Hey elektrobank,
Welcome to
the Mattress Underground

! Thanks for your question.
I purchased a full latex mattress as first to replace my aging Beautyrest after suffering with a lot of back and joint pain. The latex mattress did provide a lot of relief for my back pain but ultimately I didn't find the bed to be very comfortable and didn't enjoy sleeping in it.
UPDATED:
I already returned the Latex mattress and am back to my old one. I don't want to salvage it, as it is 8 years old, and I don't want to build my own since all of these seem to offer what I'm looking for, it's just a matter of figuring out which will work best. I have lower back and hip pain. It is worst when I wake up, I feel this may be because of the sag on my existing mattress and the plush top, but it did improve with the full latex mattress so I want to go back to a latex but try a hybrid this time. I'm 6-3, 210lbs.
I've taken a bit of liberty with your post and included your update to reflect the returned status of your new full latex mattress before commenting and hope this won't cause confusion for others following your research, elektrobank. Good to hear that the latex mattress provided relief for your back pain, but it is disappointing that the mattress couldn't serve your overall preferences. Can you offer some details about the latex mattress in terms of its construction of what type latex/ what firmness and which brand/ model full latex mattress you had? Also, what type foundation did you use?
I also didn't like how much the latex dips when you are sitting on or moving around. I'm thinking of trying a latex hybrid in hopes it will provide me with the comfort/support I'm used to with a coil mattress but the pain relief I got with the latex.
A latex hybrid could be a better choice for you in terms of your preferences, it sounds as though you miss the edge support "feel" that the more traditional Beautyrest innerspring had. Indeed, latex is highly regarded for both its superior
pressure relieving qualities
as well for its
high durability properties
. With its pocket coil support core and latex comfort/transition layers, a
latex hybrid mattress
offers most of the benefits and durability of sleeping on latex with the more familiar feel of an innerspring mattress.
The Awara looks like the best bang for the buck, but have read many mixed reviews about it. I've also looked at the Idle, EcoSleep, EcoCloud, Bloom, and Luma.
What size mattress are you considering and what is your budget? It would be helpful to have more details regarding the construction of your previous latex mattress before offering further comments on these brands.
The options are overwhelming but based on specs and price alone the Luma seems like the next best option. I haven't read any bad reviews about it, but I also can't find many reviews about it at all, there are none on YouTube, while there are a ton on every other mattress.
Thanks for considering
Luma Sleep
, one of the
TMU Expert Trusted Members
. While the name is a younger brand, the owners have many years of mattress manufacturing experience, expertise in product design, (especially in the latex category), as well as a deep understanding of consumer preferences in product construction. You can ask questions regarding their products at
Luma Sleep's "Ask an Expert" forum
. BTW, here is a YouTube featuring a
product cutaway
.
EcoCloud is the best price and also offers 4" of latex, but only 6" coils.
From Winkbed's site, the EcoCloud features a 4" zoned Talalay comfort layer over a 5-zoned pocket coil support layer and is available in one firmness: medium. The use of a 6" support coil vs an 8" coil is a product design consideration in terms of resulting comfort/ support of each materials' interaction with the other and not necessarily a durability concern.
For TMU consumers' experiences with any of these mattresses, you may consider a
site search
using the mattress name of interest in quotes, there is plenty of chatter about all of these brands that you may find useful

. Looking forward to your reply, electrobank.
Thanks,
Sensei