Revelation quilt

I can't help you with color coordination, but having recently been through this exercise, be aware that the color stripes are an option if you get the 10D exterior fabrics. If you chose the 20D exterior fabric the stripe is an unnecessary addition of more 20D fabric.

is a full 20d worthwhile? Or is a there a significant loss of breathability between the 10 and 20?

I went with 20D for both a 20 degree Prodigy and 0 degree Revelation… No issues when used within 20 degrees or so of the actual temp. The great thing about a quilt is the ability to self regulate temperatures by poking a leg or other body part out. My decision really came down to perceived durability of the quilt. I've been quite pleased.

I'll bet one of the EE guys will chime in shortly to give you something more scientific to go on. Good luck with your choice!

Here's mine. I sleep cold so got the 10 degree. Choosing colors is impossible for me too, I finally said the hell of it and got these. The one thing I knew I wanted was dark surface, inside on mine, for drying in the sun. I did the stripes thinking my feet might brush the tarp and breathing could cause moisture on the top end, and left the rest lighter.

Outside of my quilt is the 20d 'olive' color. 10d black on inside.

Blue or Red outside, black inside. Can't go wrong.

I ordered one, but got the black on the outside (for sun drying) figuring that condensation or mist would be on the outside of the bag. Did I screw this up? Should I call Tim and see if it is too late to change?

You can't screw up colors. Many people over think this to the point of getting all confused. Will a darker color dry faster, sure a little. Does it have to be black, no.

If you have a dark color on your quilt, black, charcoal, navy, and you face that color toward the sky while drying it will speed things up a bit. It doesn't matter which side of your quilt is dark so many people make the liner dark and pick a fun color for the shell that they will be looking at. Honestly I choose whatever I think looks pretty at the time and have never felt it made much a difference one way or the other in performance, but I always choose charcoal cause I'm dark and mysterious like that:)

-Tim

Tim, thanks for the quick response. I just got worried that everyone was putting the darker color inside. Seemed to me that I wanted the pretty, happy color close to me, and the darker color outside, which is the side that usually gets wet.

Well if you want validation for your preference, I've got bright green inside my EE quilts, and dark outside. Nothing to do with drying time. The only time I ever look at my quilts is when I make camp & am inside, and I want the happy cheery color there. I could go all PC and say I want an outside color that doesn't draw the eye to be more LNT compliant, but honestly if the color of my quilt is going to destroy your experience of the outdoors maybe we don't need to be in the same universe.