Quilt with integrated hood

[Jeff Wright]

I am interested in finding a down quilt with a footbox and integrated hood. No zippers. Can anybody tell me if there is a such a product on the market.

Thanks

Jeff

[Robert Cowman]

Theremarest makes/made one called the haven I believe

[Michael Cheifetz]

what do you mean by "quilt" ?
I usually take that to mean something that is NOT closed in the bottom and under the neck and thus isnt really conducive of connecting a permanent hood….
if you mean a TOPBAG – (bag with no down on bottom but instead just fabric – then you indeed have the TAR Haven and i think the WM POD (which i believe isnt mfg anymore) and Rab top bag, and nunatak tobag and probabaly a few more that i forgot

[Troy Ammons]

A quilt with a hood will basically be a sleeping bag with no bottom, but I cant see how that would work.

AFAIK nobody makes one exactly like that except maybe as mentioned above.
Big Agnes makes bags that have a sleeve in the bottom for a pad, IE no insul in the bottom.

Most people either go quilt with a hood just for the head (which could also be used when not sleeping) or they use a bag.

[ben wood]

http://nunatakusa.com/site07/other_bags/catabatic_sl.htm

this is probably your best bet IMO

[Rob E]

I am thinking about building a MYOG quilt with a hood. I am usually sleeping on my side and when I sleep with a sleeping bag I basically have it "upside down" and have the hood draped over my head/neck/shoulders like a blanket over the top of my head. I have never been able to sleep with a mummy bag in the "normal configuration" tightening it around your head, laying face up. So, when I say MYOG quilt with a hood.. I mean, more of a flap.

[Here There]

I'm usually a side/stomach sleeper, so I made a quilt similar to what you're describing. It basically worked, but I've since found that I prefer either separate headwear with a regular quilt, or a traditional sleeping bag for colder weather.

Give it a shot though, you might like it, and if not you can always cut off the extra flap and have a regular quilt.

[Diana Nevins]

Jacks R Better quilts have an optional hood which attaches directly onto the quilt using a Velcro-like tape system instead of a zipper. Perhaps that system would work for you?

[joe newton]

Rab produce these two:

http://rab.uk.com/products/sleeping-bags/neutrino_2/neutrino-sl.html

and:

http://rab.uk.com/products/sleeping-bags/neutrino_2/module.html

[Jeff Wright]

Still not quite what I am envisioning.

I would like something that can be opened up when I am too hot. I seem to put out a lot of BTUs when I first go to bed and spend more time than I like trying to adjust the mummy bag… opening the zipper until one arm is too cold, using it on top of me with the zipper open like a quilt fighting the hood to keeping it out of my face. As the night goes on and in the early morning I really appreciate the full mummy bag configuration with the hood.

I know there are top bags out there but they look like they do not allow for much adjustability in terms of girth of the bag. I am envisioning something that can be opened up wider around the torso to calve region yet tucked in under oneself to minimize airspace.

I know there are separate hoods out there that can be made to work with a standard quilt but I have the idea that I would like to keep it simple. One less extra piece of gear. No messing around trying to seal a gap between the quilt and the hood piece.

I want a hood that extends down to mid shoulder blade level in the back, a short foot box and wing-like panels in between that could be tucked underneath or sprawled out depending on temperature.

Does such a beast not exist?

Jeff

[Patrick P]

Did you look at the ZenBivy?

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Zenbivy only started  in 2017 and this thread is from 2012 so I doubt he tried it back then, BPL member MICHAEL GLAVIN started the company, he was the former Brand Manager for Sierra Designs

[Paul S]

Z-packs down hood…don’t leave home without it!

I like how a separate hood turns with you as you move around during a night of sleep. Bags with mummy hoods never worked for me (I am a side sleeper, and a restless one at that!)

It is super warm, light, takes essentially no room in my pack. One of the best gear pieces I have in terms of warmth-to-weight ratio.

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