Hiking Quilts

[uncas]

Hello,

Does anyone have any sources/ideas for a hiking quilt? I am a warm sleeper with turbulent bloodflow. I also toss and turn a lot. And am a big guy. So I find even the most generous cut of mummy bag to be imprisonment.

As well, IMHO, I always thought that the down that you were sleeping on was mostly crushed obviating any of its insulating properties. The sleeping pad is doing that trick, right? In the past, I have seen sleeping "sytems" where a fitted pad was zipped to a down top. Or a combo bag with synthtic on the botton and down on the top. All seemed to big, heavy and complicated. And see hindered my freedom of movement.

I always thought that a nice 8oo fill down quilt with a trinagular box at the foot to help keep it from pulling over the feet with a nice full length pad would be a great solution. As opposed to spending the night locked in a mummy. On cold nights wear a balaclava.:-?

I had once purchased the kit from thru-hiker.com but could not get my borrowed sewing machine to sew the thin rip stop nylon.:eek: ( I just love those emoticons). I was gong to modify the plans that came with it to suit me. But eventually, the kit was lost during moving.

I have seen some links in other posts that took me to a sight with quilts but they still had a 2-3 foot sleeve at the foot to slid into and bind your legs.

My current solution is the 20 dg. rectangular down bag from Campmor. A bit bulky and heavy. Plus the loft is only 550 so I dont fully trust its rating.

Any feedback or ideas?

Thanks,

[Just Jeff]

Well, it doesn't sound like you want to make one so I guess your other option is to buy one.
- Nunatak http://www.nunatakusa.com/
- Jacks 'R' Better http://www.jacksrbetter.com/
- Speer Top Blanket http://www.speerhammocks.com/

If you toss and turn a lot, you might consider adding something to hold the quilt to the pad, like on the Nunatak line, on any other quilt you try.

[Seeker]

i use an unzipped mummy bag like a quilt. works fine.

[peter_pan]

Hello,

Does anyone have any sources/ideas for a hiking quilt? I am a warm sleeper with turbulent bloodflow. I also toss and turn a lot. And am a big guy. So I find even the most generous cut of mummy bag to be imprisonment.

As well, IMHO, I always thought that the down that you were sleeping on was mostly crushed obviating any of its insulating properties. The sleeping pad is doing that trick, right? In the past, I have seen sleeping "sytems" where a fitted pad was zipped to a down top. Or a combo bag with synthtic on the botton and down on the top. All seemed to big, heavy and complicated. And see hindered my freedom of movement.

I always thought that a nice 8oo fill down quilt with a trinagular box at the foot to help keep it from pulling over the feet with a nice full length pad would be a great solution. As opposed to spending the night locked in a mummy. On cold nights wear a balaclava.:-?

I had once purchased the kit from thru-hiker.com but could not get my borrowed sewing machine to sew the thin rip stop nylon.:eek: ( I just love those emoticons). I was gong to modify the plans that came with it to suit me. But eventually, the kit was lost during moving.

I have seen some links in other posts that took me to a sight with quilts but they still had a 2-3 foot sleeve at the foot to slid into and bind your legs.

My current solution is the 20 dg. rectangular down bag from Campmor. A bit bulky and heavy. Plus the loft is only 550 so I dont fully trust its rating.

Any feedback or ideas?

Thanks,

FWIW...JRB footbox omni tape is 17 inches, and it doesn't have to be fastened...max flexibility.

Pan

[neo]

i use an unzipped mummy bag like a quilt. works fine.

this is the combo i use i cold weather.light,compact and cheap,2 sleeping bags with 3/4 lenght zippers as quilts.:cool: neo


this one in the mummy version
http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=217703

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47985810&parent_category_rn=4500518&vcat=

[neo]

this is the combo i use i cold weather.light,compact and cheap,2 sleeping bags with 3/4 lenght zippers as quilts.:cool: neo


this one in the mummy version
http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=217703

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47985810&parent_category_rn=4500518&vcat=

i forgot you might wanna get one of these,i have one:cool: neo


http://www.speerhammocks.com/Products/SPE.htm

[dla]

Well I'm not exactly a midget either :) I've been using a TNF Goliath in cold weather and it works very well as a regular mummy, but I don't like sleeping mummy-style. This winter I tried using it as a quilt in 15*F weather, inside a Wenzel Starlite tent. I used a simple full-length foam pad, and opened the Goliath up like a quilt. This combination was very comfortable.

Ok, so having said that, I was hoping to ditch the 5lb Goliath, for something much lighter. Being a bit of a cheapskate, I was hoping to use a Campmor "China bag", perhaps a regular mummy as a quilt.

[uncas]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the feedback. I guess that I would get an JRB long quilt if I had the time before my thru-hike. The other spots Jeff listed are too expensive for the unemployeed.

Neo, what's this about hammocks? Do they still make those?

Thanks,

[dla]

One question uncas: have you had a bad experience using the Campmor bag as a quilt, or do you just consider it a bad idea? I'm asking because I'm seriously considering plunking down my money on a Campor Mummy to use as a quilt.

[uncas]

Hello DLA,

NO, no problem. The Campmor rect. 20 degree is over 2lbs. While a quilt should be a pound or less out of good down. At this point, I still plan to take it on my thru-hike.

Thanks,