We’ve already tested out two mattresses in the Origin range (Hybrid and Hybrid Pro) and so we were pleased to test out the newest mattress they offer. This model is called the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress.
Price of the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
At the time of writing, the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress is being sold for:
- £971 in single size
- £1296 in small double
- £1376 in double
- £1457 in king size
- £1619 in super king size
Firmness of the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
Having tried all three of the Origin mattresses, we’ve concluded that this is the firmest. We gave it a score of 8 out of 10 for firmness with one being soft and 10 being very firm.
Laying on my back, it was not far from being the right firmness level for me. I would say it was probably just a little bit too firm for me as someone who is 13 stone and 6 ft tall. When I moved on to my side I would say it was certainly too firm for me and my build. On my front it was similar to how I felt on my back.
I would consider this mattress then if you sleep on your back and are a little heavier than I am, or if you sleep on your side and are considerably heavier and larger than me.
Of course, there is a little bit of personal preference and taste that comes into it when you are considering mattress firmness. However, hopefully that will be some guidance as a starting point.
Whilst testing the mattress, we also did our usual procedure of putting our hand underneath our back and found that it was quite easy to get our hand underneath because of the firmness.
Edge testing and the custard slice test on the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
The next phase of our thorough test of the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress was the edge test and the custard slice test. For the edge test, we lay on our side on the very edge of the mattress to see how it performed. Some mattresses lose lots of strength towards the edge compared to the middle, but we didn’t find that was the case with this mattress. I would put its performance at slightly better than average in this test. It didn’t feel exactly the same as the centre of the mattress, but I certainly didn’t feel as though I was about to fall out of the bed.
For the Custard Slice test, we sit on the edge of the mattress as if we are doing a shoelace up and see how much it compresses. You’ll find that pretty much every mattress compresses to a certain extent in this position. In this case, we found that it lost about a third of its height and went from about 30cm down to about 18cm. Again, that’s a pretty good performance and shows that it does perform well to the very edges.
Motion transfer on the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress (the Wibble Wobble Test)
As this is a slightly firmer mattress than the other Origin mattresses that we have tested, we did expect it to perform well on motion transfer. In case you’re wondering, that is how much sideways movement and ‘wibble wobble’ is felt by the other person in the bed when you get in and out.
We were testing a single model of this mattress so it was a little bit more difficult than usual to test this out. We normally get two people to lie side by side and then we get one person to climb out of the bed and the second person to say how much movement they can feel.
However, we did our best to carry out similar tests and found that it performed very well on motion transfer. The very best mattresses for motion transfer tend to be those made from solid foam (e.g. Tempur). A mattress such as this that uses some springs will always have a little bit of bounce and motion transfer. However, we found that it was a pretty modest amount and we were impressed with the performance.
Handles and construction of the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
I was pleased to see the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress does have handles, as that isn’t always the case on single mattresses. It’s particularly something that I’ve noticed on bed-in-a-box mattresses (i.e. modern mattresses that arrives compressed in a box and then expand when you open it).
The handle are vertical, which seems to be the on-trend thing to do amongst bed-in-a-box brand mattresses. This separates them somewhat from more traditional models from the likes of Hypnos and Vispring, which always put their handles horizontally.
I must admit I do prefer handles that are horizontal but this is not exactly a big deal and it is still fairly easy to move mattresses around either way. There are handles on the sides but not on the ends of the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress. Again, this is pretty common and I’ve only seen a few mattresses that put handles on the ends as well as the sides.
The handles on this mattress are stitched into one of the layers. Again, this is a common design that I’ve noticed on bed in a box mattresses. I would say that the mattress handle materials are a little thinner than you might find on a £2000 Hypnos mattress, but there is obviously a significant difference in price as well.
Other observations about this Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
We also took some measurements of the height, width and depth of this mattress as we have found that some mattresses don’t quite live up to the exact specification. As you’ll see from the photos, this mattress came pretty close.
We also noted that it is quite a deep mattress. You may find that standard fitted sheets aren’t quite deep enough and you’ll need to get some slightly deeper ones.
Final thoughts on the Origin LumbarCloud Mattress
There’s a lot to like about this mattress. The firmness level is a little bit too firm for my taste and build, but I certainly felt well supported and it has a lovely robust feel to it. It also has a softness to the very top, with a firmer feels slightly further down. This means that even though it is firm, you don’t feel like you are lying on a pile of bricks.
How about performance on the edge tests? The Custard Slice test was slightly above average and we found that it didn’t have significant amounts of motion transfer (the Wibble Wobble Test). As is often the case with a bed in a box mattress, I do feel like I would have preferred slightly more robust handles, but this is not what I would call a deal-breaker.
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