Joe: What's up everyone? My name is Joe. I'm from Mattress Clarity. Today, I'm going to
be talking about the Tuft & Needle Hybrid mattress.
I'm going to be telling you everything you need to know about the mattress, run through
the construction, the pros and cons, how it feels in different sleeping positions, 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 pretty 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 mattresses, simply Google mattress clarity
best mattress. If you have any questions about today's review or you want me to give you
a personal recommendation, I'm happy to do so.
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get back to you as soon as possible.
All right, we have the Tuft & Needle Hybrid. It comes from Tuft & Needle, obviously. I've
reviewed that mattress, the original mattress, many times before and the Mint mattress. I've
also reviewed a ton of hybrid mattresses recently, so I decided to jump in and see how this mattress
compared to all those other mattresses.
Let's start by talking about what's inside the Tuft & Needle Hybrid mattress. Starting
with the cover, the nice, soft cover is actually quilted with what appears to be memory foam.
You can see here if I squeeze there, it's that slow-moving memory foam feel, so that's
pretty nice.
Moving on to the mattress now, we have adaptive foam, which you'll see in the other Tuft & Needle
mattresses. It's infused with graphite and gel, so it's going to help you sleep cool.
It also combines memory foam and latex-like qualities, so you'll see that it's pretty
responsive, pretty soft. It's going to have good pressure relief.
You can't really see here, but there's a quick little layer of micro-coil that's going to
help individually contour the curves of your body, be supportive and comfortable at the
same time, then a transition layer and pocketed coils.
A very interesting construction overall here. Because of this memory foam quilting, you're
going to sink into the mattress a little bit, get a tiny bit of that memory foam feel, but
underneath that, it's going to be very responsive. We'll see what that looks like.
It's going to be a balanced feel. It's also going to be very supportive. You have two
sets of coils in here, and pretty comfortable as well. You have a pretty thick comfort layer.
It's both comfortable and supportive, and you're going to sleep cool at night.
Now, let's talk about firmness and feel. As far as firmness is concerned, I put this mattress
at about a 6 out of 10, with 10 being the firmest. It's a little bit softer than average.
The reason I feel that way is you have some soft foam layers on top. It's easy to put
your hand down into the mattress initially, then it gets quite firm underneath that.
When you combine that feeling, it's a little bit softer than average, about a 6 out of
10. As far as the feel's concerned, the number one thing that I could say is balance. You're
going to have not a quite sleeping on top of the mattress feel, not quite sleeping in
the mattress feel. You're going to sink in, but not too much.
There's a little bit of a memory foam feel, but not too much, because there's that memory
foam quilted into the cover. It's pretty responsive, other than that. There's going to be a little
bit of a balance, but not a lot. I'll show you with this Lacrosse ball. You're going
to have nice pressure relief that's going to be very supportive. It's a nice balanced
feel.
Now I'm going to talk to you on how I feel in different sleeping positions. Starting
on my back, first thing I notice is my hips sink in. It's a little bit soft, but supportive
at the same time. It conforms very well to the curves of my body. You can feel the coils
holding you up on that. It's a very good mattress for me, from a support perspective, on my
back.
Switching onto my side now, I notice that it's pretty good pressure relief. You can
definitely feel the softness and the pressure relief of the memory foam and the adaptive
foam layer. I would say a good mattress for me on my side, as well.
Switching onto my stomach now, I would say a little bit too soft as a thick comfort layer
and it's pretty soft in those top foam layers. I would say I'd probably look for something
a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive if you sleep on your stomach.
At Mattress Clarity, we love our pressure map testing. It shows you exactly how well
every mattress relieves pressure. I'm going to get down on the pressure map here and lie
down on my back, side, and stomach. I'm going to see anywhere from blue to no pressure,
all the way to red, 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, but
I'm 6'7", 230. I'm a larger person than Joe. I want to give my experience with the Tuft
& Needle Hybrid mattress here.
As Joe said, with a hybrid mattress like this, when you have supportive coils and some softer
layers above that, if you're a larger person you're going to press further into the mattress
than a lighter person might. I'm here to give my experience with the hybrid here.
The Tuft & Needle Hybrid, in terms of firmness, Joe said it was a 6 out of 10. For me, it
was closer to a 6.5 out of 10 because I am pressing further in, feeling a little bit
more firmness than Joe did.
Let's talk about all three sleeping positions. Starting on my back, a really good match for
me. Good overall support, good lumbar support, hips sink in the right amount. Actually, a
comfortable feel overall, but still supportive at the same time. Very nice for back sleeping.
Moving to my side, I expected to feel some more pressure on my shoulders and my hips,
but actually, it's still a good match for me as a side sleeper. I'm sinking into that
top layer. It's very, very plush. Very nice pressure relief on my shoulders and my hips.
I will say again, I'm 230 lbs. If you're heavier, in the upper 200s, 300 lb. weight range, you're
going to press further into this mattress. Definitely feel more pressure than Joe did,
and more than I did.
Finally moving to my stomach, not enough support for me overall. I am bowing at the hips somewhat,
getting out of alignment. Not the best match for stomach sleeping. If you're a heavier
back sleeper, this is a great option.
If you're a heavier side sleeper, my weight range like 230-260 lbs, a good match for you
as well. Heavier stomach sleepers, though, are going to want to look elsewhere.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider motion transfer. Basically,
if your partner is moving around on that side of the bed is that motion going to be isolated,
or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night? With that said, I have a
glass here. I'm going to create a little disturbance around the glass, see how it reacts.
Got memory foam quilted into this cover, so it should do pretty well here. You could see
that the glass isn't really moving too much. I had Marten on my team jump in and out of
bed, create a little disturbance. I didn't really feel that motion transferred to me
too much, so I would say this is a pretty good option for couples.
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 towards the edge of the
bed without feeling like you're going to fall off?
I'm on the edge here. You can see that the foam is collapsing a little bit. I actually
feel pretty good sitting on the edge of the bed here. I'm going to lie down on my back
now. I'm not getting that rolling-off-the-bed feeling, so I would say the edge support in
this case is pretty good.
Now I'm going to talk through some of the pros of this mattress, or who I think this
mattress may be a good fit for. If you're looking for a medium-firm mattress, or something
slightly softer than average, I would definitely take a look at this mattress. I put it at
about a 6 out of 10.
Usually, I would say medium is about a 6.5 out of 10. It's also very good for side sleeping.
I felt very good pressure relief when on my side, and back sleeping as well. It was very
comfortable and supportive. It's a great balance of comfort and support, which makes it very
good for people who switch positions at night.
If you're a combination sleeper, I would definitely take a look at this mattress as well. If you're
worried about sleeping hot, they do a very good job of addressing that in the construction.
If you're worried about sleeping hot, I would also take a look at this mattress.
We know about the pros, but what are the cons and who's this mattress not the best fit for?
Number one thing that I can think of is stomach sleepers. I would probably look for something
a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive, given that it's about a 6 out of 10. I would
usually look for something that's more like a 7, 7.5, 8 if you're just a stomach sleeper.
If you want something that's extra firm or extra soft, this is right in the middle. I
would definitely take a look at another mattress if that is the case. Also, it's certain types
of feels this doesn't really provide. This is a balanced feel overall, so you get a little
bit of a memory foam feel, but not too much. You sink in, but not too much.
If you want an extra bouncy feel, like something that natural latex provides, I would look
elsewhere. If you want a pure memory foam feel, I would look elsewhere as well.
If you're taking a look at the Tuft & Needle Hybrid, you probably see that Tuft & Needle
has the original Tuft & Needle and the Mint mattress that are all for less expensive than
this is. Which one should you get and why should you get this hybrid?
With this hybrid, you're going to get more out of it. It's definitely a better mattress
overall. It's going to be more supportive. You're going to have pocketed coils instead
of foam in the support layer. You're going to have micro-coils. You're going to have
more layers overall, and probably better edge support.
Cooling will be about the same. The firmness is actually about the same with the Mint,
in my opinion, and pretty close to the original Tuft & Needle as well. The overall feel is
more supportive too. If you're heavier, I would definitely go for this. If you have
higher support needs, I think it's better for back sleeping.
In my opinion, it's definitely a better mattress. It's definitely a step-up in price. The thing
you really have to decide is, is it really that much better, given the extra step-up
in price, even though I definitely think it is better.
I want to give you some additional information about this mattress. You're going to get free
shipping and returns, 100-night sleep trial, 10-year warranty. They also have physical
stores and partner stores available where you can try out the mattress.
Type in your zip code on the website and it will show you the nearest location where you
can try out the mattress. They also have two other mattresses available, the original and
the Mint. They also have a ton of accessories available as well.
If you decide that you want to buy this mattress, it's helpful to know what the delivery process
and the unboxing process is like. It's going to show up in a box. My recommendation is
to get two people, unless you're super-duper strong. It's a pretty heavy mattress.
Bring it to your bedroom. Put it close to your base. Open it up. There are some instructions
in there, but it's pretty simple. You can either use scissors or a cutting tool. Place
it down. Get it down on the base. Roll it out.
Slowly, one-by-one, cut the plastic layers. I wouldn't cut too quickly. Don't cut into
the mattress. It's going to be a pretty simple process. It'll start expanding. Usually, there's
a noticeable smell. I would give it probably 24 hours to air out. It does dissipate after
that.
After that, it should be pretty good to go. You could probably sleep on it that night,
but I would give it 24 hours to let that smell dissipate.
To wrap up, I think a lot of people are really going to like this mattress. It is a very
good balance of comfort and support. If you want something that is medium firmness, a
little bit softer than average, maybe you're a back sleeper, a side sleeper, or you switch
between the two, it's definitely going to be something that you're going to enjoy.
I'll just caution you, if you want something extra firm or extra soft, or if you're a pure
stomach sleeper, or you want something like a pure memory foam feel, or a pure latex bouncy
feel, I would maybe look elsewhere. I do think a lot of people are really 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. Basically, if you're just getting started, best mattress.
Once again, let me know if you have any questions.