I would personally say you have to look for a good mix comfort / strength and durability. A mattress that will hold your back and neck but also keep you comfty all night. The topper will not make the full work of supporting your body and thus you should look for at least a depth of 10 inches of full mattress. uses, really hits the nail. They’ve spend a tremendous amount of time perfecting the surface with natural fabrics and connecting the different layers to make a very good place to sleep. They have followed the same Direct-To-Consumer model as the new tech-sleep companies, allowing them to sell at a very competitive price while delivering right to your door on an easy to carry box. Definitely worth checking them out. They currently sell in Mexico but are expanding rapidly Honestly speaking, not in the slightest.The only benefit of a mattress topper over a memory foam mattress[1] is it saves you a bit of cash (in the short term at least). However, the money saved is not going to win over the fact that your sleep, health and potentially your back will suffer because of it.
If you are in need of a new mattress then take the financial hit and get one, they are worth every penny and once you begin to justify the potentially hefty price. For example, how important a mattress is to your health and sleep, the fact that they are long-term investments, expected to last at least 5 years, if not 10 years!Also, mattress toppers are not going to solve any issues you may have, its like buying a cheap car that you know is going to breakdown, simply because you need to get from A to B.These days as well, with companies like Casper and other bed in a box brands, they’ve really hit the market well and now offer very good memory foam mattresses at quite reasonable prices. Wait a few months, save a bit more money and then buy a Tuft & Needle, Eve or Leesa mattress.Footnotes[1] 2017 Update - Best Memory Foam Mattresses of 2016 & 2017: ResultsTo briefly answer your question, I feel that a quality memory foam mattress topper with appropriate density can be better than a full memory foam mattress.
I give a much lengthier explanation in this blog post where I discuss different types of mattresses. See how it all works here. Major Update: Check out our updated Tuft & Needle mattress review here. T&N has made some major changes since I originally published this piece. For Sleepopolis regular readers you may already know that Tuft & Needle hasn’t always been one of my favorite mattresses. A little over 6 months ago I was in the market for a new mattress and a co-worker of mine recommended I give the Tuft & Needle a try, which I did. All things considered, it was a good mattress and a great company, but after just a few nights it was apparent that it wasn’t the right mattress for me. The mattress at the time was quite simply too firm for my back. However, Tuft & Needle has been on the warpath these last 6 months and their mattress and foam formulation has gotten a complete overhaul. Tuft & Needle listened to their consumer feedback and went back to the drawing board.
Within the last 6 months the team at Tuft & Needle has made more than a dozen major changes to the mattress addressing consumer feedback, complaints, and other issues.A completely new and dramatically improved mattress. ’s most popular rated mattress. So with that said, let’s dive in and take a look at the major changes to Tuft & Needle. The biggest complaint, by far, that Tuft & Needle has received within the last several months has been around the firmness. As I mentioned above, the mattress was just a bit too firm for me when I originally tried it. Tuft & Needle took this feedback from their customers and began to go back to the drawing board of their foam formulation. The new foam delivered the same great support that so many have raved about on Amazon, but with considerable improvement to the softness. The new Tuft & Needle has a much softer feel and is closer to a true neutral firmness. This one isn’t as much of a change, but it’s so critically important, and it’s something I wasn’t aware of 6 months ago.
Unlike most mattress companies Tuft & Needle doesn’t use latex foam, Avena foam, memory foam, or any other patented foam. Because they simply don’t have as much control over the support and comfort of those foams. Tuft & Needle’s foundation isn’t in design or marketing, and they don’t have an army of venture capitalists backing them. At the core they are engineers trying to solve the problems that plague the mattress industry, all from an engineer’s angle. And what do engineers want most? Formulaic control of their product, data driven feedback from their customers, and an experience that simply works. Since they make their own foam they have incredible control over every aspect of the feel. By changing certain variables in the formulation and/or pouring process they are able to dial in support, comfort, firmness, cooling, sinkage, and virtually every other criteria you could imagine. Hybrid foam mattresses are fairly standard in the online factory direct mattress market.
In fact, Tuft & Needle itself was something of a 3-layer hybrid mattress when they first launched. Their newest model has gone from 3-layers down to 2. Instead of having two separate layers, one for support and one for comfort, they have developed a foam formulation that combines these into a single 3 inch layer. In addition to simply being softer, the new Tuft & Needle foam formulation has been designed to promote additional cooling. The foams draw heat away from your body as you sleep and expel the heat through the sides and bottom, resulting in a mattress that sleeps cool immediately and constantly, even after laying down all night. The active cooling is aided by the reduced number of layers and glue in the mattress, both of which help air to flow more freely. Quite frankly, I’m impressed with the new Tuft & Needle. They have always been a great mattress, even when they were too firm for me, but their ability to quickly adapt to the needs of consumer and create a truly adaptive and dynamic product is something to admire.