Choosing between Vi Spring and Somnus mattress
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Hi guys Well, we had another really good trawl round and seem to be converging on a potential solution!
Regarding price we are looking at a budget of £900 to £1000 and attached the following list (in no particular order) ... 1) Vi-Spring Traditional Bedstead £999 2) Somnus Connoisseur 4500 £899 3) Dreamworks Posture Superb 1700 £549 (bit of an outlier) 4) Sealy Posturepedic Venezia £949 Grateful for you comments as ever, and do you have any recommendations for a latex topper (for the "not being memory foam" and hypo-allergenic properties)?
Our plan is to try with a good mattress protector first, but want to have a backup plan!
Thanks!
Steve (and Liz) )
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Steve and Liz.
Sorry for the delay in replying - a lot of research and not too much time! I am not going to bother with the Sealy or Dreamworks.
Your choices are between the Vi-Spring and The Somnus - and obviously our Artisan Naturals as the three viable contenders for your budget.
Ryan and I have cut open a Vi-Spring Trad Bedstead. Springs are of course where your money is going - Calico encased and hand formed, strung together (Excellent) The insulator on top of the springs is bonded wool and cotton (1350gsm) and on top of this is blended wool and cotton (1800gsm in two layers). Same for the underside. In our opinion, this build has no viable support and so people of even an average bodyweight will find it incredibly soft. When I lay on it (13st) it compressed far too much to be adequately supported.
| John Ryan By Design Artisan Naturals | Vi Spring Regal Superb | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1200gsm Blended British Fleece Wool and Cotton. | 900gsm Blended real Shetland Isle Fleece Wool and Cotton |
| 2 | Hairproof Cambric Cover | Hairproof Cambric Cover |
| 3 | 1250gsm Rebound Poly Cotton | 1200gsm long stranded Horsetail blended with British Fleece Wool |
| 4 | 1500gsm 100% Pure Mohair | 1000gsm Bonded British Fleece Wool and Cotton |
| 5 | 1600 Calico encased Pocket Springs [ 49mm ] [1.28mm ] | 1720 Calico encased Pocket Springs [48mm ] [1.28mm ] |
| Total GSM | 3950gsm | 3100gsm |
The Somnus Connoisseur [official description] Only the best quality upholstery fillings are selected for their individual qualities, natural horsehair [How Much?] is laid over the springs for moisture wicking and acts like millions of springs with its long-lasting bounce.
Cotton and British wool are added in large quantities [how much?] [are they separate layers?] [Are they blended together?] for moisture absorbency, being natural fibres they are extremely breathable.
Hemptex [How much] and a select blend are good strong fibres [are these natural or synthetic?] and they add loft to the fillings.
The thing with Somnus is that there are no equivalent versions of their spring units (they are definitely not calico encased) However, even their vague description of fillings indicate a better mix than Vi-Spring Trad Bedstead - but with the obvious lack of any weights, it should spur you into asking a few more pertinent questions.
The "large quantities" superlative is making me itch wanting to know what they class as large quantity.
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