic mattress, though slightly softer and is good value for money.

Simmons manufactures the following models of ComforPedic mattresses: The Simmons ComforPedic Original - has a detachable, professionally dry-cleanable velour and suede cover; The Simmons Nassau - has an extra layer of latex; the Simmons ComforPedic Natural is the advanced one – it has a thicker layer or memory foam, an inner-layer of latex and the Simmons patented Edge Support System; the Simmons Mystere - has the thickest memory foam layer, otherwise it’s just like the ComforPedic Natural; the Simmons ComforPedic Nuvo - is the costliest one and fitted with the Simmons Nuvo bed and permits custom placing of the mattress, that can be programmed to wide variety of positions.

Tempur-Pedic Mattress

Tempur-Pedic mattresses were the first to use viscoelastic material while making a mattress. It solely makes memory foam mattresses and is the market leader. Its products are regarded as the benchmark, so that every producer compares their memory foam mattress with Tempur-Pedic. So, is the Tempur-Pedic the excellent memory foam mattress available? Opinions differ; while some attest their lifetime of backache disappeared after they slept on one, others state the mattress that wilts after just some time. Moreover the memory foam sold by Tempur-Pedic is a lot firmer than its rivals.

The company basically manufactured just one model of mattress, available in the regular standard sizes. Mostly due to market competition, it has today introduced many models, the last being the Tempur-Pedic CelebrityBed. It is the densest mattress available with additional 2″ Tempur pillow top - it is very costly, twice the price of the Classic Tempur-Pedic mattress; whether it is worth it is worth paying more is a lot debatable. Most consumers won’t even observe the ‘stated’ higher sleep benefits of the CelebrityBed over the Classic.

From these 3 brands, the Simmons mattress is least costly and the Tempur-Pedic the most expensive.
Which of them give you a good night’s sleep is highly debatable. While few prefer softer mattresses others like firmer ones, moreover the price is also an important factor in selection. There is no way to the difference between one that is cheap and one that is expensive.

Of these, the Tempur-Pedic mattress (the Classic model) is the best, followed by Simmons ComforPedic Mattress (Nassau) and finally, Sealy TrueForm Mattress (11 series).