Katabatic Gear - Flex 22 Ultralight Quilt

It's worth it. I bought a Flex 22 duck down and every humid night it stank like wet animal. Drove me nuts and I sold it and went with Nunatak goose down. I think goose down is worth every penny more just for the lack of smell benefits.

I have a Katabatic Flex 22. It is my favorite piece of gear. Their pad attachment system is the best that I have seen. I sleep way better than I did when I used a sleeping bag.

Western Mountaineering or Feathered Friends for a sleeping bag. Katabatic or Nunatak for a quilt. I have a Katabatic Flex 22. It is my favorite piece of gear.

Are those zero F or zero C? A quilt will not significantly more cost efficient than those, but a down quilt will be significantly more space efficient than anything with synthetic insulation. If you’re looking to take a zero F setup colder, I would look into some pretty robust sleeping bags like Western Mountaineering or similar. I have a Katabatic Flex 22 that I layer a Mountain Laurel Designs Vision over and have taken it to 10F easily. I would definitely try your sleep system out somewhere that you can bail if you’re miserable.

Katabatic is definitely the answer- great attachment system for side sleepers and tossing and turning. I did a flex 22 and a 40 - I got the flex for times when the temps might vary greatly - and they have been great- work well as blankets when it's warm , still are warm and snug when colder. For me being over heated is as bad as chilled when trying to sleep

Yes. Katabatic Flex 22. Never looked back.

I am also a cold side sleeper, and new to camping, first thing I found is that some manufacturer temp temp values are useless. I bought a Corus 20 for UK, and both me and my son were cold at 10 celsius temperatures. I then bought a Katabatic 22 and 15 and have never been cold, not even in Iceland in summer. One is 6.6” wide, the other is 6 regular, we’re both 6” tall, I’m a bit less constrained in the wider one, but the regular is wide enough, I could have gone regular 6” for both, but didn’t have any chance of trying them out. Couldn’t be happier with them.

I got a 22 degree quilt from katabatic gear about a month ago and I like it a lot so far! It's very small, light, and warm and I like the way it attaches to the sleeping pad. Our last trip it was rainy and froze overnight, and I was plenty warm. It replaced my synthetic nemo sleeping bag which was over two pounds (heavier than my tent) and a pain to pack. I picked katabatic because it seems like the fabric is a bit more durable than the enlightened equipment quilts (but slightly heavier), and also you don't have to pick out all the extras like draft collar, attachment method, etc.

Katabatic Flex FTW! I've slept comfortable from 50f down to 7f with the same quilt

There isn’t really an absolute best, but I like Katabatic for a quilt and western mountaineering or feathered friends for a bag. I prefer quilts down to around the low 20s, bags below that. Having a pocket in your quilt for a sleeping pad seems silly to me.

I love my Katabatic quilt!