We have been checking and trying out numerous different options over the last 3 weeks and have been laughed at numerous times as we lie, for prolonged periods of time, on different beds in different show rooms. This is of course the only way to really check out a bed and to do anything else is frivolous and meaningless.
What we have looked at
We have tried to take in every bed type, manufacture approach and technology currently available and this has seen us lie on beds with a 6,000 pocket spring count, beds with numerous layers of visco elastic memory foam, latex mattreses and mattresses with a combination of different build materials.
Possibly the most interesting (and expensive) bed that we have encountered is one that combines a good pocket spring count with both visco elastic memory foam and gel.
Gel is comparatively new and seeks to remove the “hot sleeping” tendencies of memory foam through a very different composition.
The gel is not a viscous material, but rather an open box construction of a “rubber like” material and it proves very comfortable to rest on. We have tried one particular model of this bed a couple of times and it is the current favourite to take our money (or credit card details).
My main reservation with this bed is an earlier attempt (by Silentnight beds) to market a similar product which, based on my internet research, proved something of a failure. The beds did not perform, got complaints and were removed from the market. Not very reassuring.
The manufacturer that we are looking at is however one of the more cutting edge, top end and R & D focussed companies, so hopefully the product will be reliable. We intend to make a decision over the next few days.
Our alternative to this gel, visco and spring bed is a pocket spring and memory foam bed from a national retailer. Their price is much lower and the bed seems solid and comfortable, but it is perhaps less inspiring (if a bed can be such a thing.
I will continue the tale as events (and a sale) develop.
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