Hi John and Ryan, This is an amazingly informative site which has been a great help while narrowing down possibilities for much needed new mattresses. I wonder if it would be possible to have your opinion before ordering a mattress from you. My husband and I are currently sleeping on 2 wooden slatted single beds, we have these pushed together and use one set of super king bedding on them. This has worked well for quite a few years but the very elderly open coil mattresses we are using on these beds desperately need replacing. We will probably only use these bed bases for a year or two more, until we gut the bedroom and replace everything in it, so don't really want to blow the budget at this point!

I am wondering whether your extra king, zip and link, comfort mattresses would fit the bill nicely. I weigh 9 stone and seem to have spent half my life saying that my mattresses are too hard and are giving me shoulder pain. My husband is just over 13 stone and seems to be able to sleep anywhere ( though when we've slept on firm hotel mattresses he has complained of hip pain). I really do feel I need a soft mattress but obviously don't want this to be at the expense of my husband's comfort. I would value your advice and guidance. Many thanks, Chris .