Bear Mattress Review

Our Verdict: The makers of the Bear Mattress wanted to assist sleepers who live an athletic life in their recovery efforts.  Made with pain, pressure, and comfort in mind, the Bear Mattress has become a one that can give almost anyone a great night’s sleep.

WHO THE BEAR IS BEST FOR

Bear Mattress In-Depth Review

Bear is one of the mattress-in-a-box veterans that continues to innovate their brand by bringing consumers new and improved products right to their door. The Bear is one of the best affordable medium-firm mattresses on the market. We are consistently reminded of how important a good night’s sleep is to performance, and this was a driving force for the people behind Bear mattresses. They took on the challenge to design a great foam mattress for an active lifestyle. 

They consulted with experts all over the world to design a memory foam mattress they feel is universally comfortable, sleeps cool and increases your energy. 

They included tried-and-true efforts by incorporating heat-absorbing gels to keep sleepers cool. They also added fiber technology into the outside fabric, a fiber that has been scientifically proven to help muscles recover from the stress and exertion of the day.

The Bear mattress took the best part of a foam mattress—its ability to contour to your body—and amped everything up by using four different levels of foam. They built a mattress meant to align the spine and erase back pain and pressure points no matter what position you sleep in

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Bear Mattress Highlights

There are many great features to be found in a Bear mattress. Here are a few that stood out:

Speeds up Physical Recovery

• Fabric mattress cover made of Celliant® fibers, proven to increase circulation & muscle recovery.
• Celliant fibers are FDA-approved as an official medical device.
• Four foam layers to ease pressure on key areas of your body (hips, back, shoulders).
• Professional athletes from a variety of sports have endorsed the Bear mattress.

Temperature Regulating

• Top foam comfort layer infused with graphite gel to absorb heat.
• Uses same gel used to treat burn victims 

Great for Couples 

• One of our top picks for Best Mattresses for Sex 
• Minimizes motion transfer making it great for couples 
• Decent edge support allows you to use the full surface of the bed 

Pros and Cons of the Bear Mattress

Bear Pricing and Specs

Model Dimensions

• Twin: 39″ x 75″
• Twin XL: 39” x 80”
• Full: 54” x 75”
• Queen: 60” x 80”
• King: 76” x 80”
• Cal King: 72” x 84”

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Bear Mattress Construction

Bear Mattress Construction

The Bear mattress is a four-layer memory foam mattress that comes in at 10-inches thick. It has five key elements that are meant to work especially for athletes that need to recover after a workout or competition. It has four different foam layers that provide cooling, bounce and comfort, contouring pressure relief and core support.

• The Cover: Celliant fibers worked into the cover to help your body recover faster. The cover absorbs body heat and reflects infrared light that encourages blood flow and circulation. You need those things to be at play if you’ve had a hard workout or long hike and need TLC for your bones and tissues.
• Layer 1: The first layer of foam is injected with graphite gel, which helps absorb heat. Memory foam has always taken a bad rap for sleeping too hot. The gel will help keep you cool.
• Layer 2: The second layer of foam can be described as “response” foam because it has some bounce. That bounce will help relieve pressure on hips, shoulders, and back and keeps your spine in good alignment.
• Layer 3: The third layer of foam is a transition layer. It also enhances the way the mattress relieves pressure on key parts of your body. Working with the second layer, it helps relieve pressure while also easing the mattress into the supportive layer below. You won’t just sink from the softer layers into the dense support foam layer with this third slap in between.
• Layer 4: The fourth layer is the densest. It is the support layer for strength and durability.

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The Bear Buying Experience

Bear Trial Period

Bear gives you 100 days to experience the mattress. If you want to send the mattress back before the 100 days expire, Bear will send someone out to pick it up. The company will also give you a full refund.

Because sleeping on memory foam is so different for people used to a traditional mattress, Bear asks all customers to use the bed for at least 30 days to adjust to the feel before deciding or asking for a return. This is actually good advice for anyone with a new mattress.

Bear Mattress Warranty

Bear mattresses come with a 10-year warranty, which is fairly standard in the mattress industry. The celliant cover with the special fibers is under warranty for one year.

If the mattress itself is deemed defective during the first 10 years of use by the original owner, Bear will pay for the repair or replacement of the mattress, though they won’t pay for handling or shipping.

Bear will repair sags or indentations that are greater than 1 inch that wasn’t caused by something wrong with the foundation. They will also deal with any flaw in design or production that caused the memory foam to crack or split that has nothing to do with normal wear and tear. 

Because Bear recommends you use the mattress on a flat foundation, they will only honor the warranty if you use one.

Delivery and Setup 

Bear ships its boxed mattresses to the lower 48 states within 4 to 7 business days. The mattresses arrive compressed and rolled into a box. They don’t offer old mattress removal.

You will set up your own mattress. Bear suggests you use the buddy system to do it. You take it out of the box, unroll it and place it on top of your foundation. Then you wait for it to expand to its full size.

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Customer Service

You can reach Bear— by phone or by a quick email generated on the Bear website — throughout the business week. Because they have factories in different parts of the country you will normally be able to get your questions answered when you need them answered.

Other Models 

Bear Hybrid Mattress– Hybrid version of the Bear Mattress. Added coils and upgraded features. 

Conclusion

Bear prices its products at the affordable end of the scale without compromising on quality. They put a lot of thought into what a professional athlete and anyone living an active lifestyle, would need to get the best night’s sleep and the best chance to physically recover in time for the next game or workout.

Your body does work to repair overworked muscles and tissues while it sleeps. Bear’s use of Celliant fibers is meant to enhance that process. And the graphite gel infused into the first of our memory foam layers keeps you cool. A cool body more easily stays in the prime recovery zone.

If knowing a mattress company has put that much thought into their product moves you, then you should choose a Bear mattress.

You can also purchase accessories like a cooling pillow with the same Celliant fiber recovery technology, a waterproof mattress protector, an adjustable foundation and a frame at prices up to another $350 depending on the items and sizes. Keep an eye out for specials like the Bear Bundle, which gives you a cut-rate when you buy at least two accessories.