Do you use a quilt? If you do: Do you use it year round or just in the warmer months? What quilt do you use? Cheers Mark
Love my quilts - not slept in a bag for many years. Use them all year round - inc in the snow. Nunatak Arc AT / EDGE / GHOST as main users. Also a Dual ARC for me and Mrs Murpharoo - very very warm
I've ordered an As Tucas Foratata down quilt (250 fill). Never used a quilt before. I'll let you know how I get on, although I probably won't use it until summer.
Year round. Zpacks twin quilts of various rating. If buying again, I'd take a serious look at the EE Accomplice.
Used a Golite ultra 20 since 2009. 270g down. May to early October usually, sometimes earlier or later if weather playing. I.e. If predicted consistently cold n wet or frosty I'll take a bag. Also, I use my myog synthetic quilt for bivvying /camping April- October. Climashield xp. 820g Made 2010.
MYO Climashield Apex 2 layer in Ventum material from ZPacks. Weight 600gms. Extra cover with down bag if very cold or will use this Summer on it's own, maybe.
started my outdoor life sleeping in a wool duffel coat and 2 wool blankets---if i rolled myself up very tightlly i was warm---inevititably during the night i would have to re roll myself in several times to stay warm----progressed to a plain oblong s/bag----finally a proper mummy s/bag ---hood -tight neck no draughts---luxury---don t think i could do quilts
I've been using quilts for around 3 years I'm a big tosser (and turner) and I used to get myself all twisted and wrapped up in bags plus I always felt constricted in them and couldn't get my legs in my natural sleeping position I've got an EE revelation long/wide 40 (+4.5c) for warmer times and the same quilt in the 20f (-6.5c) version I must admit though for the first time the other week I felt a wee bit chilly and drafty when camping in the lakes It did get down to -9c though on our cold sink pitch
I just recently got a Go-Lite Ultra 20 quilt. Not used it in anger yet, but it's my first foray into quilts, I'm also interested how best I'm going to use and whether i'll need to supplement it as part of a system.
Great info, thanks everyone Had a EE Prodigy on my "to buy" list, but i'm struggling to accept the weight and bulk so think i'll go for a Katabatic gear flex instead, from the reviews i've read the quality of the sewing and mat attachment system seem better on the KG stuff. Like the idea of the flex as it's light weight and i should be able to use it year round if i open it out in warmer months.
Personally, I stress personally, the attachment system would play no part in my deciding on a quilt as I/we never use it. It would partly negate one of the main reasons we choose to use a quilt - the increased freedom. The attachment system probably becomes more important the narrower the quilt is, though.
i can see the benefits of quilts but i wouldn t want to use one but can t see the point of these sleepingbag/quilts---i have only got one -20c winter bag---when i use it in summer i unzip and cover any part that seems cool
obviously works for you whiteburn---but if i was going for a summer solution i would buy a lightwieght summer bag---i am thinking that the quilt arrangement needs to be a bit precise and perhaps a faff to get right
Not at all for me. Quicker and simpler than a bag. Better ventilation options is good in summer. More useable as camp insulation than a bag too.
A word of caution I would say the Cumulus quilt isn't for big folk....I'd guess if your over 1.8m or 75kg they're probably not right for you.
Bought a cheap Ikea single quilt to try for car camping but even though it was wider than most the hiking ones i've seen i still got some draughts, the quilt also got a bit damp where it made contact with the groundsheet in the night. So my hope is that the attachment systems prevents both of these. Sleeping bags aren't brilliant either as i tend to twist and turn like a whirling dervish on speed during the night, so inevitably got caught up in the sleeping bag. We're STILL under capital controls so it gives me a bit more time to weigh up what kit to buy when/if they're eventually dropped.
Tried quilts 3 years ago and froze my nuts off a few times. Moved back to bags, did dip my toe back in the water by using a WM Terra lite as quilt last summer and really liked it, so much so I ordered a 40f synthetic for summer trips.
Just used quilt (actually blanket) from As Tucas on my winter camping trip to Swedish mountains. First time, but used it as outerlayer of my sleeping system (downbag inside the blanket). I see the benefit in 3-season use, mostly cuz we sleep under tarp and get a lot of dew on the downbags. Switching to synthetic saves us time spent drying the downbags before taking off. Also, I have two sons who are really warm sleepers (one was sweating warm with just a 3-degree downbag in -10C) - now they'll share a quilt and I hope they'll be able to regulate body temp more easily. Trial and error... Heads up though...the blanket buttons up in the front.
