Hi Callum,

Thanks for getting in touch about a replacement mattress for your punishingly firm one. We're sorry you're sleeping so badly but we can certainly help rectify that!

The issue most people have with choosing a mattress in a retail store is that they confuse the spring tension (ie soft, medium and firm) with the comfort feel of the mattress (also soft, medium or firm). Whats worse is even the retailers fail to disclose the difference, quite possibly becasue they too don't understand the key difference.

Spring Tensions Vs Comfort Preference in Mattresses:

Pocket spring tensions are based on your body weight and the tension should always be picked on this and not how you want the mattress to feel. The springs are manufactured for weight tolerances and have no bearing on the comfort. If yoy pick too firm or too soft a spring the support will be all wrong. So even with gorgeous natural fillings you will be sleeping in discomfort.

Luckily, we hand made each of our mattresses with a tailored spring tension based in our body weight. So we know each mattress has the ideal support you may need. At your weights, you both need a 1.4 medium gauge pocket spring. Which both the Origins Comfort and the Origins Pocket 1500 are available in.

Spring Tension	Wire diameter (Gauge)	Weight Range
Soft	1.2mm	Bespoke Tension (Please Call)
Medium	1.4mm	Upto 16 stone
Firm	1.6mm	16 stone plus
Extra Firm / Orthopaedic	1.9mm	20 stone plus

Comfort layers then provide the overall feel. As side sleepers you will need something forgiving to allow you to sink slightly before the comfort kicks in as a secondary support layer. The main differences between the Origins Comfort and the Origins Pocket 1500 is the comfort feel. The Origins Comfort is very soft, maybe too soft for you two and the Origins Pocket 1500 is a true medium with a top layer of 300GSM wool for breathability.

Based on your requirements we would advise you choose the Origins Pocket 1500 in the Medium tension.
It’s progressive enough to accommodate a front or side sleeper. At your weights, it will allow more of a soft sink in the very top layer before medium support lower down the upholstery layers. It’s also two sided so can be turned and rotated each month to extend the lifespan compared to one sided models.


Origins Pocket 1500 Mattress
1: 300GSM WOOL
2: 750GSM VERY SOFT POLYESTER
3: 500GSM POLYESTER PAD
4: ONE INCH FOAM INSULATOR LAYER
5: 1500 SPUN BOND POCKET SPRINGS
TOTAL: 1550GSM
DEPTH 30-33CM

As this is a 2 sided mattress we recommend you turn it each month to help even out natural settlement and get the very longest lifespan out of this hand made mattress. You can read our mattress care guide here to help.

Mattress fibres and comfort feels explained:

It may also be helpful for you to see how each fibre works in a mattress and what feel they provide. Just for completeness Callum so you can compare.

Upholstery Layer	Fibre Type	How it will feel?	Price Point
Polyester	Synthetic	Soft	Cheap
White Fibre	Synthetic	Soft/Medium	Cheap
Recycled Fibre / Eco Fibre	Synthetic	Medium	Cheap
Memory Foam	Synthetic	Medium/Firm	Mid Price
Igel / Hybrid Foam	Synthetic	Medium/Firm	Mid Price
Polycotton	Synthetic/Natural Blend	Soft/Medium	Mid Price
Linen	Synthetic/Natural Blend	Medium	Mid Price
Wool (Pure)	Natural	Soft/Medium	High-End
Cotton (Pure)	Natural	Soft	High-End
Silk	Natural	Soft	Expensive
Horsehair	Natural	Medium	High-End
Mohair	Natural	Medium/Firm	High-End
Hemp	Natural	Medium	High-End
Latex (100% Natural)	Natural	Medium/Firm	High-End
Coir	Natural	Firm	High-End
Flax	Natural	Firm	High-End
Coarse Cashmere	Natural	Firm	High-End
Bamboo	Natural	Super Soft	Expensive / Exclusive
Horsetail	Natural	Firm	Expensive / Exclusive
Alpaca	Natural	Soft	Expensive / Exclusive
Cashmere (Pure)	Natural	Soft	Expensive / Exclusive
Vicuna	Natural	Super Soft	Expensive / Exclusive

We hope that helps and gives you further mattress buying guidance Callum. If you have any more mattress related questions please get back in touch on info@localhost or 0161 437 4419.

Sleep well
John & Ryan