With all due respect to RadioactiveMagpies, I have a different opinion of the Thermolux Mattress Pad from Camping World.
I think the important thing to note when "comparing" mattress pads, pillows, or whatever - is the difference in the cost - making the point, however, that we should be comparing the same type of foam, i.e visco-elastic to visco-elastic etc..
As I have been emphasizing, you can buy two of the visco elastic foam pillows from Camping World for $30.98, put them one on top of the other, and I would defy anyone to say that they are not comparable in comfort etc. to any other single pillow mentioned in this thread. In fact two of these pillows put together is a little "much" for my personal tastes, so I use just one pillow placed on top of my old, sturdy Sobakawa pillow, and the combination of these two pillows is my definition of the "Perfect Pillow." Other people have mentioned having "heavy" heads so I think two of these pillows would probably suit them perfectly.......and the total cost would be $30.98....delivered to your door!!! I just dont think you can beat the deal............MHO, of course, and everyone is entitled to their own.
I just this morning received the Dreamshape Thermolux Mattress Pad, made by the Carpenter Company along with the Comfort Coil Antimicrobial Mattress Pad - also made by Carpenter. I knew what I was buying when I made the purchase..........the Thermolux Mattress Pad is made of visco-elastic memory foam, and the Comfort Coil Mattress Pad is made of some other type of foam. On the packaging it notes "urethane foam" but it also says that on the visco-elastic mattress pad. They are definitely different!!! The mattress pad foam seems to be like I would expect a high quality egg crate foam to be made of. This foam is not chinzy stuff, it comes with a 7 year warranty. Visco-elastic its not, but it is still a high quality, sturdy foam.
The Thermolux Mattress pad is, in fact, 1 1/2" thick. There is a wave design on the top of the pad to allow air circulation, but in order to measure it correctly, you must measure to the top of the "cut-out" wave section otherwise you would, as RadioactiveMagpies did, come up short. It is thin compared to others posted in this thread, but IMHO it is still a very good mattress pad. The antimicrobrial mattress pad is 1 1/2" thick on either end (bottom and top/head and foot) and 2" thick in the middle. If I never heard of visco-elastic memory foam, I would probably fall in love with this. Its a very nice mattress pad for the money.
When the Fedex truck arrived, I was still in bed sleeping so I ran to the door and tore open the mattress pad/cover boxes and immediately put them on my bed one by one. I happen to be a side sleeper and have two points on my hips (one on either side) that get irritated and sore which causes me to toss and turn. I could still feel those pressure points when I laid down the visco-elastic mattress pad. It was evident immediately that it helped relieve this discomfort. I am dying to try sleeping on this pad tonight to get a true idea if - all by itself - it will give me relieve from those sore spots. I will be shocked if it doesnt. Then I put down the other mattress pad, and laid on that all by itself. It too seemed to relieve the effect of the sore spots on my hip, but wasnt quite as comfy as the visco-elastic one. Then I put them one on top of the other with the visco-elastic pad on top.............and it was like I was floating on cloud nine. I could no longer feel the sore spots on my hips, or anything else for that matter.......it was as if I were suspended in mid-air.........it was truly amazing.
Since it was easy to surmise that the visco-elastic mattress pad at 1 1/2" was probably going to be a bit thin, this is exactly what I was hoping for when I purchased these two mattress pads............to put them one on top of the other and get this type of effect.....no more sore spots, and a nice buffer between me and all of those damn dust mites that are lurking in my mattress. The cost of these two mattress pads....delivered to my door......was $24.99 for the regular foam pad, $37.99 for the visco-elastic foam pad, and $1.99 shipping for a grand total of $64.97.............and, again in MHO...........I would defy anyone to try this setup and not agree that this is the best way to go if you want to get a good nights' sleep with no sore spots in the morning............for the money!!! Remember - that 2" visco-elastic mattress pad from QVC was about $200 shipped. Hell, for that money you could buy three of the visco-elastic pads, and three of the antimicrobrial mattress pads from Camping World and still have some cash left over. Or, you could even buy five - thats right........five! of the 1 1/2" visco-elastic pads from Camping World - and again you would still have money left over. Of course you might have to buy yourself a ladder in order to be able to get up and down from all of these stacked mattress pads!! But what a nights sleep that would be, eh??????
I can imagine that two of the visco-elastic mattress pads would be great putting one on top of the other, but I just wanted to purchase one of those antimicrobial pads because of the dust mites, and figured if putting these two together would work I would be happy. I also considered that maybe the two together wouldnt be enough, so I thought if they werent enough I would just buy additional ones and still be saving some of my hard-earned cash. Well, it turned out well for me........and no matter what anyone else decides to do regarding what or from whom they buy their pillows and mattress pads.........I hope you all end up with the desired result - no matter how much of your hard-earned money you spent.........or saved!!
Sweet dreams, everyone! I will try different combinations of these two mattress pads over the next few days and let everyone know which combo worked best for me. YMMV, but the idea of this thread is to keep each other informed on what works for whom so that we as individuals can make informed decsions on how to spend our hard-earned cash.
Atrac, you da man!!!...........I cannot believe this thread is still going, and going..........longer than the Energizer Bunny methinks!!!