Joe: Hey, guys.
It's Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be comparing two mattresses the Puffy mattress and Casper mattress.
You might be down to these two mattresses and I'm going to be telling you the pros and
cons of both, what the similarities are, what the differences are, and which type of sleeper
should get one or the other.
You're going to want to stay tuned.
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Joe: Let's start off by talking about what's similar between these two mattresses, Puffy
and Casper.
They're both very popular mattresses.
When you incorporate discounts of both, they actually come out to about the same price
range, pretty similar thickness overall, have a pretty similar base layer.
They both incorporate memory foam in their construction.
Now let's talk about what's different between the Puffy and Casper mattress.
Number one material, the Puffy has pretty simple construction, two layers, it has a
base layer and then four inches of gel memory foam on top.
Casper has a soft latex-like layer, then a memory foam layer, then a transition layer,
then a base layer.
It's also zoned to be a little bit firmer in the middle of the mattress, a little bit
softer up towards the head.
Underneath your shoulders, you'll be able to feel a little bit softer.
There's going to be some firmness differences as well.
I think that the Casper is going to come in just a little bit softer, especially when
you consider it has that zone support where it's going to be softer underneath your shoulders.
There's some feel differences as well.
You're going to really sink into the Puffy.
It has that quicksandy memory foam feel, just given that it has four inches of gel memory
foam versus the Casper, which is more of a balanced foam feel overall.
Now, let's break down the construction of both mattresses and talk about what the important
differences are.
Starting with the Puffy, it's very simple construction.
You basically have two layers.
You have four inches of gel memory foam then a base layer.
Basically, you're going to have that memory foam feel.
It's going to be really slow moving.
You're really going to sink into the mattress.
You're going to sleep in the mattress.
It going to envelope you and wrap around you, versus the Casper where you'd more sleep on
top of the mattress.
Moving on to the Casper now, we have four layers.
We have a soft latex-like layer, then a memory foam layer, then a transition layer, then
a base layer.
The transition layer is actually zoned.
It's actually going to be a little bit firmer in the middle of the mattress.
If you're sleeping on your back and stomach, it's going to be a little bit more supportive.
If you sleep on your side, it's going to be a little bit softer underneath your shoulder,
give you a little bit more pressure relief.
Let's talk about the Puffy for a second.
I think the firmness will depend on your weight.
If you're a little bit heavier, you might press through that top layer and hit the firmer
layer underneath that.
If you're a little bit lighter, you may think it's a little bit softer.
Either way, you're really going to sink into the mattress.
The Casper has more of a balanced foam feel so you're going to get some of the memory
foam qualities, some latex-like qualities.
You're going to get good pressure relief without the feeling of getting stuck.
I think as far as breathability, I'd maybe give Casper a slightly advantage just having
memory foam on top of the Puffy.
Memory foam is known for trapping heat and I think just having more breathable foam on
top of the Casper means it might be more breathable overall.
I'd say durability, I can't really say.
I'd maybe say Casper might be a little bit more durable, but that's just me giving my
educated guess.
Now let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness, I'd put the Casper at about a 6 out of 10 in firmness with 10 being
the firmest, and Puffy at about a 6.5 out of 10.
I'll just caveat you with that.
I would say if you're a little bit heavier, just given that the Puffy has two layers,
it has a very soft top layer and a very firm base layer.
If you're heavier, you might press through that top layer and feel a little bit more
firmness.
If you're a little bit lighter you may not press through at all and you might think it's
a lot softer than a heavier person might.
That's just a word of caution.
As far as feel is concerned, it's really just true memory foam feel versus more of a balanced
foam feel overall with the Casper.
With the Puffy, you really sink into the mattress.
It's really that kind of slow-moving feel.
You're really going to be enveloped or hugged by the mattress, whereas you're going to feel
like you'd sleep more on top of the Casper.
If you drop a lacrosse ball, you'll see that there's a lot more bounce with the Casper
than there is with the Puffy.
With the Puffy, it just dies right there.
You're going to have some bounce with the Casper.
It has some memory foam-like qualities, but you're not going to get the feeling you're
getting stuck, whereas Puffy is just that true memory foam feel.
I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions on both mattresses.
Starting on my back, on the Puffy, I feel like it's a decent match for me.
The memory foam conforms pretty well to the curves of my body.
It might be just a tad bit too soft in my opinion.
On the Casper, I feel like it's a pretty good match for me.
You can really feel that zone support so it feels a little bit firmer when you're on your
back.
Switching on to my side now, I feel like the Puffy really shines here.
That memory foam gets to work and really relieves that pressure quite well.
Casper is also a pretty good match with that zone support.
It's a little bit softer underneath your shoulders.
I feel like it's a pretty good match for me there as well.
Switching onto my stomach, I feel like the Puffy is just a little bit too soft.
You've got four inches of pretty soft memory foam.
I don't think you need that much memory foam if you sleep on your stomach and you probably
want something a little bit firmer.
I feel like the Casper was a decent match there just with that zone support.
It feels a little bit firmer when I'm on my stomach.
At Mattress Clarity, we like to mix objective tests with subjective opinions.
One objective test we really like is some visualization of exactly how well each mattress
relieves pressure.
That is a pressure map test.
Basically, you get down on a pressure map.
I get down on my backside and stomach you see anywhere from blue to no pressure, all
the way up to red to high pressure.
In this particular case, what really matters is the side sleeping results.
We threw up the side sleeping results with the Puffy and Casper.
You'll see that there's a little bit of difference between the shoulders and hips, but they cancel
each other out.
They actually both do a pretty good job of relieving pressure in this particular case.
Marten: Hey, guys, Marten here to offer you 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 Casper original mattress and the Puffy mattress here.
In terms of firmness, I said the Casper here was a 7 out of 10, and the Puffy here was
more like a 7.5 or 8 out of 10.
My experience was definitely because of how large I am.
A lot of times with mattresses, especially with foam mattresses, I'll press into a mattress
more than Joe would so it would feel firmer to me.
I think because of that, the Puffy actually feels firmer to me than it did to Joe.
Let's talk about the sleeping positions, though, as well.
Over on the Casper, you're going to have a zone construction.
Because of that, on my back, I feel really good support.
My hips don't sink in too far.
I feel really supported there.
It's actually firmer in that area to keep me from going too far into the mattress.
On my side though, I'm pressing a little bit.
I'm feeling some firmness to my shoulders and my hips, but actually, less than I feel
over here on the Puffy.
On my stomach, I'm definitely feeling pretty well supported.
My hips aren't sinking in too far.
I feel well supported overall.
Over here on the Puffy, though, you don't have a zone construction.
Because of that, on my back, I do feel decent support, but not as good as I felt overall
on the Casper.
On my side, I am pressing way too far into the mattress.
I'm bottoming out, feeling some heavy firmness on my shoulders and my hips.
On my stomach, at the same time, it's not firm enough so I'm definitely bowing in at
the hips there.
Overall between the two mattresses, if you are a heavier sleeper, I would lean more towards
the Casper.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, there's two additional things you're going to want
to consider when you're looking at a mattress.
That's motion transfer and edge support.
Motion transfer is basically if your partner's moving around on that side of the bed, is
that motion going to be isolated or transfer over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
Edge support is basically can you sit towards the edge of the bed?
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 would give the advantage to Puffy.
It has memory foam on top and that does a very good job at isolating motion.
As far as edge support is concerned, I'd give the advantage to Casper.
It just seems to do a better job of preventing that rolling off the bed feeling.
Now the moment you've all been waiting for, who should get one over the other?
As far as who should get the Casper, I think if you sleep on your stomach and back mainly
it's going to be the more supportive of the two.
Definitely, combination sleepers having the zone support means it's going to be a little
bit softer underneath your shoulders, which makes it good for side sleeping and more supportive
when you're on your back and stomach.
It feels a little bit firmer because of that zone support.
I think heavier sleepers may find this to be a better match, just having more layers,
and having that transition layer means you're not going to bottom out if you're on your
side.
I think it's more appropriate for heavier sleepers.
If you want to move around more easily, have more balanced foam feel overall, that's definitely
what the Casper provides.
As far as who should get the Puffy, I think if you really like sinking into your mattress,
you really like memory foam, you've had success with that before, that's definitely the type
of feel that you get here.
I think if you're a light or medium-weight side sleeper, the memory foam really gets
to work, does a very good job at relieving pressure.
It could be a pretty good match for you in that particular case.
To wrap up, hopefully, I've given you a good overview of the similarities and differences
between these two mattresses.
I think the differences are pretty clear, but if for some reason you're still confused
you can just leave a comment below.
Tell me a little bit of information about yourself and your sleep preferences.
I can give you a personal recommendation.
I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
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Once again, let me know if you have any questions.
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