Handcraft Mattress owners, your input please!

[Tornadosailing]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

How well did the electric knife work?
I ask as Sailright sells a knife for cutting foam, but for one job it doesn’t make sense to buy it and haul it around forever and never use it again.

Worked great. The job could have been slightly neater with a real foam cutter, but it was more than good enough once the cover went back on the mattress. You literally can't tell at all. Electric knife was $15.

[Tornadosailing]

Modway Aveline 8" Gel Infused Memory Foam Queen Mattress with CertiPUR-US Certified Foam - 10-Year Warranty https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ET84Y8W..._NCmGBb0SPJK40

[Blaine]

We bought an HMC mattress about two years ago and love it. We tried out each of their mattresses at a boat show and agreed on the medium firm. HMC came to the boat (in So. Cal) and made their pattern, then delivered and installed the bed about ten days later. We have a hinge running from head to foot and you'd never know it. I think the mattress height is six inches. We liveaboard (we being two adults and a 40 lb. dog) and love the mattress. We did not get a topper. My only complaint would be their "waterproof" mattress cover which proved to be not so waterproof.

[Albro359]

IMHO this thread should be renamed "Paranoid insomniacs"

I have only ever had foam in 30 years, and most days I'm so tired if I lay down .... I go to sleep ...even in the cockpit....

[Scoxy]

Originally Posted by Albro359

IMHO this thread should be renamed "Paranoid insomniacs"

I have only ever had foam in 30 years, and most days I'm so tired if I lay down .... I go to sleep ...even in the cockpit....

That sounds just lovely for you. Unfortunately, I come from a long line of light sleepers, and short of having an 8 hour surf session leading up to bed time, I've followed in my ancestors' footsteps.

[Scoxy]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

If foam, go for “real” latex, be sure it’s real Latex, there are lot of foams that call themselves Latex that aren’t. I’d suspect if your buying from Boat beds, it’s real Latex.
Another issue with foam is condensation, it’s not a problem with inner spring, I assume due to the open airspace of the springs, not sure, but it’s not a problem.
A Froli is really a good investment in my opinion for a foam mattress, it makes the condensation a non issue cause of the airflow through the Froli. It also helps in the comfort part, but does add in mattress height.

I think we're going to go with the hypervent, due to height restrictions, but I've heard nothing but great words on the Froli! It has been making me consider cutting our mattress height down some to incorporate it.