Joe: If you're taking a look at that GhostBed and the Lull, you've come to the right place.
I'm going to be telling you what's different about these two mattresses.
What's similar.
I'm going to be running through the construction differences.
I'm going to put in both mattresses through a number of tests.
At the end of the video, I'm going to give my opinion of who should go for one versus
the other.
Stay tuned.
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Joe: Let's talk about the key similarities between the GhostBed and the Lull mattress.
Number one, they're both all foam mattresses.
Number two, they both have a layer of memory foam in it.
Lull has it on top, GhostBed has it in the second layer.
Number three, they both have a latex or latex-like layer in it.
GhostBed has that on top.
Lull has that on the second layer.
Number four, the price range is very similar.
Now let's talk about what's different about these two mattresses.
Number one is the overall thickness.
You have 11 inches for the GhostBed versus 10 inches for the Lull.
The comfort part of the mattress, the thickness is different as well.
You have three and a half inches for the GhostBed and three inches for the Lull.
The placement of the memory foam is different.
They both have the memory foam layer in it but Lull has the layer on top.
Whereas GhostBed has the memory foam in the second layer and because of that placement
the feel is going to be different.
You are going to have more of a bouncy balanced foam feel with the GhostBed and more of that
classic memory foam feel with the Lull.
Let's talk about the construction differences between the GhostBed and the Lull mattress
starting with the cover.
Actually pretty similar covers, they're both thin, have a similar texture, they're nice
and soft.
No big difference between the two, I would say.
Moving onto the mattress now, the base layers are very similar.
The GhostBed has a little bit higher density foam and it's just half an inch thicker, so
no huge difference there.
The real differences are in the comfort layers.
Lull has memory foam on top, then a latex-like foam underneath that, whereas GhostBed has
latex on top.
You can see these holes put in there that's going to enhance breathability, then gel memory
foam underneath that.
The difference there is Lull have a true memory foam feel where you slowly sink in, that type
of feel.
Whereas GhostBed is to me a little bit more responsive, respond more quickly to pressure.
You don't get that feeling of getting stuck at all.
It's more of a balanced feel.
If you really understand what that true memory foam feel is, you get that more with a Lull
than with the GhostBed.
As far as other differences are concerned, I think the GhostBed will be a little bit
more breathable and that you can see the holes in the latex itself.
Memory foam is known to trap heat a little bit, in those gel memory foam.
I think the GhostBed should be a little bit more breathable.
The comfort part of the GhostBed is a little bit thicker.
Potentially, that could make it more appropriate for heavier side sleepers.
I'll have Marten on my team talk about that a little bit later.
The density of the foams that GhostBed uses is a little bit more, so potentially could
be more durable overall.
Let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I'm going to put the GhostBed at about 7.5 out of 10,
with 10 being the firmest.
The Lull at 7 out of 10.
Definitely firmer for the GhostBed than the Lull.
I think most people are going to agree with that.
Marten on my team, for example, he had a different score out of 10 for each mattress.
He does think that the GhostBed is firmer than the Lull.
As far as feel is concerned, the Lull has a true memory foam feel.
Just having that memory foam on top versus in the second layer with the GhostBed.
GhostBed has more of like a balanced foam feel.
You get pressure relieved that memory foam provides but it's more of just a balanced
feel.
It has some bounce.
It's going to be a little bit easier to move around.
The GhostBed is definitely firmer and the field is going to be different as well.
We've been talking about construction differences.
I've given my subjective opinion about firmness and feel differences.
Now, we want to get the very objective test of how these two mattresses relieve pressure.
We have a pressure map test.
Basically, I lie down on my backside and stomach on the pressure map for both mattresses.
You'll see anywhere from blue to no pressure, all the way up to red to high pressure.
If we throw up the results of both mattresses, you'll see that there is some red underneath
my shoulders on the GhostBed when I sleep on my side.
In this particular case, Lull actually performs just a little bit better.
I think it relieves pressure a little bit better than GhostBed does.
That makes sense to me given that I rate the Lull as being softer than the GhostBed.
In this particular case, I think the Lull has a little bit of an advantage.
Marten: Hey guys.
Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe is 5'9", 160.
I'm at 6'7", 230.
Definitely, a different body type.
I want to give you my experience I had on these mattresses.
With the Lull here, I thought it was an 8 out of 10 for firmness.
With the GhostBed probably there, I thought it was an 8.5 out of 10 for firmness.
With both these mattresses on my side, I think I'm a little bit too large.
I definitely pressed through those comfort layers down to the firm layers beneath.
I had too much firmness I think on my shoulder and on my hips.
However, on my stomach and my back on both mattresses, I did feel proper overall support.
That being said, if you're my size, you're a side sleeper, you might need something a
little softer than both these mattresses have to offer.
If you are back or stomach sleeper and you are my size, both of these might work for
you.
If you sleep with a partner then there's two additional things you might want to consider
when looking at a mattress.
Something we call motion isolation and edge support.
Motion isolation is basically if your partner's moving around on that side of the bed, is
that motion going to transfer over to your side of the bed or is it going to be isolated?
Edge support is basically, can you sleep towards the edge of the bed without feeling like you're
going to fall off?
Now, in this case, I would give the motion isolation advantage to Lull.
It just has that memory foam on top which is well known for isolating motion quite well.
As far as edge support, I would give GhostBed a little bit of an advantage there.
It's a little bit firmer, thicker overall.
I just thought it performed just a little bit better with the edge support.
Let's talk about who should get one mattress over the other.
As far as who should get the GhostBed, I think if you're looking for something that's a little
bit firmer maybe you're just a back and stomach sleeper.
This could be better for heavier people as well.
They use a little bit higher density foams.
It's also thicker so that can be more appropriate for heavier people if you just want a balanced
foam feel.
Where it's a little bit easier to move around.
You don't feel like you get stuck.
This could be a good option.
As far as who should get the Lull, it's a little bit softer.
I think if you're looking for something a little bit softer maybe you just sleep on
your side.
This could be a more appropriate choice for you.
Also if you understand the memory foam feel and that's something you'd like to have experience
with and are looking for it.
This is definitely the way to go.
This stuff has that memory foam feel as compared to the GhostBed.
Hopefully, that was a good overview of the differences between these two mattresses.
I think if you know the type of firmness you're looking for and the type of field you're looking
for.
The differences should be pretty clear but definitely leave a comment below if there's
any remaining questions that you have.
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