Katabatic Gear Quilts – quick question for an owner

In my experience no buffer is added. I don't own a regular length, but I did buy a 6'6" Palisade a couple months ago and the tag says 6'6" (not 78") just like the dropdown box used to select the size on their website. I just measured it and when lightly stretched to its full length it is actually 78" long. So if you doubt the tag, just measure the quilt.

As for any drawbacks, I don't think there are any in practical terms beyond the minor weight and bulk penalty. As a benefit the extra length will let you pull it up higher over your head more like a regular mummy bag giving extra warmth when needed. I'm 6'1" so kind of borderline for a reg vs long, and the extra length has been nice to tuck into a bit when temps were down into the 20s and I didn't have a down hood or good balaclava. And I should clarify that this is just about local head/face warmth, the quilt as a whole is very warm and conservatively rated in my opinion.

If you don't pull the quilt up onto your head to compensate for the extra length, in a tight shelter it would theoretically put the foot closer to moisture condensed on an end wall or in the splashback zone of a tarp, but practically speaking if you're that tight on space you can just slightly scrunch the quilt along the length so that you pull the footbox all the way up to your feet.

Thanks Cameron

My regular has 6' on the tag (as opposed to inches). I just put a tape to it and if anything it's an inch or more short, but I probably just don't have it stretched out enough.

Brandon