One of us is 5’8" and 300 lbs and likes firm, the other is 6’1" and 200 lbs and likes soft. Located near Vancouver, BC (Fraser Valley).
The wife finally realized it’s new mattress time and has looking at a Douglas mattress. I’ve since stumbled upon this site and realized what a bad idea that probably is. She’s using that as a budget reference, so I’m trying to find something better for the same $950 after tax (or less).
My main concerns is durability. My wife was in an car accident, so spend more than usual time in bed. Add to that a high BMI, and it has a tendency to wear out mattresses. The problem is two fold, one we need a new bed, and two, she feels like it’s her fault for wearing out the bed.
After talking to Mario at MFC a bit, I was leaning to the Presto Classic in a split king. It ticked a lot of boxes, other than price. I then found a post about how they are currently using 3 lbs foam, and dispite Mario saying otherwise, that goes against a lot of advice here (5 lbs minimum). I thought about the Latex Presto, but that pushes the budget to 3x what we were hoping, and I just don’t think it would work.
Suggestions? We are open to everything from coils to latex to whatever. Split king would be the preference to help with the difference in BMI and preferences, but isn’t a deal breaker.
