WM Summerlite’s quilt equivalent?

katabatic has nice quilts. i have a sawatch which is only like 3-4 oz more than a summerlite and its very warm. A bpl member named javan dempsey makes nice quilts too from what i hear. Niether are cheap though. You can often find good deals on golite quilts so that might be worth a try. Those are well made and pretty light. In general wm has some of the warmest bags for the weight so if its a matter of sleeping cold rather than condensation than you should probably look to a 20 degree bag or quilt. Or layer more clothing.

How about the new therm-a-rest havens?
They are only about $240.

Older version of GoLite Ultra 20, if you can find one. About the same weight, but perhaps a little bit warmer (25-30 degrees by most estimates) and nice WP/B laminates @ foot and head.

Honestly, if the summerlite fits you well and is meeting your needs, I would stick with it. It's a great weight / warmth bag. You would at best save a couple of ounces switching to a quilt for >$300 outlay. Of course, resale of your summerlite would be pretty good so that would cover a good bit of the quilt cost.

You could keep your eye's on the clearance section of nunatak. If you wait long enough what you want might appear. That's what I did. Have been using the ghost since 2003 happily.

Other other option would be to make your own. thru-hiker.com would be an easy way to do this.

Honestly, I'd agree with Mark.

If you like the summerlite, stick with it and open it up to use as a quilt when you want.

However, if you're like me and have to find out for yourself, then by all means do it. They're generally not cheap though for anything 19 oz or less.

Whatever you do, just make sure it's wide enough for your needs.

The Golite quilts are very nice and IMO likely your best bet. Probably one of the widest out there on the market that isn't custom. The new 3 season is a bit heavier at 24 oz I think, but you'll likely be able to find one for around $150 new.

I have a barely used original Golite Ultra 20 that I'll likely be putting up for sale soon. It's 19.2 oz on my scale and is very well made with nice fabric. I'm not selling it cheap though and am going to probably try for $200. I've seen them as low as $100, and $150 average.

If quilts were for me, I'd have kept it and been done with that part of my system. I honestly, wouldn't have thought about replacing it.

However, in "my" opinion and it just may be the way I sleep/lack of skills, and I haven't used a summerlite, but if you can't stay warm in that I doubt you'd be able to do it in a Golite Ultra 20.

Your posts make it seem like I have hit a real gem with my WM Summerlite. For the price, weight, and warmth, I might just keep it, and not think about he quilt. Maybe I'll get a quilt that'll take me down to in the winter time.

When it comes to a quilt or bag I really don't care. There are a lot of quality bags that come in close to the weight of the cheaper or more common quilts. For me it's all about price and reviews in the $200-300ish range. I don't think any of the competitive options are necessarily bad; there just a bit different.

But what's my point? If I had a Summerlite I wouldn't be worried about getting rid of it for a quilt that weighs about the same. I'd be thinking custom and lots of moo-la or MYOG to save weight for the same temperature rating. But that seems unnecessary and quite a bit of hassle for the minimal return. Instead I'm thinking about a really nice 40ish degree quilt for warmer trips and to supplement my 30 degree quilt. If combined with a bit of overfill to boost the rating of my 30 degree quilt I'd have a rather versatile sleep system for comparatively little monetary outlay. It just seems like a better use of my time and money at this point. As always YMMV.