So you're bicycle touring around Tasmania in late autumn? Maybe you're hiking The Overland Track? And you want to lighten up your gear. A lightweight down quilt is
It's versatile. If the temperature drops and you need to trap more warmth, the Ember has a draw-cord foot box and press studs to cinch the bottom half closer to your body. Four adjustment straps allow you to fix the quilt to your sleeping mat, so you don't lose it in the middle of the night. On performance. The EB2 down quilt has an ultra-lightweight 15D shell which contains 750+ loft premium duck down. It's cleverly baffled around the chest section to keep your vitals nice and warm. This
In recent times the down quilt vs sleeping bag debate has become lively. The conclusion? Many ultralight hikers and trekkers, bicycle tourers, and adventure racers are turning to the lightweight and uber-packable qualities of quilts like the Sea to Summit Ember. Unzip!
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You'd probably both squeeze under it if the quilt was laid flat, Leia, but it won't be overly efficient and you certainly wouldn't be able to comfortably wrap it all the way around both of you. It's designed as a one-person sleep system.
Are the cinch straps on the Sea to Summit bags long enough to fit over the Exped Megamat 10 LXW Camp Mat (to hold it in place) or would I need to add to the straps, do you think?
G'day Tammy,
I went down to try this out for you, but due to circumstances in our shop over the last week, I don't have access to a Megamat at all sorry. Having said that when I looked at the quilt I'm pretty confident in saying this won't work really well. The strap nearest the foot of the bag is pretty short. The whole bag tapers in quite a bit towards the bottom and I suspect it's really only designed to be used with lightweight hiking mats with a matching taper. Even if you extend the straps I think the bottom of the bag will be much narrower than the mat. If you'd like me to actually give this a try I'm happy to follow it up next week when hopefully, the shop here in Adelaide is back in full swing. Just let me know.
I am interested in whether this would work with the exped mat as well.
G'day Sue and Tammy,
I've just tried this and it unfortunately it doesn't work. You could use it as just a standard quilt on the mat but unclipping the securing straps, but you won't be able to use the straps to attach the quilt to the mat.
Is it compatible with any of the Thermolite linings? thank you.
G'day Kevin,
You'll have no worries using a Thermolite Reactor with the Sea to Summit Ember EB2 Quilt. Being a quilt there's plenty of roof under the Ember and you'll be able to use the Reactor much like a sleeping bag, then have the quilt over the top.
Do all the ember quilts have the ability to be clinched around the shoulders for cold nights? When might the Ember 2 in Large be available again? How small can they be packed down to? Thanks!
G'day Roger,
The Sea to Summit Ember EB2 Quilt can only be clinched in the bottom half. If you wanted to clinch the top half, you'd need to MacGyver it a little bit. As for the pack down size, they pack down to 27 x 13 x 13 cm.
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