Joe Auer: What's up, everyone?
My name is Joe.
I'm from Mattress Clarity.
Today I'm going to be talking about the Bear Hybrid mattress.
Let me run through the pros and cons of this mattress, running through the construction.
Telling you basically everything you need to know about this mattress.
By the end of the video, you're going to have a very good idea if you want to get it.
There are a lot of hybrid mattresses out there on the market but is there anything that really
stands out about the Bear Hybrid mattress?
Stay tuned to find out.
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We have the Bear Hybrid mattress.
I've reviewed the original Bear mat before.
I've actually reviewed the Bear Hyb before.
They've actually changed their construction.
They have a memory foam-like layer, transition layer, a quilted top, and heavy-duty support
coils.
I decided to jump in and re-review this mattress with the new construction.
Let's start about what's inside of the Bear Hybrid mattress.
Starting with the cover here.
We have a cover that's woven with something called celliant fabric.
That could potentially bring a certain health benefits.
It's actually in the original Bear mattress.
Things like better blood circulation.
Just a better or cooler night of sleep.
More restful sleep.
I encourage you to check that out on your own.
There are some incredible sites that show that might be true.
We also have some pretty soft foam woven into the cover.
As you can see, gives in immediately.
Very soft, gives it a fluffy cloud-like feel.
Here we have two inches of the comfort layer.
It is memory foam like.
It's going to be more responsive.
It's actually supposed to relieve pressure a little bit better than memory form does.
I think that might be the case.
You can see what that look likes.
Very soft material.
When you combine this with the quilted top, it's going to be very soft on top.
Then we have a transition layer and then eight inches of support coils.
It's pretty heavy-duty coils.
Very good for motion isolations.
It's going to support a lot of weight overall.
This is going to be a very breathable mattress overall.
You've got a lot of room for air to flow through here.
Also, the celliant cover is actually going to make it for a more a cooler night of sleep.
What they're trying to go for here is hybrid, comfort and support.
The comfort comes from this very soft material and then the quilted tops.
It's a very fluffy, again, cloud-like feel on top and yet the coils are very supportive.
Should be able to support a lot of weight yet be very comfortable at the same.
That's construction overall.
Let's talk about the firmness and feel of the Bear Hybrid mattress.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put this mattress at about a 6.5 out of 10, with 10
being the firmest.
Right about that medium firmness range.
The reason I feel that way is you have very soft top layers and then very firm coils underneath
that.
You have the quilted top.
I'll show you what that looks like.
That foam gives in immediately.
It's very soft on top.
Has a cloud-like fluffy feel on top.
It's definitely is a hybrid feel overall.
That combines a very firm base with very fluffy soft top layers.
There is some bounce.
I'll show you with this the cross ball.
You could see that it bounces up right there.
It's pretty easy to move around.
There was no memory foam in here so it's going to be very easy to move around.
Again, just a fluffy top with support coils underneath that.
Definitely a true hybrid feel.
Now, I'm going to talk through how I feel on different sleeping positions on this mattress.
Starting on my back, very supported feel overall.
The quilted top allows my hips to sink in then the coils hold me up.
It allowed me not to sink in too far.
I feel it's a good match there for me on my back.
Switching on to my side.
I feel like the softness of the quilted top plus the layer underneath that relieves pressure
very well.
Actually, this is very good.
It matched me on my side as well.
Switching on to my stomach.
Here I would say it's a little bit too soft.
I think this is about a 6.5 out of 10 mattress.
I think you probably want something a little bit firmer if you just sleep on your stomach.
Mattress Clarity will love our pressure map testing because it shows you exactly how well
each mattress relieves pressure.
I get down on the pressure map here.
Lie down on my backside and stomach.
You see anywhere from blue to no pressure all the way up to red high pressure.
The only thing to note is we have different body type than I do.
You may see different results.
Let's get started.
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Marten: Hey guys.
Marten here from Mattress Clarity.
Joe is 5'9", 160.
I'm 6'7", 230.
I'm a larger person.
I want to give my experience to the Bear Hybrid.
Joe said this was a 6.5 out of 10 in terms of firmness.
I thought it was close to a 7 out of 10 in terms of firmness.
I think that's because as a larger person, I'm pressing forward into the top layers.
Feeling some more firmness than Joe did.
In terms of sleeping positions, starting on my back, I feel absolutely fantastic.
My hips sink in not too far.
Top layer supporting my lumbar area.
Just great overall support.
On my side, decent fit but I'm feeling some more pressure on my shoulders and my hips.
Move in my stomach though, it's definitely too soft for me.
I am bowing at the hips.
What does that mean?
If you're a larger back sleeper, a great option for you.
If you're a larger side sleeper than maybe bigger than me, you might want to look elsewhere.
If you're a larger stomach sleeper, you definitely want to look elsewhere.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider something called motion
transfer.
Basically, if you're 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?
Test that, I've got a glass here and create a little disturbance around this glass.
You'll see that it's moving a little bit.
This doesn't have memory foam in it.
I didn't expect it to be too amazing but I would say that's pretty good.
I also had Marten jump in and out of bed.
Create a little disturbance.
I felt a little bit of motion transfer.
Overall I would say it's pretty good and a decent option for couples.
Do 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 that you're
going to fall off.
I'm on the edge here.
You can see I'm not really going to fall off from tying my shoes or anything like that.
But I'm going to lie down on my back towards the edge of the bed now.
I'm not really getting that rolling off the bed feeling.
I would say the edge support, in this case, is pretty good.
Let's talk through some of the pros of this mattress or who I think this mattress may
be a good fit for.
Number one, back sleepers.
The coils are very supportive overall.
The quilted top allows your hips to sink in and then the coils hold you up a lot.
Very supportive overall on your back.
Side sleepers as well.
I think the combination of a very soft fluffy quilted top and then the layer underneath
that, they release pressure potentially better than memory foam.
Definitely relieves pressure very well and makes it a good fit for side sleepers.
It's also a very breathable mattress.
It's got celliant cover.
Provides a cooler night of sleep.
There is so much room for air to flow through the coils.
That is a breathable mattress overall.
The celliant really stands out.
I could potentially bring in certain health benefits.
It's not in a lot of other mattresses.
That is just something to note as well.
Now, let's talk through some potential cons or who I think this mattress may not be the
best fit for.
Number one, stomach sleepers.
I think you want something a little bit firmer if you just sleep on your stomach.
Also, this is a 6.5 out of 10 range mattress.
If you want something that's extra firm or extra soft, you probably want to look elsewhere.
It's also a hybrid feel where you sink in but not too much.
If you really want to be engulfed by your mattress, sink in quite a bit, I'll look elsewhere.
If you don't want to sink in whatsoever, I would also look elsewhere given that it's
just a hybrid feel overall.
You're probably wondering, this is a hybrid mattress.
There's a lot of hybrid mattresses out there.
What makes the Bear Hybrid mattress stand out amongst the crowd?
Let's talk about what's similar between the hybrid mattresses.
Usually, they have support coils and some sort of comfort layer on top that.
Basically, we have a quilted top and then a memory foam like layer, then a transition
layer and then coils.
It does fit that hybrid definition.
What's different about it?
Number one is the celliant cover.
Again, I'll encourage you to check that out.
Definitely can potentially bring in certain health benefits.
A cooler night of sleep, a more restful night of sleep.
I feel like this is also just a very comfortable mattress.
They've really struck a nice balance of comfort and support.
They have a memory foam like layer that does relieve pressure quite well.
I would say maybe better than a lot of the other hybrid mattresses out there.
The celliant cover and just striking that nice balance of comfort and support and a
very comfortable feel overall.
To wrap up, I think a lot of people are going to like Bear Hybrid mattress.
A very good match of comfort and support.
A very good fit for side and back sleepers.
I would just caution you if you're a stomach sleeper or you want something extra firm or
extra soft, I'd maybe look elsewhere but I think a lot of people are going to like it.
That's basically it.
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Once again, let me know if you have any questions.
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