Enlightened Equipment Revelation APEX Quilt Review

Thanks! Sounds good.

No mention of the Nunatuk Gamut in the comp section?

Nice review!

I have an EE Revelation 10F down and I like it a lot. Normally I just leave a regular sleeping bag unzipped because I’m a hot sleeper, then I found the quilt:)

Nice review.

I bought one in a 40 F rating for expedition kayak trips. It’s nice not having to worry as much about having your quilt soaked from the last night’s fog. I’ve also used mine when I was wet and cold without the fear of having my down wet out. A very nice option to own.

Nice, fair review.

I ordered a 50*F apex quilt from EE three or four (?) years back. As you mention in your review, the customization options in terms of length, width, color, fabric deniers and fill power were extensive. I recall I went with regular length, wide cut, and the thinnest denier fabrics available at the time. I’ve used it on a handful of trips each year since. Prices and wait for delivery of the product were very reasonable.

A few specific comments about my EE apex quilt:

• Wide cut is perfect for a broad-shouldered, rotisserie sleeper like myself. I can reasonably block out drafts and wear a light puffy or mid-layer under the quilt without any trouble. It has also been wide enough to drape over a down quilt for added warmth and moisture protection.
• I like the ability to open up the quilt or close it up, including the footbed. For a warm weather quilt specifically, this is a great feature.
• Despite being synthetic, I was pleasantly surprised by the (extremely) light weight and packability.
• Durability of materials (so far) has been excellent.
• I don’t care for the EE pad attachment system using the thin flat webbing straps. I’ve found it to be finicky and fiddly, and to not do a very good job of staying put for me. I much prefer Katabatic’s pad attachment system using thin cord.
• While the low denier face fabrics are quite soft and almost silk-like to the hand, there’s something about the quilt, perhaps the apex insulation itself (?), that makes the quilt feel somewhat clammy or stuffy compared to my other quilts. I definitely find the next to skin feel of my down Katabatic quilts to be more comfortable (albeit too hot for summer trips).
• (Minor gripe) I wish the insulation was somehow fastened to the shell fabrics at (more) intermittent points. It sometimes feels like the insulation doesn’t entirely move with the shell, if that makes sense.

Overall, it’s been a worthwhile addition to my sleep system for warm weather trips and/or pairing with a down quilt as described in the article.

I found it interesting that I have used my old synthetic jungle blanket, or as the young kids call them, a ‘woobie’, for the same outer layering with my quilt when I get cold.  it weighs in at about 1 pound for the old one I have.  I haven’t weighed the newer one I picked up on the app ‘letgo’ I picked up for $20, that I keep in my car.

Additionally I do not fix my quilt to my sleeping pad.  I use a rock and tuck method when it gets cold out.  I rock back and forth and tuck it under me around the edges.  It works and was what I did with my sleeping bags for years.  I never zipped them.  Thanks for a good article.