Joe Auer: What's up, everyone?
My name is Joe.
I'm from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be talking about the Linenspa 8" Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress.
I'll be telling you everything you need to know about this mattress, the pros, the cons,
construction breakdown, 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 would
want to get it, so stay tuned.
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Joe: If you want to see a list of my favorite mattresses, simply Google "Mattress Clarity
Best Mattress."
If you have any questions about today's review, just leave a comment below.
I will get back to you as soon as I can.
We have the Linenspa 8" Memory Foam Hybrid mattress.
Linenspa is an increasingly popular company.
They have very affordable mattresses.
This is a very affordable mattress.
It's also very popular.
It's the 8" version.
Very excited to jump in and see how it worked out.
Let's talk about what's inside of the 8" Linenspa Memory Foam Hybrid.
Very simple construction here.
Got a cover.
It's nice and soft.
It's not going to affect the feel too much.
They have eight inches in total.
Six and a half inches of steel coils, and then an inch and a half of memory foam.
You got a comfort from the memory foam, and then support from the steel coils.
Having an inch and a half in the comfort layer means it's probably going to be way more appropriate
for stomach and back sleepers.
If you sleep on your side, having an inch and a half probably isn't enough to get the
pressure relief you need, unless you're a kid.
I'm just lightweight.
We'll show you what that looks like here.
The memory foam is a little bit slower to react, but there's only an inch and a half
of it.
Overall, it should be that hybrid balanced feel overall.
Again, this is very simple construction, except the comfort part is only an inch and a half,
and then six and a half inches beneath that.
Now, let's talk about firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put this mattress about a 7.5 out of 10, with 10 being
the firmest.
A little bit firmer than average definitely.
The top layer is only an inch and a half of memory foam.
Then you have coils underneath that.
The top layer is soft, but it's very thin.
Then it's very firm underneath that.
When you combine that feeling overall, it's about a 7.5 out of 10.
I'll show you that you can push your hand in pretty easily on that top layer, but again,
it's very firm underneath that.
As far as the feel's concerned, you have an inch and half of memory foam then coils underneath
that, so it definitely is a hybrid feel overall.
You're going to have some bounce, which I'll show you with this lacrosse ball.
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Joe: Some bounce, but not a lot.
Definitely a hybrid feel overall, that mixes in memory foam with coils.
Now, I'm going to talk to you how I feel in different sleeping positions on this mattress.
Starting on my back.
First thing I notice is my hips sink in, but not too much.
There's only an inch and a half of memory foam that conforms well to the curves of my
body.
It's actually a pretty good fit for me in this position.
I would say if you're a light or medium weight sleeper, you'll agree with me.
Switching onto the side.
I feel some pressure, given that it's just only an inch and a half of memory foam.
I would say if you're a very lightweight sleeper and you sleep on your side, it probably can
work for you.
If you're a medium weight or heavier sleeper, I'd probably look elsewhere.
Switching onto my stomach now.
Very good fit for me here.
Actually, having an inch and half of memory foam only is actually pretty good.
Definitely pretty good from a support perspective and pretty good on my stomach.
At Mattress Clarity, we love our pressure map testing because it shows you exactly how
well a mattress relieves pressure.
I'm going to get down on a pressure map here, lie down on my backside and stomach.
You're going to see anywhere from blue to no pressure, all the way up to red to high
pressure.
The only thing to note is if you have a different body type than I do, you may see different
results.
Let's get started.
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Marten Carlson: Hey, guys.
Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5' 9", 160.
I'm 6' 7", 230.
I'm a larger person.
I want to get my experience with the Linenspa here.
In terms of firmness, Joe said it was a 7.5 out of 10.
I thought it was closer to an 8 out of 10.
I'm a larger person.
The comfort layer on this mattress is pretty thin, I press right through that.
I'm mostly feeling coils on this mattress.
In terms of sleeping positions, on my back, a decent match.
I'm still a little too heavy for this mattress.
I'm mostly feeling coils.
I'm not feeling the best lumbar support from the foam on top, so dropping through the mattress
pretty quickly.
On my side, same thing.
Too much pressure on my shoulders and my hips, I press right through this comfort layer.
I feel the coils on my shoulders and my hip, so not the best for side sleeping.
On my stomach, I'm mostly feeling those coils.
I do feel well-supported overall.
Unless you're heavy or stomach sleeper, I would look elsewhere.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider motion transfer.
Basically, if your partner's moving around that side of the bed, is that motion going
to be isolated or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
To test that, I've got a glass here.
We'll create a little disturbance around the glass.
We got the memory foam on top here, so it should do a pretty good job.
You can see that the glass isn't moving too much, so it's isolated motion pretty well.
Also, I had Marten on my team jump in and out of bed.
It created a little disturbance.
I didn't really feel that motion transfer over too much, so I would say this mattress
is a decent option for couples.
If you sleep with a partner, or you like sleeping towards the edge of the bed, you want to consider
edge support.
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 see the foam is collapsing.
You see the edge support is not the best here.
I'm going to lie down on my back now.
I'm getting a little bit of that rolling up the bed feeling, so I would say the edge support
in this case is not that great.
I'm going to talk to you about some of the pros of this mattress, or who I think this
mattress may be a good fit for.
Number one, it has a very good value.
Its price is very competitive.
For me, it's a very good value overall.
Number two, lightweight people are going to like this mattress, and kids and teenagers,
or just a spare bedroom, this can be a very good option for you.
It's a specially good fit for our stomach sleepers.
It has an inch and a half of memory foam and that's it, which is very ideal for stomach
sleeping.
I would say light and medium-weight back sleepers will really like this mattress as well.
I'm going to talk to you about some of the cons of this mattress, or who I think this
mattress may not be the best fit for.
Number one thing I can think of is heavier sleepers.
You probably want something thicker and something a little bit more supportive definitely with
this mattress.
Number two, side sleepers, just having an inch and a half of memory foam and that's
it.
You probably want something a little bit softer, a little bit thicker in the comfort layers.
If you sleep on your side, I'd probably look elsewhere.
Number three, the durability isn't going to be great here.
If you're viewing this as a very long-term investment, I would probably look elsewhere.
All right, to wrap up, I think a lot of people are going to like this mattress.
It's great for lightweight sleepers, people who sleep on their stomach or back, or somebody
who wants a great value overall.
If you sleep on your side, I would say you probably want something a little bit softer,
or if you're a heavier person, you probably want something more supportive.
It's a very good value overall.
If you're just getting started on your mattress-buying journey, definitely check out mattressclarity.com.
If you want to see a full list of my top picks, simply view the Mattress Clarity Best Mattress.
Once again, let me know if you have any questions.
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