Fed up with spending sleepless nights tangled up in your sleeping bag? You’re not alone. There seems to be a growing number of campers who have had enough of being trussed up all night. Thankfully, there are quite a few sleeping bag alternatives on the market nowadays: pods, beds, blankets, quilts, etc. Today we are going to look at camping quilts, and compare the specs of the camping quilts available in the UK.
We have also included a few sleeping bags that open out fully to use as a quilt. These are really versatile because you can use them open as a quilt in summer and zip them partially (to create a foot box), or fully, around yourself when it gets chilly. You can also use them fully open with a blanket or sleeping bag liner – great for the changeable temperatures in the UK.
We have only included camping quilts that use either ethically sourced down (such as RDS certified, or CODEX approved) or synthetic fillings.
Camping quilts available in the UK – a comparison
We have compared the key features of the following camping quilts:
- Alpkit Cloud Cover
- Exped Versa Quilt
- Featherstone Moondance Down Quilt
- Mountain Equipment Helium Quilt
- OneTigris Featherlite Ultralight Quilt
- Outdoor Vitals Down Quilt
- Outwell Snooze Single – opens fully to use as a quilt
- Rab Outpost 700 – opens fully to use as a quilt
- Therm-A-Rest Vesper +7 UL Quilt
- UGQ Bandit – custom made
- Vaude Navajo 900 – opens fully to use as a quilt
IMPORTANT: If you’re going to buy a camping quilt that has down filling please ensure the down is ethically sourced (such as RDS certified, or CODEX approved) – and not cruelly plucked from live birds. It should say so in the product description/spec when you’re buying. If it doesn’t say, it probably isn’t, so avoid. ALL the down quilts listed on our site use ethically sourced down.
NOTES:
- The quilts are listed alphabetically.
- Most of the quilts featured are in stock in the UK. The only one that isn’t is the UGQ Bandit, but we just had to include this as it is custom made with a whole bunch of features you can choose from. You can order it from the US to be delivered to the UK – check out their site for details about this.
- We struggled to obtain the correct specs for some of the quilts due to the usual problems with conflicting information from suppliers/retailers. We think we got there in the end though. We have included what data we could find from the various manufacturers. Some manufacturers give good detailed information, some give nothing and some give something in between.
- Length: Some manufacturers give the actual length of the quilt, whereas some give the maximum height of the person that the quilt is suitable for. In the table below you may see “Fits up to” which means the duvet is suitable for someone up to that height.
- Width: Some manufactures give the width of the quilt (just measuring it straight across), whereas some give the girth, so bear that in mind.
- Temp rating: Some manufacturers give the ‘comfort’ rating, some give ‘limit’ and some give ‘extreme’. Some give all three. Some give none.
PHOTO | FILL | WEIGHT | LENGTH | WIDTH | TEMP RATING | PRICE | |
Alpkit Cloud Cover |  | 750+ Down IDFB PFC-free hydrophobic RDS certified ethically sourced goose down | 520g | 180cm | Top - 130cm Bottom - 95cm | Not given | |
Exped Versa Quilt |  | 650+ Down cu in (EN-Norm) europ. duck down 90/10, RDS certified ethically sourced | 780g | 210 cm (Fits up to 195cm) | Top - 135cm Bottom - 135cm | Comfort: 10C | |
Featherstone Moondance Down Quilt |  | DOWNTEK PFC-FREE Water Repellent 850 Fill Power Duck Down, RDS certified ethically sourced | 879g | 228cm | Top - 147cm Bottom - not given | Comfort: Not given | |
Mountain Equipment Helium Quilt |  | 700 Down 90-10 Pure Duck Down. DOWN CODEX approved ethically sourced | 510g | 203cm | Not given | Not given | |
OneTigris Featherlite Ultralight Quilt |  | SEE@ Polyester | 1000g | 200cm | 85cm | 5C-15C | |
Outdoor Vitals Down Quilt |  | Stormloft down: 800+ fill power | 862g | Long/wide or Regular. Dimensions not given. | Long/wide or Regular. Dimensions not given. | 0C | |
Outwell Snooze Single - opens fully to use as a quilt |  | 1750g Isofill | 2800g | Length 225cm (Fits up to 195cm) | 85cm | Ratings when used as a quilt, not given | |
Rab Rab |  | 650FP European Duck Down with Nikwax Fluorocarbon-Free Hydrophobic Finish (700g / 24.7oz) | 1500g | 220cm | Girth 160cm | Rab Sleep Limit: -5°C (25°F) | |
Therm-A-Rest |  | 900 Fill Goose Nikwax Hydrophobic Down, RDS | 340g REGULAR | Fits up to 183cm REGULAR | REGULAR Shoulder girth: 147cm | Comfort: 11C | |
UGQ Bandit down quilt - Custom made |  | Ultima 800 fill power duck down; | Depends on the options you choose | Numerous choices | Numerous choices | Numerous choices | |
Vaude Navajo 900 - opens fully to use as a quilt |  | Two-layer synthetic fiber fill | 1800g | 220cm | 80cm | Comfort: 2 °C |
RELATED: If you’re more of a sleeping bag person and want to buy British then check out our 4 season sleeping bags from UK businesses article. You may also be interested in improving the warmth of your sleep system with a sleeping bag liner. If so check out our Fleece sleeping bag liners post. Also, looking to cook fast and light? Check out our Fire Maple vs APG cook systems available in the UK article. Finally, If you’re looking at options for charging your gear using a portable power station, check out our Portable power stations for camping, van-life and road-trips article. It showcases some superb portable power stations for all budgets.
So that’s it – a cracking of great camping quilts available in the UK. Treat yourself to one of these and you should hopefully have a warm, comfortable and tangle-free night. We’ve tried to include a range of camping quilts to suit all budgets (and weight requirements), with the OneTigris Featherlite Ultralight Quilt being at the budget end. The UGQ Bandit is at the upper end… but you get what you pay for – UGQ make exceptional custom quilts that are light, packable and warm. If you want a camping quilt that will double as a sleeping bag in colder weather check out the Vaude Navajo 900, Rab Outpost 700 and Outwell Snooze Single. As mentioned, we love the versatility of these, particularly when paired with a blanket.
