Hi Chancee,
Welcome to the
Mattress Forum!
Just curious if anyone has any opinions on this cedar mattress. It seems like it would be a good, comfortable mattress, and I see that someone posted the specs for Phoenix a while back and he gave a thumbs up for the components. I'm trying to decide between this mattress and the Winkbed.
I believe you’re referencing
this thread
.
The Brentwood Cedar uses:
Cotton ticking quilted to wool, tufted design.
2" Dunlop Latex (5.3lb medium-firm, 4.0lb medium plush)
2" 4.7 lb Groved Dunlop
Flaxseed Fiber pad
8" pocketed spring system (I believe the Leggett and Platt Quantum Edge Elite Combi-Zone)
Coconut husk support layer
The Winkbed is a different design, using:
Cover: Tencel stretch fabric
Comfort Layers: 1" 1.5 lb Hypersoft polyfoam (17 ILD) in quilt, 1" 1.5 lb gel polyfoam (17 ILD),
1353 (queen size) microcoil foam encased (1.5 lb density (65 ILD) for encasement), densified cotton lumbar pad.
Support Layers: Pocket coil (858 coils/queen foam encased with 4.5" of 1.5 lb polyfoam), 2” 1.5 lb polyfoam base (28 ILD).
Available in Soft, Medium, Firm, Plus.
It appears to be a relatively new mattress so I can't find any reviews or even mention on the internet.
I would be cautious about using anyone else's suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you. A mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In the end, reviews or other people's experiences in general won't tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or "value" of a mattress for any particular person (see
post #13 here
).
If you’re unable to test either of these mattresses in person, then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with the manufacturer. They will have your best interests at heart and who can help "talk you through" the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and "feel" of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc.) and the options they have available that may be the best "match" for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the "averages" of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about "matching" their specific mattress designs, options, and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
Phoenix