Joe Auer: Hey, guys.
It's Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be talking about the Original Casper Mattress.
I'll be letting you know everything you need to know about this mattress.
The pros, the cons, do a deep dive into the construction.
Letting you know who's going to be good fit for, who is not going to be a good fit for.
By the end of the video you're going to have a pretty good idea if you're going to want
to get it, so stay tuned.
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We have the Original Casper Mattress here.
I've reviewed the mattress a few times before.
They update their mattress every year, year-and-a-half.
This is the updated mattress so I decided to jump in, re-review this mattress.
I'm going to go over this mattress and also let you know why you should get this mattress
out of the six mattresses that they now have in their collection.
Let's see what's inside of the Casper Mattress here starting with the cover.
Nice soft cover.
I think I like it.
It's not going to really affect the feel too much however.
Moving on to the mattress.
Pretty thick mattress overall.
We have a thick base layer here.
A transition layer, a memory foam layer and then, a soft latex-like layer on top.
It's a pretty soft layer.
You can push your hand in very easily.
You can see how soft that is.
Then it gets progressively firmer underneath that.
Have a memory foam layer for good pressure relief.
Has a faster reaction time than most memory foam does so you're going to get a nice foam
feel without the feeling of getting stuck that some memory foam owners complain about.
Thing to note about this transition layer is it has two different colors so this is
going to be softer than this.
This will be firmer in the middle of the mattress.
It's called zone support so if you're on your back and stomach, you need a little bit more
of a firmer feel, a little bit more supportive feel.
That's exactly what you get here.
Underneath your shoulder, when you're on your side, there's going to be more pressure relief
because it's going to be a little bit softer.
Zone support is really nice which makes it a good fit for all three sleeping positions.
It's a very nice construction overall.
Pretty soft on top here, kind of a memory foam feel a little bit but you don't get stuck
so you get a nice pressure relief without the feeling of getting stuck.
Then you have the zone support which makes it a pretty good fit for all three sleeping
positions.
Now let's talk about firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put this mattress about a 6/10, with 10 being the firmest.
A little bit softer than average.
You have some pretty soft top layers and it gets progressively firmer underneath that.
You can see, I can push my hand in pretty easily there.
Then it gets progressively firmer underneath there.
About a 6/10.
What's unique to Casper is it has zone support so it's going to be a little bit firmer in
the middle of the mattress.
If you're on your back or stomach, it's going to feel a bit more supportive.
A little bit firmer when you're on your side.
Underneath your shoulder is going to be a little bit softer.
That's unique to Casper.
Has zone support.
As far as overall feel is concerned, definitely is a balanced foam feel so it has some memory
foam-like qualities and some latex-like qualities mixed into one which is kind of a neutral
balanced foam feel overall.
There's some bounce which I'll show you with this lacrosse ball.
Bounces right up there so it's going to be pretty easy to move around.
You're not going to get the feeling of getting stuck.
Yeah, nice bounce balanced foam feel overall.
Now I'm going to talk through how I feel on different sleeping positions on the mattress
starting on my back.
I feel that zone support is a little bit firmer while I'm on my back so it's a pretty good
match for me from a support perspective, I really like it on my back.
Switching onto my side.
Feel like it shines here.
The pressure relief is really good.
Get that extra softness underneath your shoulder and that pressure relief.
On my side, very, very good match.
Switching onto my stomach, you can feel that zone support again.
I would say, if you just sleep on your stomach, even though it has that zone support, I would
probably want something just a little bit firmer.
In Mattress Clarity, we love our pressure map.
It is an objective test that shows exactly how well each mattress relieves pressure.
I'm going to get down this pressure map here, lie down on my back, side, and stomach.
You're going to see anywhere from blue to no pressure all the way to red to high pressure.
The only thing to note is if you have different body type than I do, you're going to see a
little bit different results.
Let's get started.
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Marten Carlson: Hey, guys.
Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160.
I'm 6'7", 230.
I'm a larger person.
Want to give my experience on the Casper Mattress.
Joe's in terms of firmness is close to a six.
I am almost closer to a six-and-a-half or a seven.
I think it's because I'm a heavier person.
I'm pressing further to the mattress, feeling some more firmness that Joe did.
In terms of sleeping positions starting on my back, I feel absolutely fantastic.
My hip sinking just the right amount.
There's little construction also presses in my lumber area.
Really nice on my back.
On my side, I'm feeling some more pressure on my shoulders and my hips than Joe did but
still, a decent match for side sleeping.
On my stomach, not the best match.
Some decent support but if you're bigger than me, you definitely want a more supportive
mattress.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider motion transfer.
If your partner is moving around on that side of the bed, is that motion is going to be
isolated or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night.
To test that, I have a glass here and we'll create a little disturbance around the glass
and we'll see how it reacts.
You'll see it's not really moving that much.
Also had Marten on my team jump in and out of bed while I was in the bed and I didn't
really feel the motion transfer over too much.
I would say, in this case, it's a pretty good option for couples.
There's not a lot of motion transfer here.
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.
Can you sit or sleep towards the edge of the bed without feeling like you're going to fall
off?
I'm on the edge of the bed here.
You can see that the foam is collapsing a little bit but I don't really feel like I'm
going to fall off the bed when I'm tying my shoes for example.
Now I'm going to lie down on my back.
I'm getting a little bit of that rolling off the bed feeling but it's not too much.
I would say the edge support in this case is just OK.
Now let's talk through some of the pros in this mattress or who I think this mattress
is a good fit for.
I think it's a great match for combination sleepers.
If you switch from the back side or anything like that, because of that zone support is
going to be a good fit, no matter what sleeping position you're in.
It's an especially good fit for back and side sleepers but definitely combination sleepers
will find this to be a good match.
Overall, just a very comfortable mattress as well.
The pressure relief is very good.
If you want some of the edge, just extra comfortable.
This could be a good option for you.
It also has a lot of latex-like and memory foam-like qualities.
Some of the best parts of this kind of mattresses without the drawback so it's going to have
a little bit of bounce but not too much.
You're going to sink in but not get the feeling of getting stuck.
It also can be very breathable as well.
All right, now let's talk through some of the cons of this mattress or who I think this
mattress may not be the best fit for.
I put this mattress about a 6/10.
A little bit softer than average.
If you want something that's extra soft or extra firm, I would probably look elsewhere.
I also think if you're a stomach sleeper, just sleep on your stomach, you probably want
something a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive.
Also, if you want a spring feel, you're used to traditional spring feel mattresses or you
want to fully sink into the mattress and slowly sink in like memory foam, I'll probably look
elsewhere.
A balanced foam feel overall.
If you're talking a look at the original Casper Mattress you probably notice that there are
other Casper models out there.
I thought I'd touch on why you should get this over the other models there.
You can get the Essential, the Hybrid version of this which have springs in it, the Wave,
or the Wave Hybrid which has springs in that as well.
Why should you get this one particular?
It's my personal opinion that this is going to be the best value.
You could go down to the Essential and save some money but it's a pretty big step up to
go to this.
If you weigh about 150 pounds and more, you definitely want to get the support from this
mattress than the Essential.
You can get the hybrid version here.
It's a little bit more expensive.
The general feel is about the same so if you have some extra support needs, I would go
with that.
Generally, this is going to be the better value.
You get about the same feel.
As far as for the Wave and Wave Hybrid, it's definitely a step up in price.
You get a little bit more out of it but I think its step up and price makes this the
better value overall.
I want to give you some initial information about this mattress.
You get free shipping and returns, 100-night sleep trial.
You'll also have the option of in-home setup rather than setting it up yourself so that's
something you want to check out depending on what state you live in.
They also have financing available so if you're cash strapped and don't want to make one lump
sum payment, you can make smaller monthly payments which is really nice.
They also have a 10-year limited warranty.
They also have five other mattress models available and a bunch of accessories that
we really like here at Mattress Clarity.
To wrap up, I think a lot of people are going to like the Original Casper Mattress quite
a bit.
It's a very comfortable mattress because that zone support is going to be a good fit for
combination sleepers.
Really people in any sleeping position.
If you just sleep on your stomach however, you may want to get something a little bit
firmer.
Overall, I think a lot of people are going to like this mattress.
That's basically it.
If you're just getting started on your mattress buying journey, definitely check out MattressClarity.com.
Again, if you want to see a full list of my top picks, simply google "Mattress Clarity
best mattress."
Once again, let me know if you have any questions.