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Joe: Tuft Needle Mint and Casper.
Two similar mattresses, but which one should you get?
It's exactly what I'm going to be telling you about today.
I'm going to be telling you the pros and cons of each mattress, the similarities, the differences,
the construction differences, letting you know who should get one or the other.
Stay tuned.
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Joe: All right.
Let's get started by talking about the similarities between these two mattresses.
There are a lot of similarities.
They're both all-foam mattresses, both 12 inches thick and total.
Both have a balanced foam feel that kind of combines memory foam and latex-like qualities.
They both have the same firmness, generally.
I think it's about a 6 out of 10 for both mattresses.
I think most would agree they're the same firmness range, and the price is basically
the exact same.
Depending on the discounts, you might be a little bit different but it's going to be
the same price range in general as well.
We know there are a lot of similarities, but are there any differences?
There are a few.
The construction's going to be a little bit different.
The Tuft Needle Mint has a proprietary foam, over a transitional layer, over a base layer,
so there's three layers.
Kind of combines memory foam and latex-like qualities in that top layer.
Versus the Casper, has four layers.
It has a latex-like layer, over a memory foam layer, over a transition layer, over a base
layer.
Casper also has something called "Zoned Support," so it's going to be a little bit firm in the
middle of the mattress, a little bit more supportive if you're on your back and stomach,
and a little bit softer underneath your shoulders if you're sleeping on your side.
That makes the feel overall different as well.
It's going to be a little bit firmer if you're on your back and stomach, a little bit softer
when you're on your side whereas the Mint has more of a uniformed feel overall.
Let's run through the construction of both mattresses and see what the differences are.
Starting with the Tufted Needle Mint, we have 12 inches in total.
We have a top proprietary layer called adaptive foam.
Kind of mixes in memory foam and latex-like qualities, going to have pretty good bounce.
Also, pretty good pressure relief.
It's infused with graphite as well to make it more cool.
Then we have a transition layer, then a base layer.
That's pretty standard amongst all all-foam mattresses.
Moving on to the Casper now, we have 12 inches in total as well.
We have a soft, latex-like layer on top, then memory foam underneath that, then a transition
layer, and then a base layer so four layers versus three.
The transition layer is also zoned, so it has Zoned Support, which means it's going
to be a little bit firm in the middle of the mattress, so if you're on your back and stomach,
it's going to be a little bit more supportive.
Feel overall, a little bit firmer.
Then when you're on your side, it's going to feel a little bit softer underneath your
shoulders, so better pressure relief when you're on your side.
All right, so what does that all mean?
You can tell that the construction is pretty similar with a few subtle differences.
I think the firmness is generally about the same.
Because of the Zoned Support of the Casper, it's going to feel a little bit different
depending on your sleeping position.
It's going to be a little bit more supportive when you're on your back and stomach, whereas
the Mint is going to be more of a kind of uniformed feel.
It's pretty soft, I would say, but a bit more uniformed feel.
Potentially if you're heavier or you just sleep on your back and stomach and need a
little bit more support, having that Zoned Support may give the Casper a little bit of
an advantage.
If you want something a little bit softer and a more uniformed feel, then you want to
go with the Mint.
Those are the main differences here.
They both sleep pretty cool and the durability should be about the same, but I would say
just that Zoned Support is the main construction difference.
All right, let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I actually put both mattresses at about a 6 out of 10,
10 being the firmest.
It's a little bit softer than the average, so I think most would agree that it's generally
in the same firmness range.
Some may say one is firm than the other but I think they are about the same.
The feel is pretty similar as well.
However, the Zoned Support of the Casper makes it feel a little bit different depending on
your sleeping position.
It's going to feel a little bit firmer if you're on your back and stomach and a little
bit softer when you're on your side, whereas the Mint's going to be more of a uniformed
firmness throughout.
They both have a balanced foam feel overall, so that's pretty similar but Zoned Support
makes the feel a little bit different with the Casper.
All right, now I'm going to talk through different sleeping positions, how I feel on both mattresses.
Starting on my back on the Mint, pretty good match for me there.
It's a little bit soft.
Your hips sink in a little bit but not too much so pretty good match for me there.
On the Casper, you do feel that Zoned Support.
It's a little bit more supportive.
I would say I'd probably prefer back sleeping with the Casper.
Switching up to my side now on the Mint.
Very good match.
Very soft.
Very pressure relieving overall.
It's a very good match for me there.
Also, pretty good match for me on the Casper.
I would say I'd give a slight preference towards the Mint for pressure relief and for side
sleeping.
Switching to my stomach now.
On the Mint, I feel like it's a little bit too soft, not supportive enough for me personally
whereas on the Casper, because that Zoned Support, it's a pretty good match for me there.
I would say probably prefer Casper for back and stomach sleeping and Mint for side sleeping.
At Mattress Clarity, we love our pressure map testing that shows you exactly how well
every mattress relieves pressure.
I get down, pressure map, lie down on my back, side, and stomach.
What really matters is these side sleeping results, so if we throw up the results here,
you'll see that it's about a tie.
They both relieve pressure quite well.
I would say my personal preference was just a slight preference towards the Mint, but
this shows you that both relieve pressure quite well on the skits.
Martin: Hey guys.
Martin here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9, 160 but I'm 6'7, 230.
I'm much larger than Joe, want to give my experience with these two mattresses.
Today we have the Tuft Needle Mint and the Casper.
Now in terms of firmness, Joe said these were both a 5 out of 10.
I thought they were closer to a 7 out of 10.
That's because I'm a larger person.
I press further into these mattresses than Joe did, so I feel some more firmness than
he did.
For me, a 7 out of 10 for both mattresses.
Now in terms of sleeping positions, starting on the Mint on my back, this is overall sub-par.
I am kind of falling into the mattress somewhat.
I need a little bit more support of my lumbar area, but a decent match for back sleeping.
Moving to my side, I am pressing pretty far into the mattress.
Feeling some serious pressure on my shoulders and my hips.
Moving to my stomach, it's not quite supportive enough for me, so I'm bowing at the hips somewhat
and getting out of alignment.
Moving over to the Casper on my back, it's a very nice match for back sleeping.
That Zoned Support holding up my lumbar area.
My hips sink in the right amount.
Very good choice for back sleeping.
Moving to my side, I'm feeling some more pressure than Joe did on my shoulders and my hips,
but less pressure than I felt over on the Mint.
Moving to my stomach as well, I'm bowing in a little bit the hips but less than I did
on the Mint.
What does that mean?
I think if you are a heavier back sleeper, both could work for you.
I personally prefer the Casper.
Think if you're a heavier side or stomach sleeper, I would lean towards the Casper.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, there's two additional things you're going to want
to consider when looking at a mattress.
It's motion transfer and edge support.
Motion transfer is basically if you're 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 in the
night?
Edge support is basically can you sit or 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 put this at about a tie.
They do a pretty good job at isolating motion so about a tie in that case.
As far as edge support is concerned, I would give the advantage to Mint.
It does have a little bit firmer edge support and extra edge support system in the construction.
It does a little bit better of a job at kind of preventing that rolling off the bed feeling.
All right, now the moment you've all been waiting for, which one of these two mattresses
should you get?
As far as who should get the Casper, I think combination sleepers should probably go with
the Casper.
It does have the Zoned Support, so it's going to feel a little bit different depending on
your sleeping position, which I think is ideal for combo sleepers.
I also think back sleepers should probably go with the Casper.
It's just going to be a little bit firmer, little bit more supportive overall.
For that same reason, I think stomach sleepers should probably go for the Casper.
It's just going to be a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive overall.
As far as who should pick the Mint, I think if you just sleep on your side, I'd probably
go with the Mint.
Just felt a little bit softer, a little bit more pressure relieving for me when I was
on my side.
I think lightweight and medium-weight sleepers might want to go with the Mint.
I don't think you even have those extra support needs that heavier sleepers have with that
Zoned Support, so I might consider the Mint in that case.
Also, if you want to sink into your mattress more, it's more of a sinking into the mattress
feel than the Casper is, which is more of a sleeping on top of the mattress feel.
If you kind of like sinking into your mattress more, I'd probably go with the Mint in that
case.
To wrap up, hopefully I've given you a good overview of the similarities and differences
between these two mattresses.
Hopefully the choice is pretty clear but if for some reason it's not, just leave a comment
below and I can even give you a personal recommendation if you just leave a comment below.
I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
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