Outdoor VitalsDown TopQuilt for Ultralight Backpacking

Other reviewers have complained about the down fill in the sleeping bag. When the box arrived, I opened it up to see such a small compact lightweight stuff sack, I was skeptical. I got the bag out and put it up to the light and I could see huge gaps in the fill and very thin fabric. Remembering what others have said about not much fill, I threw it in the dryer with just the air setting and a few new tennis balls to see how much of difference it would have once it had fully loft. BIG DIFFERENCE! It went from looking like a sleeping bag insert to a puffy sleeping bag. It is an impressive quilt. The 30* bag looks to be solidly in the 3 season temp range. I bought it on sale for 239 and I would say that is a fair price. Comparing it to other quilts I looked at, this one is the best price for value. Others either didn't have the fill/loft this has or was priced significantly higher.If you're looking for a very nice quilt for backpacking and will be staying in temps above 40, this would be a great quilt. It compresses to slightly longer than a milk jug and about the same width with the compression bag that it comes with.I've bought a few things from this company and they have all been quality at much less than other companies charge.

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I got the 15 degree long version and man does it work great. Wanted to test it asap b4 the return window closed so I slept with it with my window fan on high in 20 degree weather. Also pointed my other fan right at me,with it on medium. I should mention my fan is basically like a floor fan that they use to dry floors or for construction fans. So its pretty powerful even at the 2nd setting. Well I slept great and didn't even feel the air come thru. I stayed super warm and while I am almost too big it still fit my 6 ft 390 lbs self in it. So thats also a big accomplishment for the bag haha

I purchased the 0 degree version. The lowest temperature at which I've used it is 31 F. I used a sleeping bag liner, an insulated pad, a thermal layer, and wool socks. The quilt was warm but had drafts along the bottom so I attached the included pad strap. This helped but it would have been better with a second strap. I snapped the top buttons together and cinched the drawstring to help maintain warmth. Some people have complained the drawstring gets in the way, but it was not a problem for me. The buckles on the pad straps can be difficult to snap together and unsnap as well. Overall, the quilt is well made and will definitely keep you warm in freezing temperatures. In colder weather (< 40 F), I recommend wearing a thermal layer and socks. I think a sleeping bag liner is a good idea as well.

As a hammock camping and backpacker. This is so amazing. Warm, extremely lightweight, used this in 30f nights, was warm and even became hot at times. I’m very happy I made this investment.I hope one day to team up with this brand and make review videos for them, which I will be doing with this quilt here!!!

Before I decided to write this review, I tried to contact the manufacturer. After not responding - yes, no reaction - I got really dissappointed about the outdoor vitals company. About the product itself, I was already disappointed earlier.So here is the review. The attached picture shows what the down filling looks like. I'm holding it against a window. and you can easily look through.As I am a buyer from Germany I also want to apologize for my below average english skills. Hopefully, you can get the message out of it nevertheless. So, let‘s Go:I was excited and opened the Amazon packing.The quilt ( I ordered and received the long and wide version) was only packed in a pvc bag which was already damaged. No Original outdoor vitals box etc (I‘ve Seen someone unpacking his quilt in an Video out of a nice box with someone Info material, a Sticker of your company). Not very much important, but somehow disappointing.After that I pulled the quilt out of the stuff sack and layed it on the floor in my Apartment. I waited 1hour and looked after lt again to check the fillpower. But it didn‘t develop very much since then.So I decided to shake the quilt up and down and tried to bring air into the baffles. Just tried everything to get the downs expand to their Maximum fillpower.After 1 day (!) the baffles height didn‘t improve very much. Is this really 800cuin quality?Are the downs of Lower quality and/or damaged due to longterm storage in a stuff sack?Already more than only disappointed I tried to check something other: The filling weight. This stormloft 0 degree is labeled to be filled with 610g down.I checked the weight: The total weight is already well below 31oz: Not Even 29oz. But how much is the filling weight? Maybe the quilt construction with baffles, the cords etc and the 10d ripstop is heavier?To check this I would need to pull out all downs with a vacuum cleaner. Then I could check the exact filling weight and the fillpower ( and compare it with 650cuin, 700cuin and 800 cuin which I have all). But I‘m not willing to this work, not yet.I took the quilt and Started shaking the quilt by holding the top side of the quilt in my hands. After some attempts Most of the Upper down moved to the foot direction. The shocking fact:Almost 60cm of the Upper part were free of downs now. Holding the quilt against the sky, I was able to look through the Fabric and also see the baffle walls inside. That means: Only shaking it causes 1/3 of the body protecting part being completely empty, no downs at all.At least I expected the lower part - now being full of downs- to show Full potential and loft like crazy. But it didn’t.The baffles were thicker now in the lower parts, of course, but not what I was expecting.Fact: There aren‘t 610gr of downs in the quilt, not even close to that number!And probably the downs don‘t have 800cuin. I doubt that they ever had this fillpower in their life.Maybe you can also hear my anger through these lines. I bought this quilt, because I trusted in this company. I trusted in their words, believed them. Read the key facts of this quilt which they are advertising: Fillpower, Filling weight.

I got this for my husband who does outdoor survival classes. He recently used this in the snow and around 10 degree weather and he said he was so warm and it was awesome! I know nothing about this kind of stuff, but I know it’s very light and easy to pack for backpacking based off of what he has said!