Side sleeper in need of a sleeping bag or quilt suggestions

Just to let you know that I plan to evaluate the Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XLite (Regular) @ 337g combined with a GoLite UltraLite 800 Fill 3-Season Quilt (Regular)@ 725g. It just maybe side sleeper heaven!

Check out Joe's bags. He calls them back zip. I call them center zip and love them as a side sleeper. I got a long instead of theregular to accommodate the fig four effect, and a wide for using as a quilt as well. I roll with the bag. I'm finding out very nice. No links as i'm writing this from my phone

I am a side-sleeper and use quilts for everything from 0F and above. I have a Nunatak Arc Specialist that I take to 30 F:

http://tinyurl.com/43envxg

As far as the XLite goes, two weeks ago I took it with a tiny 9.75 oz 45/50 F quilt and had the temp unexpectedly drop to 34 F. I froze on top but the pad was fine. It seems to be warmer than the original NeoAir.

I'm guessing that a quilt will be your best bet but if you find that you want a sleeping bag, consider a "women's" cut; it will give you a little more room at the hips/thighs. I can do a "figure-4" in my Feathered Friends Grouse, which is their women's 30-degree bag.

If you side sleep then a wide quilt, (normal is usually 48"), should work for you. I use a 53" wide 20*F quilt.

Try the Katabatic Gear Palisade. It's down-filled and rated 30F, but I was warm in it below that. I sleep on my side and also tend to roll around a lot, but it always worked great for me. They have other models rated higher and lower as well.

I would look at the wide Enlightened Equipment quilt; great deal.
For a bag, I would check out the Montbell bags. The stretch seems to allow a lot of leg gymnastics.

I don't have much experience with quilts, but I sleep in the 4 and on my side also, and every other which-way, and have found two bags that work great: one Montbell and one Western Mountaineering. I used the Montbell as a quilt once, and that worked fine. I'm a cold sleeper and only 5'6", so you'll have to look among the related options in the links below to decide which one would best suit you. I got one of them on ebay and one on the gear swap here, and those may be good options for you, for shipping to Australia.

They are:

Western Mountaineering Sycamore, or try another of their semi-rectangular bags. Here's a comparison chart:
http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=products&page=Sleeping%20Bags&ContentId=27

Montbell UL Super Spiral Down Hugger (800)
http://www.montbell.us/products/list.php?cat_id=796
It looks like sometime this year Montbell has re-assessed the bags' temperature ratings and made them more conservative. So if you're not getting a brand-spanking new one, google the specs from some pre-2012 write-up, and compare them to current ones to get a more realistic picture. (For example, I have the #3; it has 10 oz of fill, weighs 21 oz, and had a temp rating of 30 degrees F. The new 2012 #3 has 11oz fill, weighs 22oz, has a lower-limit rating of 30 and a comfort rating of 40 F.)

ONLY bag I've ever slept well in. I have the ul#1 SS. I toss, turn and move too much.. you'll love it!

Golite 3 season quilt. Great price and I can toss and turn all night long.

Nunatak Arc Ghost (mine is slightly modified to improve it for a side sleeper) and Back Country Blanket, both reviewed at BackpackGearTest.org.

Valandre Mirage, rated to 25 F. A bit more room and a hood.

Richard