Quilts only. As the ultralight alternative to a mummy bag, they’re ranked on warmth-to-weight, weight, and packed size, where dropping the hood, back insulation, and zip pays off.
Sleeping Bags | Gear Matrix
| Product | GearScore (Quilts) | Style | Fill | Comfort | Weight | W/wt | $ / warm | Packed | Fill Pwr | Price | Rating | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Quilt | Down | 34 °F | 18.0 oz | 7.1 /100g | $15 /warm | 2.3 L | 1000 FP | $550 | Lab · ISO 23537 | Buy | |
| 79 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 13.3 oz | 8.0 /100g | $14 /warm | n/s | 950 FP | $419 | Maker rating | ||
| 79 | Quilt | Down | 32 °F | 19.0 oz | 7.1 /100g | $12 /warm | 3.1 L | 900 FP | $460 | Lab · ISO 23537 | ||
4 | 70 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 18.3 oz | 7.7 /100g | $10 /warm | n/s | 950 FP | $419 | Maker rating | |
5 | 69 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 19.2 oz | 5.5 /100g | $12 /warm | 5.1 L | 850 FP | $364 | Maker rating | |
6 | 68 | Quilt | Down | 41 °F | 15.5 oz | 6.6 /100g | $14 /warm | n/s | 900 FP | $400 | Lab · ISO 23537 | |
7 | 68 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 20.3 oz | 5.2 /100g | $11 /warm | 3.0 L | 850 FP | $329 | Maker rating | Buy |
8 | 68 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 19.8 oz | 5.3 /100g | $13 /warm | 4.5 L | 850 FP | $379 | Maker rating | |
9 | 67 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 19.2 oz | 7.4 /100g | n/s | n/s | 850 FP | n/s | Maker rating | |
10 | 63 | Quilt | Down | 35 °F | 22.0 oz | 5.6 /100g | $5 /warm | 7.0 L | 800 FP | $189 | Maker rating | |
11 | 62 | Quilt | Down | 32 °F | 23.3 oz | 5.7 /100g | $11 /warm | 6.5 L | 850 FP | $399 | Maker rating | |
12 | 62 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 21.2 oz | 5.0 /100g | $13 /warm | 6.5 L | 850 FP | $379 | Maker rating | |
13 | 61 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 18.0 oz | 5.9 /100g | $12 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $365 | Maker rating | |
14 | 60 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 21.2 oz | 6.7 /100g | n/s | n/s | 850 FP | n/s | Maker rating | |
15 | 59 | Quilt | Down | 50 °F | 17.3 oz | 4.1 /100g | $17 /warm | 4.5 L | 850 FP | $349 | Maker rating | |
16 | 59 | Quilt | Down | 32 °F | 23.9 oz | 5.6 /100g | $11 /warm | 8.0 L | 850 FP | $409 | Maker rating | |
17 | 58 | Quilt | Down | 25 °F | 26.0 oz | 6.1 /100g | $9 /warm | 8.0 L | 850 FP | $419 | Maker rating | |
18 | 57 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 19.2 oz | 5.5 /100g | $12 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $365 | Maker rating | |
19 | 57 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 24.8 oz | 5.7 /100g | $6 /warm | 8.5 L | 850 FP | $250 | Maker rating | |
20 | 56 | Quilt | Down | 50 °F | 18.5 oz | 3.8 /100g | $18 /warm | 4.5 L | 850 FP | $359 | Maker rating | |
21 | 56 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 25.5 oz | 5.5 /100g | $14 /warm | 8.0 L | 950 FP | $559 | Maker rating | |
22 | 54 | Quilt | Down | 25 °F | 24.3 oz | 6.5 /100g | $8 /warm | n/s | 800 FP | $365 | Maker rating | |
23 | 54 | Quilt | Down | 25 °F | 26.8 oz | 5.9 /100g | $10 /warm | 9.5 L | 850 FP | $429 | Maker rating | |
24 | 54 | Quilt | Down | 41 °F | 19.8 oz | 5.2 /100g | $10 /warm | n/s | 650 FP | $290 | Lab · ISO 23537 | |
25 | 53 | Quilt | Down | 15 °F | 29.5 oz | 6.6 /100g | $8 /warm | 9.5 L | 850 FP | $439 | Maker rating | |
26 | 51 | Quilt | Down | 35 °F | 23.0 oz | 5.4 /100g | $8 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $270 | Maker rating | |
27 | 49 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 28.0 oz | 5.0 /100g | $12 /warm | 8.0 L | 900 FP | $499 | Maker rating | |
28 | 49 | Quilt | Down | 15 °F | 29.9 oz | 6.5 /100g | $8 /warm | 12.5 L | 850 FP | $449 | Maker rating | |
29 | 48 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 22.4 oz | 4.7 /100g | $18 /warm | n/s | 950 FP | $529 | Maker rating | |
30 | 48 | Quilt | Down | 35 °F | 24.0 oz | 5.1 /100g | $9 /warm | n/s | 800 FP | $309 | Maker rating | |
31 | 47 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 22.9 oz | 4.6 /100g | $15 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $450 | Maker rating | |
32 | 45 | Quilt | Down | 55 °F | 14.9 oz | 3.5 /100g | $24 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $364 | Maker rating | |
33 | 45 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 26.5 oz | 5.3 /100g | $12 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $465 | Maker rating | |
34 | 45 | Quilt | Down | 32 °F | 26.0 oz | 5.2 /100g | $8 /warm | n/s | 650 FP | $310 | Lab · ISO 23537 | |
35 | 41 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 27.9 oz | 5.1 /100g | $14 /warm | n/s | 950 FP | $579 | Maker rating | |
36 | 38 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 29.1 oz | 4.8 /100g | $7 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $285 | Maker rating | |
37 | 37 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 27.0 oz | 3.9 /100g | $6 /warm | n/s | 800 FP | $190 | Maker rating | |
38 | 32 | Quilt | Down | 25 °F | 2 lb 1.0 oz | 4.8 /100g | $5 /warm | n/s | 800 FP | $220 | Maker rating | |
39 | 28 | Quilt | Down | 40 °F | 31.0 oz | 3.4 /100g | $18 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $545 | Maker rating | |
40 | 28 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | 2 lb 1.5 oz | 4.2 /100g | $11 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $425 | Maker rating | |
41 | 26 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | n/s | n/s | $6 /warm | 8.5 L | 850 FP | $240 | Maker rating | |
42 | 26 | Quilt | Synthetic | 35 °F | 2 lb 2.0 oz | 3.6 /100g | n/s | 15.0 L | n/s | n/s | Maker rating | |
43 | 18 | Quilt | Synthetic | 30 °F | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | Maker rating | |
44 | 18 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | n/s | n/s | $7 /warm | n/s | 850 FP | $275 | Maker rating | |
45 | 18 | Quilt | Down | 30 °F | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | Maker rating | |
46 | 9 | Quilt | Down | 55 °F | n/s | n/s | $21 /warm | n/s | 900 FP | $308 | Maker rating |
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The full picture
A quilt is basically a bag with the parts that do little taken away: no hood, no full zip, and no insulation under your body, since insulation crushed beneath you barely warms you. What’s left is top-side warmth plus a footbox, strapped to your pad. The result is the best warmth-to-weight in the catalog, which is why quilts lead the ultralight rankings.
The catch is that a quilt relies on your sleeping pad for your entire underside, so pad R-value matters even more than it does with a bag. A warm quilt on a cold pad still sleeps cold. Quilts can also let in drafts at the edges, though most fix this with pad straps and a cinchable footbox, and cold sleepers sometimes prefer the full enclosure of a bag.
One thing worth knowing about quilts: many cottage makers publish a single maker-assigned temperature rating rather than a lab EN/ISO test (shown in the Rating column). We standardize those to a comfort-equivalent so they compare fairly against lab-tested bags, but a quilt rating tends to assume a good pad and some sleep-system skill. Leave yourself margin if you’re new to quilts.
Common questions
What is the difference between a quilt and a sleeping bag?
A quilt has no hood, no back insulation, and usually no full-length zip. It drapes over you and straps to your pad, which carries your underside. That removes weight that does little in a bag and gives quilts the best warmth-to-weight, at the cost of more drafts and a full reliance on a warm pad.
Do I need a special pad for a quilt?
You need a pad with enough R-value for your conditions, because the quilt provides no insulation beneath you. Match the pad’s R-value to the ground temperature the same way you match the quilt’s comfort rating to the air. The two work as a system.
Are quilts warm enough for cold weather?
Cold-rated quilts exist and experienced users take them well below freezing, but quilts reward good technique: pad straps snug, footbox closed, drafts managed. Cold sleepers and true winter trips often favor the full enclosure of a hooded bag. Use the temperature and Rating columns to choose with margin.
Why do quilt ratings often say "Maker rating"?
Most quilts come from cottage makers who publish their own rating rather than paying for EN/ISO lab testing. We standardize those maker numbers to a comfort-equivalent and flag the source, so a maker-rated quilt is compared fairly against lab-tested bags rather than taken at face value.
Bang for Your Buck
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