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Has anyone here switched to a quilt and liked it LESS than a regular sleeping bag?


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    Lance Stalnaker
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    @katangi

    I love my quilts, however, I do sleep in a hammock with an underquilt, so I get 0 drafts. I also sleep on my back, like a log, and do not toss and turn. I find it great for warm, cold, whatever. I love to be able to unsnap the foot end in summer and use it like an actual quilt. In a hammock if you have a warm underquilt, you can get by with a cooler top quilt in my experience as well.

    #2074600
    Anonymous
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    I've slept out in a quilt in some -1 and 6 degree temps. While it was ok and tolerable, to be honest i think i probably would have preferred a sleeping bag at those temps.

    I have some left over M50 fabric and have been thinking of adding a sleeve to my wife's EE 0 degree quilt. Would only add a couple of ounces but would cut down on drafts.

    #2074607
    Brad Hawkins
    Member

    @biathlonman

    I've run my EE quilt down to single digits and never had any issues. I've never noticed drafts and you couldn't pay me go back to a sleeping bag. I do keep my old cosmic around for a loaner though. Not worth anything used really so up to you to decide. I've often considered turning mine into a quilt, but have never bothered.

    #2074629
    Jennifer Mitol
    Spectator

    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    Sorry…I also drank the kool-aid

    I am an athletic rotisserie sleeper as well and I've taken mine into the low teens without issue. I use a wide quilt so I have enough to tuck under me so no worries about drafts.

    I might go back for the single digits or below zero stuff, but I find the quilt just so much more comfortable for a tosser and turner and side/stomach sleeper.

    #2075038
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    I don't find quilts drafty. I did the first time I used one in the cold, but quickly figured out how to use them.

    I felt a slight draft in the foot box, but that was easily fixed by properly closing the foot box tie.
    I would also get little puffs of cold draft when I turned over in the night, but that was fixed by properly adjusting the straps.

    I like the flexibility of quilts. They layer better than sleeping bags and they work better as a top and bottom quilts with a hammock.

    I usually wear some kind of hooded top and layers when it's cool or cold out and so a hooded and draft collared sleeping bag is a waste.

    I guess there are those that strip down when they sleep and maybe they would be happier in a sleeping bag, but it always seemed like a lot of additional weight that I don't want to carry.

    #2075057
    Kyle Meyer
    BPL Member

    @kylemeyer

    Locale: Portland, OR

    I'm kind of amazed nobody has mentioned the benefit of quilts with a water-resistant bivy. You get the best of both worlds—flexible insulation with a built in draft protector, ground cloth, and bug netting. I've been using a 20 degree quilt for three years now and love it. I've used the combination down to single digits in the winter without draft or issue, and in the summer on warm nights without discomfort.

    I think most folks that have draft problems with quilts simply didn't get one wide enough.

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