need a quilt

im not going to advertise my gear on the forums, but i can give you a link where you can read about the quilts i make.
http://te-waunderquilts.blogspot.com/

hope this helps.

You say you want to move "down" to a quilt?

Ways to get a quilt:
buy a kit (Thru Hiker, Ray Way)
buy a quilt (Golite, Jacks R Better, Nunatuk, BPL)
get a sleeping bag, cut it down, sew it up

Quilts I know are warm to freezing:
JRB 3 season – there are several models, including with a head hole for dual use as a poncho
Ray Way with alpine upgrade

Quilts below $150:
Thru hiker down quilt kit
Ray way kit

Quilt I recommend:
Jacks R Better – good customer service, accurate rating, quality workmanship, made in the USA, high quality down makes a smaller quilt warmer – the Hudson River 3 season 25F version is $250.

Quilt I wanted to get:
Nunatuk Backcountry Blanket with pertex quantum shell ($392)

Get a cheap mummy bag and cut off the zipper and hood, maybe add a couple of buckled straps. If you don't sew, maybe you could get a friend to do this easy modification. Better yet, just get a mummy bag and use it unzipped to see if you like the quilt style of sleeping. You may be able to save getting a bivy bag this way, as in winter temps you can still zip up to keep warm…

I've been thinking about trying a quilt myself. The Golite Ultra 20 looks like a decent option, though I have no personal experience with it. It gets a lot of good reviews, and the negatives mostly criticize it for not reaching down to 20. However, like you I only really need a bag down to 30 or so. Seems like the Golite might work. I've seen it online for as low as $170 (reg or long size). I'm having trouble finding an alternative that is as light (19 oz.), cheap ($170), and comfortable to 30. Worth looking into, anyway.

I've been using my JRB No Sniveller since i got it 3 months ago, and LOVE IT. I can use it as a rectangular quilt, arc stlye quilt with a footbox, or when combined with the hood and FLOT options i added, a below freezing setup. This quilt is versitility at its Finest! With the poncho option, i can now leave any insulated jacket at home =)
Check the Rocky Mountain Sniveller for closer to single digits.

I have been using the GoLite Ultra 20 Long (my first quilt) for the past four months and I have to say that I really like quilts now. As a side sleeper many bags, especially the cold weather ones, don’t work well. There are exceptions, the best being the MontBell SS bag I just finished testing for BGT, but I have come to love the weight, packed size, and comfort of the quilt.

But I am not too happy with the rating of the GoLite as I froze at 30 F even after putting on my REI Sahara pants and a SmartWool long and short sleeved T on, plus wool socks. Looking back at my notes I have been comfortable without long johns to 35 F with the Ultra 20. But I have been down to that in my Phantom 32 (really a 35) too and it weighs the same. I even have used it as a quilt many times. I should note that while a furnace hiking (sweaty Eddie) I sleep cold.

I want to be able to use a quilt to 20 F actually. I do an annual fall hike with my brother-in-law Dave in the Sierra and have had it snow every year since 2004 and seen it go into the teens for three straight days on one trip.

So I just pulled the trigger on an Arc Alpinist from Nunantak. I am having Tom put a section of Epic on the bottom 12 inches because I am so tall I hit the tent wall in most tents and regularly get the foot section wet. The rest will be Quantum, but all in black to facilitate drying in the sun if need be once I get into camp each day. (Been there done that many times.)

I can’t wait for it (although it is a six week lead time, so I must) and feel like a kid promised a new bike. Of course now I need to see what I can sell off to pay for it. Watch for a post to the Sale List…