[pct-l] sleeping bag vs quilt

[Diane Soini]

I have a Go-lite ultra 20 quilt. I was given a Ray Jardine bomber hat  
sewing kit and the resulting hat has served me very well to keep me  
warm when sleeping in my quilt. Additionally, in the colder months, I  
have a Jacks-R-Better wearable 45 degree quilt. I can either loop the  
straps of my Go-lite quilt through the loops of the JRB quilt so that  
they operate as a unit or, more usually, I can just drape the JRB  
quilt on top of me. It's a little wider than the Go-lite. With the  
two quilts I am super toasty warm and the JRB quilt is warmer for  
hanging around camp than a regular down jacket and weighs about the  
same. I sort of toss and turn a lot. I have trouble sleeping any  
other way than on my back because otherwise I will slobber all over  
everything. But I still toss around trying to find a comfortable  
position. Drafts were a problem on colder nights before my layered  
quilt solution.

On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Karen Keller <karen.kellerford at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] sleeping bag vs quilt
>
> I am a big toss and turner and tend to get all twisted up in my bag  
> with my
> face in the back of the hood . Considering a quilt with separate  
> hood or
> something but I sleep cold and worry about drafts. Any experience from
> other cold, restless sleepers? Currently use  marmot helium.