Joe: Hey, guys.
It's Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be doing another review.
We have the Casper mattress.
I'm going to be running this mattress through a number of tests.
I'm going to be telling you what I like about the mattress, what I don't like about the
mattress, basically, with the idea that at the end of the video you're going to know
if it's the right fit for you.
Stay tuned.
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Joe: I'll give a quick overview here.
Before we do that, if you have any specific questions or you want me to give you a personal
recommendation, all you have to do is leave a comment below.
We have the original Casper mattress here.
It's gone through many different iterations.
This is the latest.
It has something called zoned support so I was excited to jump in, see how it compared
to previous versions.
Let's talk about the construction of this mattress.
Starting with the cover, it's a thin cover.
It's nice and soft.
I really like it overall.
Moving to the mattress, we have four layers.
We have a soft top layer.
It's quick to respond to pressure.
It's also open-celled and latex-like so it should be very breathable.
Then, we have memory foam underneath that.
You can see it's a slower reaction time.
Then, we have a transition layer and then a base layer.
What you'll notice here is that the colors here, it's different.
It's actually zoned so this is going to be firmer than this.
That gives you more support under your hips, under the heaviest parts of your body.
It's going to be more supportive in the middle part of the mattress.
That's something that's new with this construction.
Overall, the feel is a medium firmness because you've got a softer layer up here, but then
it works with these layers underneath it to produce a medium firmness overall.
You can see how they all react together.
You can see there's a pretty quick response to pressure.
You're not really going to get that feeling of getting stuck.
It's going to be breathable.
It's going to have a nice foam feel and medium firmness, zoned support here, and overall
a nice balanced foam feel.
Let's talk about firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I would put this at about a six out of 10 with 10 being
firmest.
Right in the middle, a medium firmness.
The reason I feel that way is you've got an inch and a half of pretty soft material on
top but when it works together with the layers underneath it, it just provides a medium firmness.
I think about a six out of 10.
As far as the feel is concerned, it's a nice foam feel without the feeling of getting stuck.
It's a pretty resilient top layer.
It's going to be easy to move around.
It's going to have some bounce to it.
I'm going to show you right here this lacrosse ball.
It's pretty bouncy but not too bouncy.
It's going to be easy to move around.
That's just something to note as well.
Overall, it has a nice balanced foam feel.
You're not going to feel like you get stuck.
It has a medium firmness to it.
I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions starting on my back.
First thing I notice is my hips sink in a little bit.
Overall, it does have a very supported feel.
It has a zoned support, so it's firmer in the middle of the mattress.
To me, I can actually feel that so I feel like the middle is a little bit firmer.
It's preventing my hips from sinking in too much.
Overall, I feel like it's a very good match for me and my body type when I'm on my back.
On my side, I do feel like the pressure relief is very good.
It's supposed to be softer in the shoulder area so my shoulder does sink in.
For me, I thought it was just very good pressure relief and also a pretty good match on my
side.
On my stomach, I share similar thoughts to what I had with sleeping on my back.
I felt like my hips didn't sink in too much.
I felt like I was still in pretty good alignment.
I thought it was a pretty good match there as well.
I'm going to give you a visual representation of where you might feel pressure points on
this mattress.
Got a pressure map here.
I'm going to lie down on my back, side, and stomach.
You're going to see anywhere from blue, no pressure, all the way up to red for high pressure.
Let's get started.
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Marten: Hey, guys.
Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe is 5'9" 160.
I am 6'7" 230, definitely a different body type.
It's something you should consider when looking at a mattress.
For Joe, he felt it was a 6 in terms of firmness.
For me, it was more like a 7 out of 10.
On my side, it felt a little bit firmer than it did for Joe.
However, on my stomach and my back, I felt really nice support overall.
If you're a back or stomach sleeper and you're my size, this could be a good choice for you.
Joe: Do you sleep with a partner?
If you do, then you need to consider something that we call motion isolation.
Basically, if your partner moves on that side of the bed, are you going to feel it on this
side of the bed?
I've got a glass here.
I'm going to create a little disturbance around it.
You can see that the glass moves a little bit but not too bad.
I would say that this mattress is a pretty good option for couples.
If you sleep with a partner or you sleep toward the edge of the bed, then you might want to
consider something that we call edge support.
If I'm on the edge of the bed here, if I'm tying my shoes, I feel like the edge support
isn't too bad.
I'm not going to fall off the bed or anything like that.
I'm going to lie down on my back toward the edge of the bed and I share the same opinion.
I don't feel like I'm going to be thrown from the bed.
I feel like I can sleep towards the edge of the bed.
I think the edge support is actually pretty good.
Let's talk through some of the pros or who I think this mattress might be a good fit
for.
I think this is a really good fit for combination sleepers.
If you sleep in multiple positions throughout the night, you might really like this mattress.
For example, on my side, I felt like the pressure relief was very good.
It was definitely softer in the shoulder area, so I thought it was a good fit there.
On my back, it's firmer in the middle.
I felt like it was a good match for me from a support perspective, same with my stomach
as well.
They've done a very good job of addressing each of the different sleeping positions.
If you sleep in multiple positions, it could be a great fit.
Lastly, if you were looking for a nice foam feel but you're worried about sleeping hot
or the feeling of getting stuck in your mattress, they've done a very good job of addressing
those two issues here as well.
Let's talk through some potential cons or who I think this mattress might not be the
best fit for.
Basically, if you're on the far end of the firmness spectrum in what you want, you want
something very soft or something very firm, that's not really what you get here.
That's just something to note.
There's also certain types of feels that you may want, like if you really want to sink
into your mattress like a true memory foam feel, that's not exactly what you get here.
This is more of just a balanced foam feel.
That's just something to note as well.
All right, to wrap up, I think a lot of people are going to like this mattress.
They've done a very good job of addressing different body types and different sleeping
positions.
For me, it was a good match on my back, stomach, and side, for example.
Just make sure that you don't want something overly firm or overly soft.
It potentially could be a good fit for you.
That's basically it.
If you're just getting started with your research, definitely encourage you to check out mattressclarity.com
or you can check out some of our top picks by just Googling Mattress Clarity Plus Best
Mattress.
Certainly, let me know if you have any questions.