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Why you should try a backpacking quilt
IS A BACKPACKING QUILT THE BEST CHOICE FOR YOUR NEXT CAMPING TRIP?
There are plenty of reasons to switch to a quilt for your next trip— from versatility and freedom of movement to impressive technical performance.
QUILTS = VERSATILITY
Sleep systems have a job to do—to keep you warm and comfortable enough to sleep wherever you are. Of course, this covers a wide range of temperatures, settings, activities and climates. Now throw in your personal preferences for comfort, and you have a lot of different sleeping scenarios to cater for.
Backpacking quilts are great because they’re ultra-adaptable. Warm one night? Use your quilt in open mode, not strapped to the mattress. For colder conditions, secure the quilt snugly to the mattress and get cosy. Chilly mornings hanging around camp? Wrap your quilt around you as you move about. Got a down or synthetic sleeping bag that isn’t quite toasty enough for winter? Combine it with a quilt to increase the warmth. The list goes on.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
One of the most noticeable differences between a sleeping bag and camping quilt is freedom of movement. If a sleeping bag to be lightweight and compact, the internal width will be limited. If you’re a sleeper that moves around in the night, or likes to throw a leg out into the night air, a quilt offers huge advantages.
BACKPACKING QUILTS ARE SURPRISINGLY TECHNICAL
When most people think of camping quilts, they think of a simple blanket—like a duvet. The Sea to Summit backpacking quilts are different. They’re feature-rich, highly practical and carefully designed to meet the needs of outdoors enthusiasts. They've been engineered to solve the often complex, ever-changing and diverse situations that are encountered when sleeping outside.
COMPACT AND ULTRALIGHT
Just like the rest of the Sea to Summit sleep systems, the new range of quilts has been designed to be compact and very lightweight. The down fills are high-loft and compress very efficiently, and the fabrics, straps and zippers are minimalist, durable and high-performing. All of the quilts come with the same style of nifty compression sack that users of Sea to Summit sleeping bags will be familiar with.
INTEGRATING YOUR BACKPACKING QUILT WITH YOUR SLEEP SYSTEM
The new Sea to Summit quilts are designed to completely integrate with sleeping mats and sleeping bags. The quilts cleverly attach to the mattresses via clips and drawstring at the foot and the quilts can be secured to sleeping bags to boost warmth. Throw in a sleeping bag liner and secure a lightweight pillow to the mat via the PillowLock system and your sleep system is complete!
BUT WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A SEA TO SUMMIT SLEEPING MAT?
It’s all good. If your sleeping mat is from another brand, the quilts will still integrate fine. Especially if the pad is a similar ‘mummy’ style that tapers to be a bit narrower at the foot end.
SEA TO SUMMIT'S NEW QUILTS
Ember
The Ember is our most technical quilt - using the same high quality 850+ loft Ultra-Dry Down and feather weight fabrics as our Spark Sleeping bags.
The Ember Series takes the simplicity of the quilt concept a step further - snap-on attachment straps keep your quilt located on your sleeping mat, while the drawcord base gives the Ember a shape-shifter' function: wider at the base for more freedom of movement when it's warm, snugged down when it's cooler.
Tanami
If you are looking for the luxurious feel of your home quilt - then the Tanami is for you.
Ideal for car camping and camper vans or to add extra warmth to your sleeping bag - the Tanami features 650+ fill RDS-certified down and a luxurious 45D soft-touch nylon inner.
All this luxury doesn’t mean this quilt is heavy and bulky - the box quilted sewn through quilted construction reduces weight and bulk.
Traveller
Is it a sleeping bag or is it a quilt?
The answer is yes! The Traveller is super versatile. Unpack it from an almost impossibly small compression sack to reveal a rectangular sleeping bag which can also unzip to form a blanket.
