Joe: Hey, guys.
My name is Joe.
I'm from Mattress Clarity.
Today, we're going to look at the Avocado Green mattress.
I'm going to be running through everything you need to know about this mattress.
The pros, the cons, the construction highlights, who it's a good fit for, who it's not a good
fit for.
By the end of the video, you're going to have a very good idea if you're going to want to
get it, so stay tuned.
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Joe: If you want to see a list of my favorite latex mattresses, simply google "Mattress
Clarity Best Latex Mattress."
If you have any questions about today's review, I read and reply to every single comment on
YouTube.
Just leave a comment below, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
We have the Avocado Green mattress here.
It is a latex hybrid mattress.
It's got pocketed coils, all natural latex.
I've actually reviewed this mattress before, so I'll just jump in and give my updated thoughts.
Let's talk about the construction of the Avocado Green mattress.
I have the pillow top version, which you can see here.
I'm a side-sleeper so that's why I got the pillow top.
Starting with the cover, we have a nice organic cotton cover.
Underneath that, there's wool so it's going to be fluffy on top.
You can see that there's some give right there.
Then we have two inches of latex, Dunlop latex, of that pillow top, three more inches of latex
and then pocketed coils.
These coils are highly supportive.
This mattress is going to support a lot of weight.
It's also built into three different zones.
The middle zone is going to be firmer, more supportive under the heavier parts of your
body.
Heavier people are going to find this to be a good match.
It's going to be a very breathable mattress overall.
You've got wool here.
The latex is aerated, so there's actually holes punched into the latex.
Then you have a lot of room for air to flow through the coils as well.
If you're worried about sleeping hot, don't worry in this case.
It's also going to be a nice balance of comfort and support.
You have some nice fluffiness on top with the pillow top, very supportive materials
underneath that.
The last thing to know, it's going to be a very bouncy mattress.
You have five inches of latex.
You have these pocketed coils, so we'll see what that looks like.
It snaps right back into place so that's something to note with the construction of this mattress.
Now let's talk about firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I would put this mattress at about a 6.5 out of 10, right
in that medium range of mattresses I've reviewed.
It depends on your weight.
Lighter weight people will think it's a little bit softer.
The reason is, you have this wool on top.
I'll show you.
It just gives in.
It feels fluffy, so it gives in pretty easily.
If you're heavier, you're going to press through that, feel a little bit more firmness.
If you're lighter, you're going to feel more of that wool.
As far as the feel's concerned, definitely pretty bouncy.
I'll show you with this lacrosse ball.
It bounces right up there.
It's very easy to move around, very responsive sleeping surface.
Definitely a true latex-y feel.
That's just something you'd note with the feel of this mattress.
Now I'm going to talk to you about how I feel in different sleeping positions, starting
on my back.
I feel like it's a good match for me from a support perspective.
It allows my hips to sink in, conforms pretty well to the curves of my body.
Good match overall.
Switching onto my side, pretty good pressure relief.
I feel that fluffiness from that wool.
Light and medium weight sleepers are really going to like this mattress on their side.
Good match for me there.
Switching onto my stomach, I would say it's probably a little bit too soft.
You probably want something a little bit firmer.
In that case, I would not get the pillow top version.
It could be a good fit for you there.
At Mattress Clarity, we like to mix our subjective opinions with objective tests.
One test I really like is the pressure map test.
I've got a pressure map here.
You can see exactly how well this mattress leaves pressure, see anywhere from blue to
no pressure, all the way up to red to high pressure.
The only thing to note is if you have a different body type than I do, you may see different
results.
Let's get started.
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Marten: Hey, guys.
Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160.
I'm 6'7", 230.
I want to talk about my experience with the Avocado.
In terms of firmness, Joe said that it was a 6.5 out of 10.
I thought it was closer to a 7.5 out of 10.
I think that's mostly because as a larger person, I'm pressing further into the mattress,
feeling some more firmness than he did.
In terms of sleeping positions, starting on my back, really nice overall support.
My hips sink in the top layer, not too far.
I feel good lumbar support as well.
On my side, decent pressure relief, but a little bit of firmness on my shoulders and
my hips.
On my stomach, a little bit too soft for me.
I am bowing at the hips so I think if you're a larger person like me, you sleep on your
back, it's a great option.
If you sleep on your side, it could work for you.
If you're a little bit heavier than me, I'd probably look elsewhere.
If you're looking for a stomach sleeping option for heavier people, definitely look elsewhere,
too.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider motion transfer.
Basically, if your partner's moving around on that side of the bed, is that motion going
to be isolated or transfer over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
To test it, I have a glass here.
I'm going to create a little disturbance here.
You can see that the glass is moving around.
Latex isn't the best with motion transfer.
I also had Marten jump in and out of bed, create a disturbance while I was in bed.
I felt that motion transfer over to me so that's just something to note if you sleep
with a partner.
If you sleep with a partner or you like sleeping towards the edge of the bed, you're going
to want to consider edge support.
Basically, can you sit or sleep toward the edge of the bed without feeling like you're
going to fall off?
I'm on the edge of the bed here.
I'm sitting pretty easily without feeling like I'm going to fall off.
I'm going to lie down on my back now, near the edge of the bed.
I'm not getting any rolling-off-the-bed feeling.
The edge on this mattress is reinforced, so I would say the edge support here is pretty
good.
Let's talk through some of the pros of this mattress, or who I think this mattress may
be a good fit for.
This is a very supportive mattress.
It's going to support people really of any weight.
It's also going to be very durable, so if you're doing this as a long-term investment,
that's something to note.
Very good value there.
It's also very breathable, so if you're worried about sleeping hot, it's definitely a good
choice for you.
You're also going to be able to find the right firmness for you.
It has a pillow top option.
If you sleep on your side and back, you'd want to go with that.
If you sleep on your stomach and back, you probably going to want to go with the non-pillow
top version.
You're going to be able to find the right firmness for you with this mattress.
Let's talk through some of the cons of this mattress, who I think this mattress may not
be the best fit for.
Number one, it's pretty pricey, especially if you get the pillow top version.
It's going to be pretty pricey, so it may be out of your budget.
Also, this is more of a sleeping on top of the mattress type of thing.
If you want to sink into the mattress, I would probably look elsewhere.
Something with memory foam, for example.
Also, it's a very bouncy mattress, so that's just something to note.
It's a personal preference type of thing.
If you don't want bounce, then I would probably look elsewhere.
I thought I'd touch on why you should get this mattress over the many natural latex
options that are out there.
Let's talk about that for a second.
What stands out?
Number one, White Glove Delivery.
You can actually have two people set everything up for you, rather than just have it be shipped
in a box.
Given that these mattresses are so heavy, I think that's really great.
They also have a vegan option, which is pretty cool.
Just the pillow top is pretty cool in that you're going to be able to find the right
firmness for you.
Also, in my experience, this is very good for side sleepers more so than many of the
other latex mattresses out there.
Just the fluffiness of the pillow top, plus the wool, means it's going to have really
good pressure relief compared to some of those other options out there.
I wanted to give you some additional information about this mattress.
They do have a vegan option where they take out the wool and put in cotton instead.
There's also a pillow top versus no pillow top.
You're going to have to pay a little bit extra for the pillow top, so there's two versions
there.
There's also a bunch of accessories available.
There's also White Glove Delivery as an option.
Two guys can come to your house and put things in place for you.
There's also financing available.
There's free shipping and returns.
You get a 100-night sleep trial and a 25-year warranty
To wrap up, I think a lot of people are going to like this mattress.
It's very supportive, very breathable, very durable, has a nice feel overall.
Also, you're going to find the right firmness for you, given that it has a pillow top option.
That's basically it.
If you're just getting started in your mattress research, definitely check out mattressclarity.com.
If you want to see a full list of our top picks, simply google "Mattress Clarity Best
Mattress."
Once again, let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.
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