Joe: If you're taking a look at Saatva and Puffy, Mattress Clarity has you covered.
We're going to be running through the pros and cons of both mattresses, the construction
differences.
Be letting you know what type of sleep you should get one or the other so you're going
to want to stay tuned.
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Joe: Let's talk about what's similar between these two mattresses.
To be honest with you, there's not really a whole lot that's similar.
They're pretty similar price ranged.
They're both very popular and they have pretty similar customer service terms.
Things like return policies, sleep trials and things like that, but very friendly to
the consumer.
Let's talk about what's different between these two mattresses.
There is a whole lot that is different between these two mattresses.
We have materials differences.
Puffy has two layers.
It has a polyfoam base layer and then four inches of memory foam on top, whereas Saatva
has a coil on coil construction, support coils then micro coils.
Then the Euro-style pillow top.
Very different materials.
Saatva is thicker overall.
It can either be 11.5 inches or 14.5 inches versus just 10 inches with the Puffy.
The feel's going to be quite different.
You're going to really sink into the Puffy.
It's going to have that quicksandy memory foam feel versus sleeping on top of the mattress,
a traditional spring feel from the Saatva.
There's also some firmness surfaces as well.
The Saatva is just going to be a little bit firmer than the Puffy is, overall.
Let's talk about the construction of both mattresses and what the differences are.
Starting with the Saatva.
We have support coils, then micro coils and then a Euro-style pillow top.
It's going to have some pretty soft layers on top, but it's going to be very supportive
just having two sets of steel coils on there.
Moving on to the Puffy.
We have a standard base polyfoam layer.
Then four inches of gel memory foam.
The main differences is the feel, just having four inches of gel memory foam.
You're really going to sink into the Puffy whereas you're going to feel like you're going
to sleep on top of the Saatva.
If you stayed in a nice hotel, those kind of spring mattresses, that's really the type
of feel that you're going to get with the Saatva.
I would say it's going to be more durable just having two sets of steel coils versus
just two foam layers with the Puffy.
Saatva is definitely going to be more durable.
It's probably going to be a little bit more breathable overall, but the construction differences
really just comes down to the type of feel that you want.
If you want to really sink into the mattress, get that slow-moving memory foam feel, that's
what you get with the Puffy.
If you want more of a traditional mattress feel, a traditional spring feel, that's what
you get with the Saatva.
Saatva should be good for all three sleeping positions.
It's very supportive on the stomach and back, yet the pillow top makes it pretty much pressure
relief on the side.
The Puffy would be more appropriate for side sleeping.
We'll talk about that in a second.
Let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put the Saatva at about a 7 out of 10, with 10 being
the firmest.
The Puffy is 6.5 out of 10.
The Puffy will depend on your weight.
It has four inches of that really soft memory foam material.
If you're heavier, you're probably going to press through that more and feel that firm
layer underneath it.
You're probably going to think it's firmer, actually, if you're heavier, and potentially,
softer if you're lighter weight given that it's two layers.
A pretty soft layer on top.
If you press in more, you're probably going to feel a little bit of that firmness underneath.
The Saatva, most people would say it's a little bit firmer than average.
Definitely, I think most people would agree that the Saatva is going to be firmer than
the Puffy.
As far as the feel's concerned, really comes down to memory foam versus spring.
You have four inches of gel memory foam with the Puffy, really going to sink into it.
It's very slow-moving.
Has very little bounce if you drop a lacrosse ball, for example.
It not really going to show any bounce whatsoever.
Saatva does have some bounce.
It's going to be easier to move around there.
It's really just if you had success with traditional spring mattresses, that's what you get with
the Saatva, versus just the true memory foam feel with the Puffy.
Now I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions on both mattresses.
Starting on my back on the Saatva, I feel like it's a great match for me.
It's a little bit firmer than average.
It allows my hips to sink in, but not too much.
Great support match for me.
Switching to the Puffy, I feel like it's a pretty good match.
It conforms well to the curves of my body.
I would probably prefer the Saatva, though, on my back.
I feel like it's just a little bit more supportive.
Switching onto my side now on the Saatva.
I feel like it's a pretty good match.
It relieves pressure pretty well.
There's a little bit of firmness.
Switching on to the Puffy now.
I feel like it's where it shines here.
That memory foam melts that pressure away.
As long as you're not too heavy, side sleeping will be a pretty good fit with the Puffy.
Switching on to my stomach now.
On the Saatva, I feel like it's a good match for me.
It's just firm enough to not allow my hips to sink in too much.
I feel like the Puffy's a little bit too soft.
I'd probably prefer Saatva for stomach sleeping.
At Mattress Clarity, we like to mix subjective opinions with objective tests.
I want to give you a very objective test that shows exactly how well each mattress relieves
pressure.
We do that with a pressure map test.
I basically get down my backside and stomach on a pressure map.
You see anywhere from blue, the no pressure, all the way up to red, the high pressure.
What's really important is these side sleeping results.
We threw up the results here.
What's interesting is that the firmness is a little bit different between the two mattresses.
The feel is quite different.
You'll see that these both relieve pressure quite well.
There's a little bit of difference in the hips and shoulders, but, overall, it's about
the same.
I would say both are good options for side sleeping and pressure relief.
Martin: Hey, guys.
Martin here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160.
I'm 6'7", 230.
I'm a larger person.
I want to give my experience with these two mattresses.
Today we have the Saatva and the Puffy mattress.
In terms of firmness, I'd the Saatva was a 7 out of 10.
The puffy here was more like a 7.5 or an 8 out of 10 for me.
The main reason for that, I believe, is because I am a heavier person.
I press these soft upper layers and I engage support layers beneath, so it feels firmer
to me than it did to Joe.
In terms of sleeping positions, over on the Saatva, on my back, I feel very, very nice.
The pillow top allows my hips to sink in a little bit, not too far.
Very good support there.
On my side, a little bit of pressure on my shoulders and my hips, but actually not too
much.
The pillow top, again, does a pretty good job of actually relieving that pressure there.
On my stomach, I need a little bit more support.
It's not too bad.
I definitely need more support overall to keep my hips from sinking in too far.
Over on the Puffy here, on my back, I feel pretty decently supported.
I feel its foam pressing up into my lumbar area, but not quite as supported as I felt
over on the Saatva.
On my side, again, I am pressed through the mattress.
I'm feeling some firmness on my shoulders and my hips.
Definitely more firmness than I felt on the Saatva.
On my stomach, actually more support as well.
I am bowing at the hips there.
What does that mean?
In general, if you're a heavier sleeper like me, I'd lean more towards the Saatva.
It's made more to fit a person like myself in terms of support.
The Puffy can be a great mattress if you're a little lighter than me, but just something
to note.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner there's two additional things you're going to want to
consider when looking at a mattress.
Something we call at Mattress Clarity motion transfer and edge support.
Motion transfer's basically, if your partner's 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?
Edge support is basically, can you sit at the edge of the bed or can you sleep towards
the edge of the bed without feeling like you're going to fall off?
As far as motion transfer is concerned, I'd give Puffy the advantage.
Just has so much memory foam.
Memory foam does a very good job at isolating motion.
As far as edge support is concerned, I would give Saatva the advantage.
They actually have an edge support system, a foaming casement around the edge of the
bed that allows you to sleep towards the very edge of the bed without feeling like you're
going to fall off.
The moment you've all been waiting for.
Who should get one over the other?
As far as who should get the Puffy, it's the softer of the two.
If you want something just a little bit softer, it might be the way to go.
If you're a light or medium weight side sleeper, it may relieve pressure a little bit better
than the Saatva does.
If you have had success with the memory foam, maybe you like sinking into the mattress rather
than sleeping on top of the mattress, then the Puffy may be the way to go.
As far as who should get the Saatva, heavier sleepers will find it to be more supportive.
If you've had success with traditional spring mattresses, that's the type of feel that you
get here.
If you want something that's a little bit firmer, it's definitely the firmer of the
two.
If you are a back or stomach sleeper, I just think it's the more supportive mattress of
the two as well.
All right.
Hopefully, I've given you a good overview of the similarities and differences between
these two mattresses.
The differences are pretty big.
Hopefully, the decision is pretty clear to you.
If for some reason it's not, you can just leave a comment below.
Tell me a little bit of information about yourself and I can give you a personal recommendation.
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Once again, let me know if you have any questions.
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