Especially if I’ve worked out hard in the later afternoon or early evening, I tend to radiate heat well into the night. The Smart Comfort Grid heats up a little bit, like you’d expect any top layer of a mattress to do, but it doesn’t get overly warm. I’ve avoided soft mattresses for a long time because, while they’re cushy, they often sleep hot and don’t provide enough support. But after getting used to sleeping on a softer mattress again, neither of us has any complaint at all. In fact, my wife did complain that there was a little bit of sinking towards my side that first night. I was a little worried that the 4-inch Purple layer was going to be too soft after sleeping for years on my firm (but forgiving) Leesa mattress. But How Does It Sleep?Īt the end of the day, though, all the material science in the world isn’t going to change that Purple 4 is just a big sandwich of materials if it doesn’t provide a good sleeping experience. Weighing in between 120 and 160 pounds, with rigid construction, this Purple isn’t going to fit in a box. So what does all of this mean? It’s simultaneously the cushiest and most supportive mattress that Purple has ever built. ![]() The Grid (if you don’t read that in Jeff Daniels’ voice, lose two points) is temperature-neutral and its open design promotes airflow so that heat doesn’t build up overnight. The more Smart Comfort Grid material, the softer the mattress will feel. ![]() The coils are sandwiched by a foam layer and topped by 2, 3, or 4 inches of Purple’s Smart Comfort Grid (the original Purple mattress has 2 inches on top of a foam base). The new “responsive support coils” (that’s “springs” to anyone who doesn’t speak Marketese) are individually wrapped to be completely silent and give more support than a foam mattress alone can provide. But even the best memory foam is still a marshmallow pretending to be a traditional mattress. They’re easy to ship, great to drag from room to room (while still boxed), and benefit from a wider array of materials to choose from in their construction as compared to traditional innerspring mattresses. Memory foam mattresses are wonderfully versatile. So why the relaunch? Purple had a good thing going, quickly gathering a large following and running with the likes of Casper and Leesa as they shipped beds-in-a-box to seemingly everyone who watched their Goldilocks videos. It looks more like something you’d pack eggs in than a mattress (hence, the infamous “egg drop” test), but the sectioned material is supportive, squishy, and breathable, making it a perfect replacement for a memory foam top layer. ![]() The key difference with Purple, however, is that the main thing you’re laying on isn’t a layer of foam, but their proprietary cushioning material. ![]() Your bed came to you vac-packed and rolled up in a box, you unfurled it and let it breathe, then did, well, bed stuff. When Purple launched, they followed the style of other “bed-in-a-box” manufacturers like Casper and Leesa. From their original Kickstarter success, they’ve expanded to offer sheets, pillows, bed bases, basically anything you could possibly need to make bedtime a 100% Purple experience (they even have a pet bed Kickstarter running right now). Purple’s claim to fame since they branched out into mattresses with their 2015 Kickstarter (before that they used their patented cushioning to, among other things, prevent bedsores in wheelchairs) is their super-soft, stretchy, breathable mattresses. Don’t Call It a Comeback Perfectly Poised to Permit Passage to Pillowtown
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