Originally Posted By toddfw2003
So i am a very cold sleeper and I am a man. I am thin though. In April I did a backpacking trip into a canyon in Utah. Night time temps got down to about 28. With my now cold weather system I didnt get cold but I wasnt comfortably warm. A few more degrees and I probably would have gotten chili. My cold weather system I used. EE revelation 20, Xtherm pad, SOL escape bivy, Heavy weight merino wool from head to toe. I use a SMD tarp but I can bring it all the way to the ground to retain heat. So with all that I think I can at least ditch the SOL escape bivy. It weighs 8 oz and go with something else. A friend of mine told me that I might stay warmer with a bag than a quilt with temps that low. Would it be better to go with a 10 degree zpacks sleeping bag or maybe a 10 degree EE covert or an 0 degree EE Revelation. Which is the warmer. I have heard the zpacks pack are over stuffed


As to zPacks vs EE, I've not owned any zPacks quilts, but I have owned many EE quilts (including early custom cuben quilts when he had a much smaller business). They've all been well made, met my temp requirements at rated degrees. I'm a warm sleeper. FWIW.

But I agree with Oregon Mouse, I think you'd be happier in a sleeping bag at those temps. If they feel too constricted, Western Mountaineering (no relationship) makes some of their bags, especially at some of the colder temp ratings, with extra girth. I like the room a quilt provides, and these bags approach the feeling of room. Might want to check them out.