50 degree sleeping quilt

[backtrack213]

Planning on hiking the long trail in July. Will a 50 degree sleeping quilt be good enough at night?

[MuddyWaters]

If your lucky.

[Venchka]

Planning on hiking the long trail in July. Will a 50 degree sleeping quilt be good enough at night?

Need more input.
Warm or cold sleeper.
Clothing available for sleeping.
Insulation under you.
Shelter around you and the quilt.
My hunch: No margin for unusually cool and wet weather.
Wayne


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[bigcranky]

I took a 40F quilt for a July E2E hike. It was enough most nights, but I also had my light down parka, and light wool long john bottoms and long sleeved top that I wore every night. There were several nights that got into the 40s and I was chilly even with all that. If I did it again I'd take something a few degrees warmer.

[Hikingjim]

It's hard to say how people handle summer nights
I used to hike with hardly anything in the summer and could pull it off in my 20s. I would take a bed sheet or a fleece liner or something and thought expensive summer gear was laughable. Now, I would probably freeze and would take a 40f quilt/bag + some layers

[NHWhites]

I used a 40* quilt on my e2e from 8/13-9/1 and didn't have any issues but I also slept in long john bottoms and had a primaloft insulated jacket for extra warmth. I was never cold and usually kicked off/pulled down the quilt at some point. I'm a warm sleeper though

[blw2]

I've used my 40 degree kings canyon quilt down to near 40 degrees....maybe 40-42 range
It was in Florida, but 40 degrees is 40 degrees
I was in a tent and on a trailpro mattress....was a bit chilly but passable
I don't recall what I was wearing ..... probably longjohns or a sweatshirt...

I have always tended to be a coldish sleeper, but ....kinda Like hikingjim stated though, over the last year I've lost some weight and now have even less tolerance for cold so I doubt I'd be quite as comfortable....

been down in the mid to upper 40s with it more lately, and used a light blanket on top and was more comfortable.

Maybe consider bringing a mylar blanket to bolster it, just in case.....

[Engine]

The really nice thing about a quilt is that you don't have to use all of it, if you're too warm, uncover parts until you are comfortable. You can use a 20 degree quilt on a 50 degree night, but good luck sleeping under a 40 degree quilt on a 25 degree night.

[Engine]

I've used my 40 degree kings canyon quilt down to near 40 degrees....maybe 40-42 range
It was in Florida, but 40 degrees is 40 degrees...

Don't underestimate Florida's cold, the humidity combined with low temps can be brutal. I've been more uncomfortable at 20-25 degrees in central Florida than I ever was in single digits in northern Michigan.

[Secondmouse]

I took a 40F quilt for a July E2E hike. It was enough most nights, but I also had my light down parka, and light wool long john bottoms and long sleeved top that I wore every night. There were several nights that got into the 40s and I was chilly even with all that. If I did it again I'd take something a few degrees warmer.

yeah, heavy humidity will take 10* out of your cover pretty easily. travel light, freeze at night...

[G-FOURce]

Don't underestimate Florida's cold, the humidity combined with low temps can be brutal. I've been more uncomfortable at 20-25 degrees in central Florida than I ever was in single digits in northern Michigan.

Amen.....!