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Puffy vs IdleSleep In Depth Comparison
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Construction
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Puffy mattresses are fully manufactured in the USA and meet the highest standard:
- Support Layer: Puffy’s Core Support Layer is designed to align your spine and prevent pain and discomfort. It is thick and supports the entire body.
- Multiple Layers: Puffy’s Royal Mattresses contain 5 layers that support the body and supports all sleeping positions including side, back, and stomach.
- SMT Cloud: This feature eliminates heat absorption and improves airflow, making it easy and comfortable to use the mattress no matter how hot the weather is.
Puffy Mattress
This mattress construction features 3 unique layers of foams, each offering its own distinct quality to make up what customers see and enjoy. It is also designed to rest on any surface. Let’s look into the details of this construction.
Cooling Cloud Gel Foam Top Layer
The first layer of this mattress from the top is a proprietary cooling Cloud foam. This foam is 1.5″ thick and is made from polyurethane with gel fused into it. It is manufactured using the exclusive Variable Pressure Foaming (VPF) system of the Puffy brand which is environmentally friendly.
Climate Comfort Foam
On the second layer, there is another Polyurethane foam made using the same VPF process. This one is even more breathable and serves to ease pressure from the back as well as resist erratic temperatures. This layer is 1.5″ thick just like its counterpart above.
Firm Base Layer
This 7″ core support foam is also a product of Polyurethane and through the same VPF process. It serves as an adequate foundation for this mattress.
All the polyurethane used in the construction of these layers is non-latex.
Puffy Lux Mattress
This latest addition to the mattress luxury and comfort style of the puffy brand comes in four exclusive layers. Each is geared to affording the sleeper every comfort needed to enjoy a sound sleep.
Cloud Cooling Foam
Same 1.5″ of Polyurethane non-latex foam covers the top of this mattress. It followed same VPF process which is a patented system of the Puffy brand.
Body Adapting Dual Cloud Foam
This particular feature is exclusive to the Lux Mattress. Same VPF style and same Polyurethane non-latex material but was designed to be super adaptive and made to contour the body properly. It’s a great pressure reliever and you feel like a baby cradled in it.
Climate Comfort Foam
Another 2″ polyurethane foam sits in the third layer and was manufactured with the same VPF process. This eases pressure off the body and can withstand temperature instability.
Rigid Support Core
At the base is a sturdy support 7″ foam made of Polyurethane and designed with the VPF process. This base ensures durability and optimal support is attained.
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Idle Hybrid
Typical of Hybrids, this mattress comes with support coils and foams in one excellent mix. The construction of this mattress is in five active layers.
Details
Thermocool Cover
The plush white cover overlaying the first layer is a thermocool fabric that is sensitive to temperature and adjust to suit the body’s needs. This implies that, when the climate is hot, the cover feels cool and when the climate is cool, feels warm.
Beneath this cover is a fire-proof barrier. This barrier is made without any petroleum-based nylon or polyester. Like its name, it’s a shield for the mattress against fire accidents.
Contouring Foam
The first layer begins with an inch of Idle contouring foam which is weaved into the cover for redefined comfort and plushness.
Buoyancy Foam
This buoyancy foam is exclusive to Idle. It’s a 2″ cooling foam reputed for responding faster than the average memory foam. It also triples as a pressure relief and support foam while helping to facilitate a cooler sleep.
Transition Layer Support Foam
An inch of transition foam acts as a support base and the bridge between the upper layers and the coils beneath down to the core.
Pocketed Coils
6″ of individually pocketed quantum edge-to-edge coils provide massive support and isolates motion transfer. This means that the movement of your partner on the mattress won’t interrupt your beauty sleep.
These coils also provide edge support ensuring that you are comfortable on the edges and don’t feel like sliding off.
Carry Handles and Flip Side
All Idle mattresses come with double sides, you can flip and obtain the same layer. And then there’s a handle to encourage easy carriage.
Idle All Natural Latex
For lovers of all-natural products, this one fits the bill. It comes in two variants – the Dunlop Latex and the Talalay Latex. The idle latex mattress which is also a hybrid mattress features a 5-layer construction.
Details
Premium Cover and Yarn Rosettes
The cover takes the lead on the all-natural style. Eco-friendly organic cotton wraps the entire construction and is breathable for maximum air flow.
In the stead of glues, double button tufting mild yarn rosettes grip the layers of this mattress in one piece. This option proves to be durable than glue.
And to set things in motion for optimal comfort, this cover has an inch of natural wool quilted into it for additional comfort and plushness. This wool also doubles as a fire-proof barrier.
Pure Latex Layer
Here, the natural Talalay (this will be Dunlop if Talalay wasn’t your choice) latex provides 3″ of support. It features an open-cell technology for breathability. It also comes with anti-microbial properties and is naturally hypoallergenic. This translates to healthy sleep.
Transition Support Layer
This layer serves as the bridge between the upper and lower layers of this mattress. It balances the tension on both layers.
Pocketed Coils
Over a thousand smart support coils rising up to 6″ provides reinforced support for this mattress and limit the effect of motion transfer.
These coils also provide edge-to-edge support so you don’t roll and skid off the mattress onto the floor.
Carry Handles and Double Side
Typical of all Idle Mattresses is the double-side feature. This is made to prolong the lifespan of the mattress. When you’ve enjoyed one side for a while, you can flip to the other side and continue from where you stopped in the pleasant sleep experience. Handles ensure hitch-free handling.
Idle Plush
This mattress is the chief of all gel foams. Super soft and embedded with cooling gel for the best heat-free sleep. It features a 5-layer construction.
Construction Details
Ice Fabric Cover and Buoyancy Foam
The cover is a quilted one with gel woven into it’s surface for coolness. It’s a replaceable cover for the buoyancy foam. It is made from 500GSM pure cotton that gives it a luxury feel.
This cover wraps an inch of buoyancy foam which is a custom-made blended foam. It is blended with gel and this promotes swift response, facilitates pressure relief, and cools the body.
Fire Resistant Barrier
There’s a layer immersed in this construction and wrapped with natural cotton. It serves as an all-natural stronghold against fire attacks. It’s free from all sorts of synthetic materials.
Gel Infused Buoyancy Foam
This 3″ layer infused with gel provides better pressure relief relative to memory foam and adds to the coolness of this mattress.
Idle Memory Foam
A layer of Idle’s exclusive memory foam is featured here. This memory foam is unique and way better than conventional memory foam. It does not retain heat and responds faster (thermal neutrality). This rapid response returns your mattress back to it original shape after you leave it.
High-Density Core Support Foam
At the foot of the entire layers, this 8″ high-density foam serves as a stable base for durability. This base surpasses that of other brands with 1″ in height and it’s 2.4lb core density makes it more durable – beating the market standards.
Removable Base Cover
This base comes with it’s own cover. You can remove and wash it to keep it fresh.
Idle Gel Foam Mattress
The idle mattress arrives in 5 unique levels of prime support and comfort. Exceeding industry standards by 1″ in height, this mattress is the frontier in the conventional memory foam industry.
Construction details
Temperature Sensitive Quilted Cover
A premium grade 450GSM quilted cover graces the first layer of this mattress. It is removable and thus washable. This cover is engineered to work in alignment with the thermal sensitivity of the body, thus keeping you cool while it’s hot and keep you hot while it’s cold.
Organic Fire Resistant Barricade
This fire-proof layer is made of 100% cotton, making it an all-natural barrier against fire mishaps.
Cooling Buoyancy Foam
Every Idle mattress comes with its exclusive cooling buoyancy foam. It’s 3″ here with faster response, improved pressure relief support, and better cooling capacity.
Transition Support Foam
A 2″ layer of foam serves as the transition layer to balance the tension on both sides of the divide. This one is perforated for maximum breathability and is quite responsive.
High-Density Base Support Foam
Underneath the entire levels is a 7″ foam providing support and stability for all layers. This baselayer inched above conventional bases gives Idle a unique edge in the competition. Durability is sustained by this resilient base.
Base Cover
This base has its own cover with a zipper. You can remove and wash regularly.
Durability
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For a mattress brand to clinch the covetous rank of Best Mattress in 2020 then durability is not even a question. All materials exude quality and all products stand the test of time.
Comfort and Coolness
Puffy Mattress
The cooling gel cloud layer of this mattress which covers the top is very adaptive to the surrounding temperature. It is soft, breathable, and cradles you in sweet comfort. Being breathable allows for airflow so you stay cool all night.
And then there’s the climate comfort layer that neutralizes the ambient temperature to keep you stabilized and comfortable.
Puffy Lux
With the top layer which is a literary cooling cloud, you are assured of a hug in its sheets while you sleep without the interruptions of heat.
The climax of this comfort sets in with the plush double cloud layer that contours your body like it’s bespoke and eases off pressure from your back.
There is an additional comfort layer that acclimatizes with the climate to keep you slightly warm in winter and cool in hot summer nights.
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All Idle mattresses come with durable bases that strengthens durability. These bases outperform their counterparts in the industry with an extra inch and thus more durable.
Cooling and Comfort
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Puffy Mattress
The cooling gel cloud layer of this mattress which covers the top is very adaptive to the surrounding temperature. It is soft, breathable, and cradles you in sweet comfort. Being breathable allows for air flow so you stay cool all night.
Puffy Lux
With the top layer which is a literary cooling cloud, you are assured of a hug in its sheets while you sleep without the interruptions of heat.
The climax of this comfort sets in with the plush double cloud layer that contours your body like it’s bespoke and eases off pressure from your back.
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Idle Hybrid
With the patented Idle Cooling Buoyancy foam, each sleep is a cool one. The thermocool cover on this mattress aligns itself to the thermal sensitivity of the body to keep the body cool whenever its hot and keep the body warm when it’s cold out there.
There’s also a contouring foam to hug the body in sheer comfort.
Idle All Natural Latex
Latex sleeps cool better than memory foam because it doesn’t trap heat. With this mattress, you get more springy feels with coils and latex. This takes comfort to a whole new level.
The pure latex layer of this mattress uses an open cell technology to keep it breathable while you get to sleep cool.
Idle Plush Hybrid
The king of all gel foams is certainly the most comfortable and coolest.
The patented cooling buoyancy foam is here to keep the sleeper cool at all times. This buoyancy foam is wrapped in Ice fabric cover which is soft and breathable for cool comfort.
The Idle Gel Foam Mattress
A temperature conscious cover aligns with the thermal capacity of the body to keep it cool when the temperature is hot and keep the body warm when the temperature is cool.
And the ever present buoyancy foam provides extra comfort and coolness.
Back Pain Support
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Puffy Mattress
The cloud cooling layer of this mattress tagged along with a firm support base in its construction is to suit the body like clothing and provide back support.
The support core is also designed to align the spine and ease pressure off it.
Puffy Lux
Intentional designed to ease pressure from the spine, the support core layer of this mattress contours the body and aligns the spine to ensure your back, shoulder and neck regions are soothed in comfort.
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All Idle mattresses come with it’s exclusive buoyancy foam that features a pressure alignment system to balance pressure on the back, shoulders, hips and neck. This pressure relief system ensures the proper ease of back pains.
Trial and Warrenty
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For both mattresses, you are given 101 nights after purchase to try them out and see how they keep to the promises of their makers.
If after 101 nights, you are not satisfied, you are free to return the mattress and get a refund. Returns are always hassle-free.
For warranty, it’s a lifetime assurance of quality. This mattress threatens to outlast you. So after purchase, you might not be needing another mattress as long as you live.
For the rest of your life with any puffy mattress, you get a replacement if it fails you completely in construction.
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The Idle sleep brand offer the longest trial ever – 18 long months of trial given on every purchase. If this extremely generous window for trial elapses and the customer is not yet convinced that the Idle mattress is ideal, the said customer can return the mattress and have a complete refund.
Despite the longest trial ever, the idle brand offers an unlimited warranty on its mattresses. Terms and conditions are involved.
Sleeping Type
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Puffy Mattress
Puffy mattress was designed to suit all kinds of sleepers. At the medium-firm position on the firmness scale, it’s ideal for just anyone. This has even earned the brand numerous awards for providing the best mattresses for everyone.
Puffy Lux
The same goes for the Puffy Lux. Designed for a variety of sleepers so everyone goes home with something tailored for them. Whether you are a back sleeper, side sleeper, or stomach sleeper, the gentle cooling touch, contouring nature and full spine support of this mattress will attend to you like never before.
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Idle Hybrid
The idle hybrid mattress comes in two firmness levels – the medium firm and the luxury firm.
The medium firm is for side, stomach and back sleepers or sleepers who change positions randomly while they sleep.
The luxury firm is ideal for stomach sleepers.
Idle All-Natural Latex
The all-natural latex also comes in two firmness levels – medium firm and luxury firm.
Medium firm for every kind of sleeper and luxury firm exclusively for stomach sleepers.
Idle Plush
The idle plush is only on the medium firm level making it fit for every sleeper regardless of his/her preferred sleeping type. It sits in the 4.5 – 5.5 range favoring the side sleeper more.
Idle Gel Foam Mattress
The idle gel foam mattress similarly has one level of firmness – the medium firm. So it’s a great mattress for every kind of sleeper. It’s within the 5.5 – 7 range and tends to favor the stomach sleepers more.
Dimensions
Mattress Name | Mattress Size | Dimensions W L H | Weight |
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Puffy Mattress | TWIN | 39” x 75” x 10” | 41 Lbs |
Puffy Mattress | TWIN XL | 39” x 80” x 10” | 45 Lbs |
Puffy Mattress | Full | 54” x 75” x 10” | 58 Lbs |
Puffy Mattress | Queen | 60” x 80” x 10” | 69 Lbs |
Puffy Mattress | King | 76” x 80” x 10” | 87 Lbs |
Puffy Mattress | King Cal | 72” x 84” x 10” | 87 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | TWIN | 39” x 75” x 12” | 45 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | TWIN XL | 39” x 80” x 12” | 50 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | Full | 54” x 75” x 12” | 63 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | Queen | 60” x 80” x 12” | 75 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | King | 76” x 80” x 12” | 95 Lbs |
Puffy Lux Mattress | King Cal | 72” x 84” x 12” | 95 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | TWIN | 38" x 75" x 14" | 79 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | TWIN XL | 38" x 80" x 14" | 84 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | Full | 54" x 75" x 14" | 102 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | Queen | 60" x 80" x 14" | 120 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | King | 76" x 80" x 14" | 147 Lbs |
Idle All Natural Latex | King Cal | 72" x 84" x 14" | 148 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | TWIN | 38" x 75" x 12" | 65 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | TWIN XL | 38" x 80" x 12" | 79 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | Full | 54" x 75" x 12" | 85 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | Queen | 60" x 80" x 12" | 125 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | King | 76" x 80" x 12" | 141 Lbs |
Idle Gel Foam Mattress | King Cal | 72" x 84" x 12" | 138 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | TWIN | 38” x 75” x 14" | 67 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | TWIN XL | 38” x 80” x 14" | 72 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | Full | 54” x 75” x 14" | 103 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | Queen | 60” x 80” x 14" | 127 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | King | 76” x 80” x 14" | 150 Lbs |
Idle Hybrid | King Cal | 72” x 84” x 14" | 150 Lbs |
Idle Plush | TWIN | 38" x 75" x 14" | 62 Lbs |
Idle Plush | TWIN XL | 38" x 80" x 14" | 84 Lbs |
Idle Plush | Full | 54" x 75" x 14" | 120 Lbs |
Idle Plush | Queen | 60" x 80" x 14" | 150 Lbs |
Idle Plush | King | 76" x 80" x 14" | 147 Lbs |
Idle Plush | King Cal | 72" x 84" x 14" | 147 Lbs |
Conclusion
Idle Sleep and Puffy at great at what they manufacture and although they are quite different in a lot of ways, they make excellent mattresses that people love and that’s the real deal.
While Idle presents four mattresses at the table which is composed of one hybrid and three all-foam mattresses, Puffy focused its attention on just two mattresess.
When it comes to comfort, Idle features a thermocool cover, latex layer, bouyancy foam, contouring foam and a few others which are not doing badly in their capacities.
Puffy on comfort dedicated two layers to offer premium cooling experience laced with comfort using a cooling cloud gel foam and climate comfort foam. Then it wraps this luxury up with a Variable Pressure Foaming System to ensure pressure is evenly distributed in the mattress for optimal comfort.
Puffy is a better brand on support as well with a layer of cooling foam reserved to adapt to the shape of the body for tailored support and pressure relief.