Joe Auer: What's up everybody?
I'm Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be comparing and contrasting the Casper and Loom and Leaf mattresses.
If you're deciding between these two mattresses, you've come to the right video.
I'm going to be telling you the pros and cons of each, the similarities between the two
mattresses, the differences, construction differences, and letting you know what type
of sleeper should get one over the other.
By the end of the video, you're going to have a pretty good idea of which one you should
get, so stay tuned.
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Joe: Let's get this mattress party started by talking about what's similar between these
two mattresses.
Not a whole lot.
They're both very popular mattresses, come with great customer service, things of that
nature.
They're both all-foam mattresses, and have a similar base layer, and they do contain
some memory foam in them.
We know what's similar between these two mattresses, but what are the key differences?
Let's talk about that.
Number one is price.
The Casper, for a queen, is going to be a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Loom
and Leaf is.
There's also materials differences.
Loom and Leaf has two layers of memory foam on top, then a transition layer, then a base
layer.
Whereas Casper has a soft latex-like layer over memory foam, over a transition layer,
over a base layer.
Also has a zone construction, so it's going to have different firmness depending where
on the bed you are.
There's also going to be some firmness differences.
I believe that the Casper, and I think most people would agree, that it's a little bit
softer than the Loom and Leaf is.
There's going to be some feel differences as well.
You're going to get more of a memory foam feel with the Loom and Leaf, versus more of
a balanced feel overall, that mixes memory foam and latex-like qualities, with the Casper.
Now let's take a look under the hood of both mattresses and see what the construction differences
are.
Starting with the Loom and Leaf.
Got a quilted cover, little bit of a poly foam mixed in there, adds some softness to
the mattress.
Then we have two inches of gel memory foam, then two and a half inches of high-density
memory foam, so four and a half inches of memory foam overall, then a transition layer,
then a base layer.
It's going to be thicker overall than the Casper is.
It's going to use higher-density foams, which could make it more durable, and given that
it's thicker overall, and you have so much memory foam, it might be a better choice for
heavier sleepers, potentially.
Moving on to the Casper now.
We have a soft latex-like layer on top, over memory foam, over a transition layer, over
a base layer.
The transition layer is zoned, so if you're sleeping on your side, it's going to be softer
underneath your shoulder.
If you're sleeping on your back and stomach, it's going to be more supportive, a little
bit firmer underneath the middle part of your body, where the heaviest parts of your body
are.
There are going to be some feel differences.
You'll sense some initial softness from the Casper.
Whereas, there'll be some initial firmness, and the memory foam kicks in with the Loom
and Leaf.
You're going to very slowly sink into the Loom and Leaf.
It's going to contour very well to the curves of your body.
Whereas, you're going to feel some initial softness with the Casper, especially if you
sleep on your side.
It's really going to come down to the type of feel that you want.
You get more of a memory foam feel from the Loom and Leaf.
Versus more of a balanced feel overall, where you have latex-like qualities, and memory
foam-like qualities, all in one mattress with the Casper.
Now let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put the Casper at about a six out of ten.
The Loom and Leaf a six and a half out of ten.
I would caution you on that.
The Casper is zoned, so it's going to feel a little bit firmer underneath your hips,
a little bit softer underneath your shoulders.
On the Loom and Leaf, it feels a little bit firmer initially, and then it has this high-density
memory foam, so it slowly kicks in, it feels a little bit softer over a few seconds, or
so.
It feels a little bit firmer initially, and then it gets a little bit softer.
The Casper is zoned as well, so six, and then six and a half, out of ten.
But I put a little bit of an asterisk on both.
As far as feel is concerned, it's memory foam feel, which you get from the Loom and Leaf,
where it slowly kicks in, you slowly sink into the mattress.
Versus the Casper, which is more of, again, a balanced feel overall, that mixes memory
foam-like qualities, and latex-like qualities.
Now, I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions on both mattresses.
Starting on my back, on the Casper, you can feel that zone support.
It's a pretty good match for me, from a support perspective.
On the Loom and Leaf, also a pretty good match.
You can feel it conform to the curves of my body pretty well.
I think it's the right firmness as well for back sleeping.
I can't really say one over the other for back sleeping.
The same story on my side.
On the Casper, it's a little bit softer underneath my shoulder.
I really like that.
Great match for me on my side.
On the Loom and Leaf, you feel a little bit of firmness initially, and the memory foam
slowly kicks in.
I would say, if you like a little bit of firmness and you sleep on your side, potentially the
Loom and Leaf might be the way to go.
Otherwise, I can't really say.
As far as stomach sleeping is concerned, I'd probably say I prefer the Casper.
You can feel that zone support.
It's a little bit firmer.
With the Loom and Leaf, you sink in, maybe a little bit too much.
Of the two, I'd probably prefer stomach sleeping with the Casper.
Mattress Clarity, we like to mix in subjective opinions with objective tests.
One test we really like is a pressure map test.
It shows you exactly how well each mattress relieves pressure.
I basically get down on a pressure map, lie down on my back side and stomach, and you'll
see anywhere from blue to no pressure, all the way up to red to high pressure.
What really matters is these side sleeping results.
If you throw those up here, you'll see that it's very, very close here.
There's a little bit of differences.
But I would say they both relieve pressure quite well.
I can't say that one definitely relieves pressure better than the other.
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Marten Carlson: Hey guys, Martin 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 with these two mattresses.
Today, we have the Casper mattress and the Loom and Leaf mattress.
In terms of firmness, I said the Casper was a 7 out of 10, the Loom and Leaf here was
a 7.5 out of 10.
Now in terms of sleeping positions, over on the Casper, on my back, really good overall
support.
I feel that zone construction keeping my hips from sinking in too far.
On my side, good pressure relief on my shoulder there specifically, because that top area's
softer.
On my stomach, actually pretty good overall support as well.
Again, the zone support is keeping my hips from sinking in too far.
Over to the Loom and Leaf here, on my back, actually pretty good overall support as well.
My hips sink into that top foam layer in a really nice way.
I feel that top foam pressing in my lumbar area.
On my side, some pressure at first.
It does soften up quite a bit after a while.
However, if you're a much larger person than myself, you might activate it more than I
did.
On my stomach, pretty good overall support.
However, I probably need a little bit more support.
That being said, if you are a heavier back sleeper, both could work for you.
It's more about what feel you're looking for.
If you are a heavier side sleeper, both could work as well.
I felt a little bit better on the Casper.
Again, if you're a much larger person, you might prefer the Loom and Leaf.
If you're a heavier stomach sleeper, I would lean more towards the Casper over there.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, there's two additional things you're going to want
to consider when looking at a mattress.
That's 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's basically, can you sit towards the edge of the bed, or sleep all the way
towards the edge of the bed, without feeling like you're going to fall off?
As far as motion transfer is concerned, I would give the advantage to the Loom and Leaf
here, which has four and a half inches of memory foam, which does an excellent job of
isolating motion.
As far as edge support is concerned, I would say it's about a tie.
They actually don't have very good edge support overall, so it's about a tie.
Now, the moment you've all been waiting for.
Which one of these two should you get?
As far as who should get the Casper, it's a more appropriate choice for stomach sleepers,
because of that zone construction.
It feels a little bit more supportive when I'm on my stomach Versus the Loom and Leaf,
where I feel like there's too much memory foam.
You sink in a little bit too much.
It's also the softer of the two, so if you're looking for something that's a little bit
softer, I would probably go with the Casper.
If you don't want to sink too far into your mattress, just want a balanced feel overall,
that's more what you get with the Casper.
As far as who should get the Loom and Leaf, it's a more appropriate choice for heavier
sleepers.
It's thicker overall.
It uses high-density foam.
It's going to be more supportive, and more durable, for heavier sleepers.
It's the firmer of the two.
If you'd like just a little bit of firmness, it still has very good pressure relief, and
good support overall.
But if you want something that's a little bit firmer, I would go with the Loom and Leaf.
If you like the memory foam feel, it has four and a half inches of high-density memory foam.
If you like slowly sinking into your mattress, having it slowly contour to the curves of
your body, that's definitely what you get with the Loom and Leaf, and it should be the
appropriate choice for you.
All right, that's basically it.
These mattresses are very popular for a good reason.
You can't really go wrong with either one.
Hopefully I've made the differences clear, and the choice should be pretty clear for
you.
But if for some reason that's not the case, leave a comment below, and I can give you
a personal recommendation.
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