I'm a rotisserie sleeper and have always felt restricted and even claustrophobic in sleeping bags. My Katabatic Gear quilt is a godsend. It has the usual cord system for use with a sleeping pad and it also came with a set of webbing straps to thread thru elastic loops for use without a sleeping pad. The closed overstuffed foot box can be fully opened on warm nights and it's lightweight. I watched an outdoor video series way back where the host talked about 'smoothing it' (vs. 'roughing it') and, imho, this quilt nails it.
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On Mar 16, 2022, at 12:44 PM, oschiopu6 <oschiopu6@...> wrote:
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Thanks Fred
I have both a quilt and a sleeping bag. Several bags, actually. The main advantage of the quilt is that it's lighter. The secondary advantage is that it is less confining.
The main disadvantage is that it is more prone to leak warm air when you move around than a zipped up bag. And unless your quilt has a hood or is extra long it's harder to keep your head and face warm in really cold weather.
But in the context of the JMT, from June-September, it's quilt all the way for me.
