Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge vs Casper Cooling Select Hybrid

Which Mattress Is Better?

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
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Updated Jul 30, 2026 07:51 PM

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Our Verdict

Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge

Casper Cooling Select Hybrid

The Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge and the Casper Cooling Select Hybrid are pretty evenly matched overall, but they have a few differences to consider. Go for the Kirkland Stearns & Foster if you sleep on your side, since it offers a little extra pressure relief, which helps cushion your shoulder in this position. Its excellent motion dissipation also makes it a better choice for partnered sleepers, especially if one tends to toss and turn. The Casper, on the other hand, offers more support for back and stomach sleepers. It's also a better choice for hot sleepers, since it transfers more heat away from you throughout an eight-hour night.

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Variants

  • Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge (California King)
  • Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge (King)
  • Cooling Select Hybrid (California King)
  • Cooling Select Hybrid (Full)

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California King
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
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California King
Cooling Select Hybrid
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Full
Cooling Select Hybrid
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King
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
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King
Cooling Select Hybrid
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Queen
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
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Queen
Cooling Select Hybrid
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Main Differences for
Side Sleeping

Threshold 

0.10

Side Sleeping 
 

7.7
7.6
No major differences between these mattresses for side sleeping. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Picture 
 

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Style Picture
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Mattress Type 
 

Hybrid
Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

No
Yes

Quilted Top Layer 
 

Yes
No

Grab Handles 
 

Yes
No

Thickness  

34.3 cm (13.5")
29.4 cm (11.6")
Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Head/Feet Firmness
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Head/Feet Firmness

Lumbar Firmness  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Lumbar Firmness
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Lumbar Firmness

Firmness Video  

Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

45 Pa/mm
37 Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

43 Pa/mm
40 Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (43 Pa/mm)
Medium-Plush (40 Pa/mm)

Body Conformity 
 

7.7
7.9

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight

Body Conformity Picture  

Body Conformity Picture 2  

Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

47 mm (1.9")
49 mm (1.9")

Indent @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

73 mm (2.9")
77 mm (3.0")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

90 mm (3.6")
95 mm (3.7")

Support 
 

6.6
7.3

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

19 mm (0.7")
18 mm (0.7")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

29 mm (1.1")
20 mm (0.8")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

29 mm (1.1")
19 mm (0.7")

Bounciness 
 

7.1
7.8

Bounciness Video  

Maximum Rebound Height 
 

13.0 cm (5.1")
18.0 cm (7.1")

Comfort Layers Envelopment 
 

8.3
6.5

Sinking & Contouring Picture 
 

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Sinking & Contouring Picture
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Sinking & Contouring Picture

Sinking Depth 
 

5.9 cm (2.3")
5.4 cm (2.1")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

26.6 cm (10.5")
32.2 cm (12.7")

Responsiveness 
 

8.8
8.9

Responsiveness Video  

Response Time 
 

0.6 s
0.6 s

Motion Isolation 
 

8.6
7.9

Motion Isolation Video  

Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Head/Feet Motion Isolation
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Head/Feet Motion Isolation

Lumbar Motion Isolation  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Lumbar Motion Isolation
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Lumbar Motion Isolation

Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

1.70 g
1.08 g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.34 s
0.43 s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

2.47 g
3.82 g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.34 s
0.39 s

Edge Support 
 

9.3
5.7

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

Naturalistic Loading Pad  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Naturalistic Loading Pad
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Naturalistic Loading Pad

Small Platen  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Small Platen
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Small Platen

Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

119 mm
168 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

136 mm
189 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

126 mm
148 mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

10 mm
41 mm

Cooling 
 

7.9
8.2

Cooling Graph  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Cooling Graph
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Cooling Graph

Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

61 kJ
67 kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

166 kJ
172 kJ
Components

Cover 
 

Cover Picture 
 

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Sleeping Surface Material 
 

TENCEL
Polyester, Polyethylene, Spandex

Removable 
 

No
No

Machine Washable 
 

No
No

Edge Construction 
 

Edge Support Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Edge Support Picture

Edge Component 
 

Pocket Coils
Polyfoam

Foam Layer Material 
 

Foam Layer Material Picture 
 

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Foam Layer Material Picture
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Foam Layer Material Picture

Quilted Top Fill  

Polyfoam + Fiber Fill
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

5.3
6.3

Quilted Top Fill  

24 kg/m³ (1.5 lb/cu.ft.)
N/A

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

24 kg/m³ (1.5 lb/cu.ft.)
41 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
1.7

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

24 kg/m³ (1.5 lb/cu.ft.)
41 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
1.7

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

41 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)
45 kg/m³ (2.8 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
0.7

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

41 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)
45 kg/m³ (2.8 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
0.7

Transition Foam  

24 kg/m³ (1.5 lb/cu.ft.)
25 kg/m³ (1.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
0.7

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Thickness 
 

Foam Layer Thickness Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Foam Layer Thickness Picture

Quilted Top 
 

7.8 cm (3.1")
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

2.4 cm (0.9")
3.8 cm (1.5")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

2.4 cm (0.9")
3.8 cm (1.5")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

1.8 cm (0.7")
3.4 cm (1.3")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

1.8 cm (0.7")
3.4 cm (1.3")

Transition Foam  

4.8 cm (1.9")
3.4 cm (1.3")

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A

Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

Spring Layer Height Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Spring Layer Height Picture

Spring Layer Density Picture 
 

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Spring Layer Density Picture
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Spring Layer Density Picture

Comfort Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Height 
 

19.1 cm (7.5")
15.4 cm (6.1")

Support Layer Coil Density 
 

255 coils/m² (24 coils/ft²)
268 coils/m² (25 coils/ft²)

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet 
 

15 gauge
14 gauge

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar 
 

15 gauge
14 gauge

Foam Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer IPD  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Comfort Layer IPD
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Comfort Layer IPD

Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Transition & Support Layer IPD
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Transition & Support Layer IPD

Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

1.9 kPa
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

2.5 kPa
2.3 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

2.5 kPa
2.3 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.9 kPa
1.5 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.9 kPa
1.5 kPa

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

4.8 kPa
2.1 kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Comfort Layer Firmness
Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Comfort Layer Firmness

Support Layer Firmness  

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Kirkland Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge Support Layer Firmness
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Casper Cooling Select Hybrid Support Layer Firmness

Spring Layer Firmness  

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

76 Pa/mm
104 Pa/mm

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

85 Pa/mm
102 Pa/mm

Foam Layer Resilience 
 

Foam Layer Resilience Video  

Quilted Top Fill  

47%
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

48%
32%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

48%
32%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

6%
3%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

6%
3%

Transition Foam  

47%
37%

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A

Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

40.0 cm (15.7")
42.0 cm (16.5")

Check Price

California King
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
Amazon
California King
Cooling Select Hybrid
Amazon
 
Full
Cooling Select Hybrid
Amazon
King
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
Amazon
King
Cooling Select Hybrid
Amazon
Queen
Stearns & Foster Pillow Top Lakeridge
Amazon
Queen
Cooling Select Hybrid
Amazon

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