Synthetic quilt 30°F (-1°C)

Would you be willing to make your own? From what I hear the Ray way quilt design is cheap, effective and relatively easy and should be good to right around freezing. Another plus is because synthetic "wears out" quicker than down you could make several for the price of a spirit or prodigy. Worth a look.

It’s interesting idea. Can you give some tips what fabric and climashield thickness choose? Example 5oz/sq else 7.5oz/sq. Or maybe link where i can read how to sew quilt?

Thanks.

Ripstop By The Roll carries several versions of Climashield Apex. Here is a link to their 5oz.
http://ripstopbytheroll.com/products/climashield-apex-5-oz-sq-yd

They have a chart on their site that correlates to temperature rating:
2.5oz/sq-yd = 50F
3.6oz/sq-yd = 40F
5.0oz/sq-yd = 30F
7.5oz/sq-yd = 10F

Dutchware sells 2.5, 3.6, & 6.0oz climashield apex. I believe the 6.0oz is commonly used for 20F. http://www.dutchwaregear.com/climashield-apex.html

At 6' tall I'd suggest the size XL Spirit Quilt. The Large is going to fit low on your neck. Also, the shoulder width of the XL is still only 52".
The Wide EE Prodigy is substantially wider.

I would recommend the Spirit as well. You can have it custom widened slightly to 55" .

I work for EE, so there's that disclaimer.

I'd just comment that as others mentioned, there's some pretty significant differences in sizing between the Prodigy and the Spirit, so their XLarge is, if I remember correctly, the same as our Reg/Reg.

MYOG is also a great option not only for cost reasons, but personally I just love using gear I made myself. Even when something doesn't come out perfect, there's a good sense of accomplishment there. The temp ratings from Ripstop By The Roll are slightly more optimistic than what we use, so we call 6oz/sqyd Apex a 30° rating, which we've had pretty good feedback on. They don't offer 6oz there, so if you're a cold sleeper you may have to supplement with clothes to get 5oz/sqyd down to 30°F.

I had a Prodigy but sold it and replaced it with the Spirit. I found the Prodigy not warm enough for the rating whereas I have not yet had a problem with the Spirit. I would also add that MLD, as mentioned above, can provide a functional 55" width which is identical to what my wide Prodigy was.

FWIW, quality of construction was comparable but I prefer the feature set of the Spirit (lower zipper, etc).

a 2.5 oz, 50 F synthetic quilt makes sense – weighs only slightly more than down

warmer than that, synthetic gets so heavy and bulky compared to down.

I've switched from synthetic to down and never had a problem it getting wet and failing me

The MLD Spirit is much more form fitting (upper torso) than the EE Prodigy. For example, the Spirit XL measures 48" neck, 52" shoulder, 48" hip, whereas the Prodigy is merely tapered. This means the neck closure on the Prodigy is not as comfortable. But the EE is easier to manufacture and that somewhat accounts for it's lower price.

I had an Enigma and I didn't like the neck closure. I assume the Prodigy is cut pretty much the same. That being said, I still believe EE provides a good quilt for the money. Tim is a super nice guy and he provides great customer service.

I've found that when it come to UL gear, there's MLD and ZPacks….then there's everything else!

They have a chart on their site that correlates to temperature rating:
2.5oz/sq-yd = 50F
3.6oz/sq-yd = 40F
5.0oz/sq-yd = 30F
7.5oz/sq-yd = 10F

Those temperature ratings look pretty optimistic to me.
For 30F I would want at least 6.0oz (4.8 Clo)