Top Quilt Vs Sleeping Bag

Quilts are generally between 20 and 30 lighter than their sleeping bag equivalents.
Top quilt vs sleeping bag. Katabatic specializes in quilt style sleeping bags based on aaron s real world experience proving their products in the colorado wilderness and beyond. Are quilts better than sleeping bags. The backpacking quilt takes this mantra to heart and does away completely with the bottom of the sleeping bag. As with any good question the answer to this one is well it depends.
In fact the average sleeping bag on our list of top picks is 366 whereas the average quilt is 318. Quilts are better than sleeping bags in some ways but don t quite live up to expectations in others. Quilts don t have hoods and provide insulation on top of the sleeper where it matters but not underneath where the user s weight will negate the benefits of loft. Finally quilts don t use a zipper which is a surprisingly heavy component of a sleeping bag.
Keep in mind that there are some outliers the marmot micron sleeping bag for example is 159 and the katabatic palisade quilt is a whopping 410. The three lightest are all quilts the hammock gear burrow hammock. A down quilt simply removes the down under you and the fabric enclosing it saving nearly half a pound vs a sleeping bag. Below are listed seven reasons why i prefer quilts over bags.
Red arrows show quilts.