Joe Auer: What's up, everyone? I'm Joe from Mattress Clarity. Today, I'm going to be looking
at the AmazonBasics Mattress. I'm going to be telling you everything you need to know
about this mattress, the pros, the cons, run through the construction, telling you who
it's a good fit for, who it's not a good fit for.
Basically, 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 the list of my favorite mattresses, simply google, "Mattress Clarity
best mattresses." 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. I do read and reply back to every single
comment on YouTube. Leave a comment below, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Basic is in the name, the AmazonBasics mattress. They have an 8-inch, a 10-inch, a 12-inch
version. I have reviewed the 12-inch version here. Basic is in the name. It's a very, very
good value. It's very, very cheap. I was excited to jump in and see exactly how good it was.
Let's talk about what's inside the AmazonBasics mattress. This is the 12-inch version. You
do have the option of the 8-inch or the 10-inch, but this is the 12-inch version. Starting
with the cover now, we have a nice, soft, very thin cover. It's not going to affect
the feel of the mattress too much.
Moving on to the mattress style, we have 12 inches in total. Starting with a base layer,
that's been split into two, pretty much the same here. Got these little air channels for
air to flow through. If you're worried about sleeping hot, this could potentially be a
good option for you. Allows for lots of air to flow through there.
Then we have a transition layer, and then we have memory foam. The memory foam is very
soft. I can push my hand in very easily. It is a little bit faster to respond than normal
memory foam, but you will get that sinking in, classic, quicksandy, memory foam feel.
The pressure relief should be pretty good because you have memory foam on top. It's
pretty soft feel on top there overall.
Then 12 inches of support. If you want a little bit more support, I'd probably go with this
12-inch version. I'll talk about that a little bit later in the video. Again, they have these
little air channels. If you're worried about memory foam and sleeping hot, potentially
this could be a good option for you.
Now let's talk about firmness and feel. As far as firmness is concerned, I put this mattress
about a 6 out of 10. It's a little bit softer than average. The reason I feel that way is
because of the top layer. It's so soft and gives in pretty easily. You can push your
hand in very easily. See how it gives in. It's about a 6 out of 10.
As far as the feel is concerned, definitely a memory foam feel. You're going to sink into
the mattress. There's no bounce at all. I'll show you with this lacrosse ball. The ball
just dies right there. It's going to be more of a sleeping in the mattress rather than
sleeping on top of the mattress. Just know that you're going to sink in that classic
memory foam feel.
Now I'm going to talk to you how I feel on different sleeping positions. Starting on
my back, first thing I notice is I do sink in quite a bit. I would say I want something
a little bit firmer, maybe a little bit more supportive, but it's a decent match for me
on my back.
Switching onto the side now, good match for me here. It's soft. The memory foam relieves
pressure well. I'd say a good match for me on my side.
Switching onto my stomach now, I would say it's similar to my back. I'd probably want
something a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive. That memory foam let's me
sink in a little bit too much. I'd want something a little bit more supportive if you sleep
on your stomach.
At Mattress Clarity, we're big fans of our pressure map testing because it shows you
exactly how well every mattress relieves pressure. Let me get down on this pressure map here.
Lie down on my back, side, and stomach, and you'll see anywhere from blue and no pressure,
all the way up to red to high pressure.
Only thing to note, if you have a different body type than I do, you may see different
results, but let's get started.
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Marten Carlson: Hey, guys. Marten here to offer a different perspective. Joe's 5'9",
160, but I'm 6'7" and 230. I'm a larger person than Joe. I want to give my experience with
the AmazonBasics mattress.
Larger people like me, a big issue for us is finding the right amount of support with
a mattress. Usually for me, I like to sleep on a hybrid mattress at least. I need the
support of coils.
Looking at a simpler mattress like the AmazonBasics here that has no coils -- it's an all-foam
mattress -- I was a little bit worried of the outset. I want to get into actually how
it feels in all three sleeping positions and how firm it felt to me.
First off, in terms of firmness, Joe said this was a 6 out of 10. For me, it was closer
to a 7 out of 10. My weight is making me drop into the mattress more that Joe did, so I'm
feeling some more firmness than Joe did.
How does that feel in all three sleeping positions? Starting on my back, I am definitely not getting
enough support. It's an all-foam mattress without coils, actually not a very supportive
base layer either. I feel like I was dropping right into the mattress. I'm not getting a
lot of lumbar support. I think if I slept on this for too long of time, I would definitely
experience some back pain.
Moving to my side, I feel the best in this position. We get this 12-inch model here,
so I'm getting enough pressure relief on my shoulders and my hips. That being said, I'm
at an angle like this, so I need a mattress with better support beneath that to fill in
my gap. Overall, the best match for side sleeping.
Moving to my stomach, definitely not supportive enough for me. I'm bowing in at the hips.
I'm getting out of alignment, I'm dropping into the mattress in the center of my mass,
so not supportive enough for me as a stomach sleeper.
What does all that mean? If you're a heavier back sleeper or heavier stomach sleeper, you're
going to want to look elsewhere. If you're a side sleeper, this could work for you, but
still not the best match for me.
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's going to be isolated
or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
To test that, I have a glass here. I'm going to create a little disturbance around the
glass and see how it reacts. We have memory foam on top, so I expect it to do pretty well
at isolating motion. You can see that the glass is not moving too much. It's isolating
motion pretty well.
Also, I had Marten on my team jump in and out of the bed, create a little disturbance.
I didn't feel too much motion transfer over to me, so I would say this mattress is a pretty
good option for couples for that reason.
If you sleep with a partner, 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 quite a bit, so I'd
say the edge support in this case is not the best.
I'm going to lie down on my back now. I am getting that rolling-off-the-bed feeling,
so I would say the edge support is not the best in this case.
Now let's talk about some of the pros of this mattress or who this mattress may be a good
fit for. Number one, it's very, very cheap and very affordable. If you're looking for
not really a long-term investment, if you don't want to spend too much money, this is
a pretty good mattress, especially for the price and the value is really there.
It's good for side sleepers. That memory foam on top is very soft, very pressure-relieving,
at least for me. I would say side sleepers would find this to be a good match and also
lightweight people.
It's not the most supportive mattress, but it's very cheap. I don't think you need that
extra support if you're lightweight. It's very good for kids, and teenagers, and lightweight
people in general.
We know about some of the pros, but what are the cons of the mattress, and who is this
not the best fit for? The number one thing I can think of is back sleepers. I think you
want something a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive. Also stomach sleepers
as well. I'd probably want something a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive.
If you are a heavier sleeper, you need something a little bit supportive. You may sink in a
little bit too much. Also, if you just want something a little bit firmer, this is definitely
a little bit softer than average. If you want something that's firmer, generally more supportive,
I would look elsewhere.
If you're looking at the AmazonBasics mattress, this is the 12-inch version, but you probably
will see that they have an 8-inch version and a 10-inch version in addition to this
12-inch version. Which one is going to be right for you?
The eight-inch is going to be the cheapest. Then it's going to be a step-up in price to
go to the 10 and then the 12. Obviously, it's going to be thicker. I would say the heavier
you are, the thicker you're probably going to want. If you don't get the 8-inch version
if you're a heavier sleeper, definitely go for the 12-inch version.
Also, if you're a side sleeper, I'd go for the 12-inch version. If you're a lightweight
sleeper and you sleep on your back, stomach, maybe go for the 8- or 10-inch version. You
maybe don't need the 12-inch version. You can save some money. You definitely save some
money, but if you are a side sleeper or heavier sleeper, I'd go up to the 12-inch version.
I want to give you some additional information about this mattress. You're going to get free
shipping. You can return the mattress as well. It's going to be a one-year warranty. That's
compared to normally a 10-year warranty with other mattresses on the bed-in-the-box market.
That's the trade-off for getting such a cheap price.
There's also financing available. You can make five monthly payments rather than one
big lump-sum payment. They also have an 8-inch and a 10-inch version available. Check those
out as well.
If you buy this mattress, it's helpful to know how to unbox it. It's going to show up
shipped in a box. I would maybe get two people, just in case. Bring it to your bedroom. Place
it close to the base. Open it up. Then slowly take the mattress out. Put it close to the
base. Unravel it.
Then I would just slowly cut into the plastic. Make sure you don't cut into the mattress,
but do it very slowly. It should be a straightforward process. It'll expand. Then I would give it
two nights to let the smell dissipate. That's just a normal smell that every mattress in
a box has. Give it two nights, and then it should be pretty much ready to go after that.
Let's wrap up. If you are a lightweight sleeper, you're a teen, you're a kid, something like
that, you're going to like this mattress, or if you're a side sleeper as well. I'll
just caution you if you're a heavier person or you sleep on your back and stomach. I think
a lot of people will like this mattress.
That's basically it. If you're just getting started on your mattress-buying journey, check
out mattressclarity.com. If you want to see a full list of my topics, simply google, "Mattress
Clarity best mattress." Once again, let me know if you have any questions.