The Bear Original 10"
The Bear™ Original 10" mattress offers a balanced feel that is both soft and supportive, making it ideal for shoppers on a budget seeking quality. It's designed for active sleepers who need restorative rest. The mattress features a cooling gel memory foam layer with open-cell foams to help dissipate heat, ensuring a cooler sleep experience. Its responsive and supportive foams contour to your body, relieving pressure on your back, hips, and shoulders, making it suitable for any sleep position. This mattress is GREENGUARD Gold Certified, ensuring low emissions and a healthier sleep environment.
$455.00
Owner Satisfaction
4.4
/ 5
Category Rank
2392
/ 6148
#2392 in Mattresses
Price vs Category Average
-73%
Below average
Thickness
10
/ inches
Who it's for
- Advanced Cooling & Recovery
- Excellent Pressure Relief
- Strong Value Proposition
Who should skip it
- Weak Edge Support
- Limited Support for Heavy Sleepers
- Initial Off-Gassing Odor
Key Specs
Thickness
10 inches
Firmness Level
Medium Firm
Mattress Construction
Memory Foam
Cooling Technology
Gel Infused, Ventilated Foam
Certifications
GREENGUARD Gold Certified
Cover Material Options
Tencel Cover, Celliant™ Infused Cover
Sleep Position Suitability
Combination Sleepers
Features
- Cooling gel memory foam for a cooler sleep.
- Responsive foams contour to your body.
- Pressure relief for back, hips, and shoulders.
- Suitable for all sleep positions.
- GREENGUARD Gold Certified for low emissions.
- Balanced soft and supportive feel.
- Ideal for active sleepers needing recovery.
- Adapts to body shape and sleep position.
What customers say
The Bear Original 10" mattress garners overwhelmingly positive feedback, positioning itself strongly in the performance and recovery segment. Customers frequently laud its effective cooling capabilities, attributing this to the gel memory foam and the unique Celliant fiber cover, which many active users feel genuinely aids in muscle recovery and temperature regulation throughout the night. The mattress is generally perceived as having a true medium-firm feel, striking an excellent balance between contouring comfort and robust support. Back and stomach sleepers, in particular, report significant relief from pressure points and appreciate the spinal alignment provided by the transitional foam layers. However, the firmness level is the primary point of contention; while excellent for many, strict or lighter-weight side sleepers occasionally find it slightly too firm, leading to minor shoulder or hip pressure. Furthermore, while the overall construction quality is praised, some reviews note that edge support is adequate but not exceptional compared to premium hybrid models. Despite these minor critiques, the consensus highlights the Bear Original 10" as an exceptional value proposition, delivering premium features—especially the Celliant technology—at a highly competitive price point, resulting in high overall satisfaction and strong recommendation rates among consumers seeking a supportive, cool, and recovery-focused sleep surface.
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