Down To Ground Review (2026): Sizes, Pricing, and How It Compares to Earthbound

Last fact-checked: June 12, 2026

The short version: Down To Ground makes a well-built grounding mattress cover — sold in two sizes, the largest of which is smaller than a Queen bed, priced $70–96 above dimensionally identical alternatives, with a return policy that requires the product to be unused. Every figure in this review comes from Down To Ground's own website, dated, with links to verify.

What Down To Ground sells

Down To Ground (downtoground.co) is an Australia-based grounding brand offering a mattress cover, a desk/floor mat, a blanket, and some accessories, with worldwide shipping.

The flagship Mattress Cover is, credit where due, a modern design: a PU (polyurethane) leather surface woven with carbon-infused conductive fibers, built to ground the sleeper through a fitted sheet without bare-skin contact. Reviews elsewhere sometimes describe Down To Ground as a silver-thread brand — that applies to their bamboo sheets, not the cover. Carbon-based construction is the right call: carbon doesn't oxidize or lose conductivity in the wash the way silver thread woven into cotton does, and it's the same construction philosophy behind Earthbound's pad.

With the construction approaches this similar, the meaningful differences live in three places: sizes, price, and what happens when a customer wants a refund.

What "Full Size" actually means — get out the tape measure

Down To Ground's Mattress Cover comes in exactly two sizes (per the product page, June 12, 2026):

Lined up against standard US mattress dimensions:

The "Full Size" cover — which the product page positions as suited to larger beds and couples — is dimensioned for a Full/Double mattress. On a Queen it runs 5 inches narrow and 10 inches short; on a King it's 21 inches narrower than the bed, meaning one partner sleeps substantially off the conductive surface. Down To Ground does not offer a Queen or King -optimized size. The brand's largest product matches the dimensions Earthbound sells as its mid-range option.

To be fair: a grounding pad doesn't need edge-to-edge coverage to function — torso contact is what matters, which is why half-bed sizes are a legitimate product category across brands. The concern isn't that a 55 × 70 pad is useless on a larger bed. It's that "Full Size" naming combined with "larger beds and couples" positioning invites Queen and King owners to assume full coverage. The dimensions are published on the product page; shoppers should check them against their actual mattress before ordering — from any brand.

Down To Ground vs Earthbound: price for identical dimensions

Both brands sell pads in the same two metric dimensions (70 × 180 cm and 140 × 180 cm). Prices as published on each site, June 12, 2026:

Worth pausing on the middle row: Down To Ground's largest size is $226. Earthbound's King — more than twice the surface area — is $149.99. Each Earthbound pad also ships with a grounding cord with built-in surge protector, a region-specific outlet adapter, a grounding test kit for verifying conductivity on arrival, a user guide, and the Grounded Living e-book.

The return policy deserves a close read

Down To Ground's site features a "Grounding Guarantee." Read closely, it guarantees the product conducts — that the buyer is "properly grounded." It is not a satisfaction guarantee.

The actual refund policy (June 12, 2026) states: returns are accepted within 30 days, and items must be unused, in resale condition, and in original packaging. Orders placed with a promotional discount above 25% qualify for store credit or exchange only — and with products routinely listed around 42% below compare-at prices, that clause applies to most orders placed at the advertised sale price. No product warranty appears on the product page, guarantee page, or refund policy as of the fact-check date.

Consider what "unused, in resale condition" means for a product whose entire function happens while someone sleeps on it for weeks. There is no meaningful way to try it and return it.

Earthbound's trial is built on the opposite assumption: sleep on it for 90 nights — at least a month of consistent use, since that's how long meaningful results take — and return it for a full refund if it isn't working. Every pad carries a lifetime warranty. Same product category, opposite philosophy about who carries the risk.

What Down To Ground does well

An honest review owes the brand this list:

• Modern construction. Carbon-infused conductive fibers in a PU leather cover, with through-sheet grounding, is where this category should be heading.
• International logistics. Region-specific plug variants for the UK, EU, and AU/NZ, with shipping to all of them, handled cleanly.
• Range breadth. Pet mats, grounding footwear, and a blanket give the brand category coverage beyond bedding.

For a solo sleeper on a twin or full bed outside the US, Down To Ground is a credible option — at a higher price for the same dimensions.

How to evaluate any grounding mattress cover — this brand or any other

1. Exact dimensions in inches, checked against the actual mattress — not the size name.
2. Conductive material — carbon fiber doesn't oxidize; silver thread woven into cotton frays and fades with washing.
3. Through-sheet conductivity, or a bare-skin requirement every night?
4. Can it be returned after sleeping on it? Read the returns page, not the guarantee badge — and check the discounted-order clause.
5. Is there a warranty, and for how long?
6. Can the buyer verify it works? A test kit in the box means nobody is taking the brand's word for it.

The verdict

Down To Ground builds a good cover and operates a legitimate business — but the two-size range tops out at Full-bed dimensions while being marketed toward couples and larger beds, pricing runs $70–96 above dimensionally identical alternatives, and the return terms effectively rule out trying the product the way it's meant to be used. Shoppers with a Queen or King bed can't buy their size from Down To Ground at all. Earthbound makes both, with a 90-night sleep-on-it trial and a lifetime warranty.

See the Earthbound Grounding Mattress Pad →

FAQ

Does Down To Ground use silver thread? Not in the mattress cover — it uses carbon-infused conductive fibers in a PU leather surface. The brand's bamboo fitted sheets are its silver-fiber product.

Does the Down To Ground cover work through a fitted sheet? Per the product page, yes. Earthbound's pad is likewise designed to ground through a fitted sheet via Near Field™ Earthing, verifiable with the included test kit.

What size grounding pad fits a Queen bed? A standard US Queen is 60 × 80 inches. Down To Ground's largest size is 55 × 70 inches; Earthbound's Queen pad is 60 × 80 inches.

Can a Down To Ground mattress cover be returned after use? Per the refund policy as of June 12, 2026: returns require the item to be unused and in resale condition within 30 days, and discounted orders above 25% off qualify for store credit or exchange only. Verify current terms on the seller's policy page before purchasing.

Disclosure: this review is published by Earthbound, which sells a competing grounding pad — read it with that in mind. It's also why nothing here is opinion: the sizes, prices, and policy terms below are Down To Ground's own published numbers as of June 12, 2026. 

Down To Ground® is a trademark of its respective owner. Earthbound is not affiliated with Down To Ground; this comparison is provided for informational purposes. All competitor prices, dimensions, and policy terms were retrieved from downtoground.co on June 12, 2026 and may have changed — always verify current details on the seller's website.