Complete Mattress Set for an Extremely Overweight Couple.

Lou writes:

Hi Pete,

My wife and I are an extremely overweight couple. I’m 6’2” and weigh 350 lbs.

My wife is a little shorter and weighs a little less, I’m assuming. She won’t say.

When we replaced our old Sealy mattress, which I wish we still had, we’ve been through a couple of mattresses with disastrous results.

We need a complete bed… mattress, boxspring and frame.

What do you recommend that will be comfortable and last for many years?

Am I asking too much?

Thanks, Lou

Hi Lou,

You ARE asking too much from most of the mattresses being made today.

Most, including all of the name brands, are using memory foam upholstery, which is purposefully designed to need frequent replacing under average body weight.

Under people your sizes, the result is as you said, “Disastrous”.

I do have recommendations for you that will hold you… providing firm support, a comfortable sleeping surface and will last you for many years.

Here are a list of products that I’m recommending… from the top down:;

1. To protect your mattress from moisture (specifically from perspiration seeping into the upholstery layers, which causes them to break down)

Keeping your mattress clean and dry enhances longevity.

Preventing perspiration from getting into the upholstery layers will also keep your mattress smelling fresh.

Sleep & Beyond Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector

https://www.themattressexpert.com/sleep_and_beyond_protectors_and_encasements.

2. There is nothing more comfortable or longer lasting than Soft, Pure, Organic Latex. This mattress topper is the softest, highest quality Talalay Latex Mattress Topper available anywhere on the planet.

Suite Sleep 3” Soft Pure Vita Talalay Latex Mattress Topper

https://cc-mattress-llc.square.site/product/pure-vita-talalay-latex-topper/32