I started looking at quilt primarily as a way of slimming weight off my kit and because I had already concluded that my sleeping bag frustrated me. For my personal enjoyment I knew I did not need a sleeping bag base and or a sleeping bag hood. For me, just extra weight for no reason. I bought a Cumulus Quilt 350 from Slovakia via the internet. In hindsight I could have bought the cheaper 250 model, sometimes the 350 is just too warm. Couldn't get one in UK because Cumulus UK and Cumulus Poland do not, from a business point of view, want to compete with each other, so Cumulus Poland would not sell me one, hence the reason of buying from Slovakia. 200 Euros at the time and took four days to get here. Wonderfully light and warm, packs up really small and for me absolutely perfect on warm nights in the summer. Three things need thinking about though. Firstly, I tried a liner, OK for a sleeping bag, not really helpful in a quilt, best to use long johns and a top or stay naked. Secondly, I find that for me the quilt works best in partnership with an inflatable mattress, I use a Thermarest with a fitted sheet. Thirdly, on colder nights you just need to devise a system so the quilt curls under and stays under you, for me easily achieved with two short lengths of elasticated cord. The cord actually comes with it, I just had to work out for myself how best to use it. A few models out there, mostly from USA and a few demonstrations on YouTube.
