Get Out Gear Down Camping Blanket - Puffy, Packable, Lightweight and Warm | Ideal for Outdoors, Travel, Stadium, Festivals, Beach, Hammock | 650 Fill Power Water-Resistant Backpacking Quilt

I have been so impressed with the quality, ultralight weight and warmth of this down blanket that I have been using it in place of my sleeping bag for camping. It is perfectly adequate just by itself for warmer nights, but with a few simple modifications, it keeps me warm and comfortable even when the air is 45 degrees F. I'm looking forward to testing it in even colder temperatures next fall. I have found that in cooler weather, the secret is to use this blanket as a camping quilt, so that you lay it OVER you, tucking the sides under your body. Camping quilts have become very popular with ultralight hikers, and their great versatility gives several advantages over sleeping bags. You can Google these if you're not familiar. Of course, an adequate sleeping pad under you is essential, just as with any sleeping bag. (Note: the blanket is shipped tightly compressed, and it may require several days or longer for the down to fully expand. Be sure to keep it in a roomy storage bag when it's not being used.) I found it beneficial to create a footbox with plastic snaps. This helps to prevent the light and slick blanket from sliding off while you are sleeping, and your feet stay quite warm. You can easily reconfigure to the open blanket if desired. The blanket has three snaps already installed that you can incorporate into the footbox, but a few more must be added. I found everything I need for $21 at the popular auction site: item # 201831863852. The kit includes K2 pliers, instructions, and size 22 KAM SNAPS (identical to the snaps on the blanket). Very easy to install, but be sure to carefully plan the placement of the snaps. Hopefully my photos will be helpful. BTW, adding several more snaps allows the joining of two blankets, which can still be used with or without footboxes. So many possibilities! To make the quilt even warmer, I have added a washable sleeping bag liner which can also be used by itself on warm nights. In cool weather, lie inside the liner and pull the quilt over you, with your feet in the liner inserted into the footbox. When it's even colder, use the quilt INSIDE the liner. Then, when you zip up the liner, it will close off air gaps and help to keep the quilt positioned around you. It works very well. I got the Vumos liner on Amazon for $18 with coupon, and it has been perfect. A long zipper allows it to open up, and, like the blanket, it is plenty roomy for me at 6' tall. And the Vumos has a wide hem at the edge under your chin, allowing for the simple installation of a draw cord to gather the liner and quilt snugly around your neck and shoulders when it's cold. Voila! An incredibly light and versatile sleeping bag/quilt system for use from late spring to early fall, total weight less than 2lbs, very compactable, and for around $100. I have bought three of these blankets from Get Out Gear; two for gifts, and the service has been outstanding.

I waited a year to review this product. I camp roughly 100 days a year. In that time, I've used it on multiple backpacking and car camping trips and it has performed splendidly. This morning, I'm in Grand Teton. It is 36°. I used the blanket last night in combination with a Big Agnes Air Core insulated mattress and slept warm all night. Yesterday, with same gear, I slept comfortably at 32° in Yellowstone. I would probably call that (low 30s) the lower comfort limit for the product, but that's pretty impressive in my book. If you're a cold sleeper, that limit might be 40s for you. It packs up small, about the size of a Nalgene bottle, and weighs less than the air mattress I use it with. It's got plenty of down fill, and, although I don't recall what the fill power is, it is sufficient, and you can see the down when you hold the blanket up to a light. Water resistance is not a topic I can address, except to say that I keep the blanket in a lightweight, submersible dry bag so that I don't have to find out how water resistant the outer material is. I have some of other high end down items with hydrophobic down and the like, but it never seemed like a good idea to see just how wet any of it could get before it became completely useless. You can spend hundreds on warmer, cottage or big brand down blankets, no doubt. I dont know that you will find a comparable one at this price point. This is an excellent piece of gear that has held up well.

Light weight and really warm . Great value. Very easy to clean . My husband and I overland in Southern Africa and these have been great. It gets down to about freezing (centigrade) in parts of Botswana and the Eastern Cape and these keep a person toasty without having many kilograms of heavy blankets! One cannot avoid the smell of a wood fire when camping and these have washed perfectly - I do use a special down wash.

This blanket is compact, lightweight, easily packable and fairly warm. It has small plastic snaps that let you wrap yourself in the blanket. But— it’s not as “puffy” as shown in the photos online.

I use this as a warm(er) weather camping quilt. I have a good (and expensive) 10 degree quilt for colder weather, but it's twice as heavy and at least twice the bulk of this one. This quilt is great for me down to maybe 50 degrees at night. For reference, I generally run warm and like to be very cool at night. I've used it into the lower 40s, but even I felt a bit chilly at that temp. As mentioned, the packed size and weight are a big advantage of this quilt, if the weather is warm enough that you can be comfortable. The unpacked size is a bit smaller than I would prefer (maybe an extra 3-4" would be perfect), but I'm 6'-3". Even so, I was able to be fully covered, shoulders to toes. There just not a lot of margin for someone my height. I would think this would be perfect for anyone under 6' tall. I'm not the type to sit around the fire with a quilt wrapped around me, and therefore the "wrapping" snaps don't server much purpose for me. That said, my adult kids got there hands on it when I had it laying out and just loved this feature. I'm happy with the quality of the quilt. This is not a huge puffy cold-weather quilt, so don't expect to go explore the frozen tundra with this, but if you want a compact, light-weight quilt for those cool southern spring/fall (or cool northern summer) nights, this just might fit the bill.

I purchased this for a recent overseas trip. We weren't camping, but we did stay with family a lot and sleeping arrangements were often a mattress on the floor so I purchased this as a back up. This blanket was a lifesaver! It was super warm and perfect on the plane as well. Highly recommend. Packs down into barely anything and I just clipped it on the outside of my backpack when flying so it was easy to access. Folding it and rolling it back up wasn't an issue - you could literally just stuff it inside the bag if you were in a pinch.

Légère et confortable ! Cependant en été si on dort en short et en T-shirt on a froid s’il fait 13° C. La température de confort est valable si on dort habillé plus chaudement. A part ça top !

This item is pretty perfect, apart from a bit of a dingy color. It is warm, snuggly and can be worn over the shoulders and has poppers. It is pretty light and it fits neatly in my 30l rucksack. I plan to use it in hostels where blankets may not be provided.

Muy fino y ligero pero calienta. Despues de comprar tenía dudas sobre su capacidad de guardar el calor así que no lo usé solo pero me encantaron los tachones y la posibilidad de convertirlo en una capa.

Einfach nur genial!! Sei es wie klein ich sie knüddeln kann, und wie schön groß sie ist und wie wärmend!!!