Paria Outdoor Products Thermodown 15 Degree Down Sleeping Quilt - Ultralight Cold Weather, 3 Season Quilt - Perfect for Backcountry Camping, Backpacking and Hammocks

UPDATE (10/22/2018):Final thoughts. This isn't the lightest quilt in this product category, but it certainly does the job well. I would argue that it lofts up more like a 0-degree top quilt than a 15-degree one. When this thing lofts up, it is huge. I took it down to about 12 or 13 degrees at the very beginning of the year, and it was toasty warm. If it's any warmer than about 40 or 45 degrees outside, this thing is too warm. I've had some issues with the zipper opening up a little while I sleep (usually because I'm restless), but unless you are a wild break-dancer in your sleep, the snaps and zipper hold the foot-box together well. I have the long version (I'm 6'2" & 230 lbs) and it is plenty big enough for me to stay completely covered up both in the hammock and on the ground. I have found quite a bit of flexibility with this quilt depending on what I pair it with. If temps are in the mid 30s (F) to upper 40s (F), it pairs well with my 40F-degree 3/4-length under quilt. If it drops below 30F, it pairs really well with my full length 20F-degree UQ. I have taken that setup down into the teens. Altogether, this is a very solid piece of gear. I still think it could pack down smaller if desired, and I may try out some other stuff sack options just to see. The quilt is a little heavy, but for the insulation it provides, I would compare the weight more against 0-degree top quilts than other 15 or 20 degree quilts. It's that warm. When I took it down into the teens I wasn't even layered up. I had on a base layer and a single pair of wool socks ... that's it. If you layered up a little this thing would easily keep me warm at even colder temps. It's crazy thick when fully lofted.UPDATE (9/7/2018):Okay ... so I've had this thing out in the field several times even during the summer (went north for a trip), and love it. I have ditched the stuff sack in my packing routine, and just cram this thing into the bottom of my pack (use a compactor bag as a liner to hold all my down). It's very warm, lofts up nice, and is great for hammock camping. It's a little heavier than comparable products from vendors like Hammock Gear, but performs very very well. If they made a 40 degree quilt, I'd give it a serious look for camping in warmer weather. Right now, they have a 30 on the market, but it's only about $10 less than the 15, so that pricing doesn't really make a lot of sense to me. Hopefully it will change or they will introduce another product geared towards warmer temperatures.ORIGINAL REVIEW (1/30/2018):Just received today. I returned a 15 degree down bag purchased from another vendor (quality and customer service issues) and bought this top quilt from Paria. I had been thinking of moving this direction for my sleep system and the experience I just had with the other company helped to seal the deal.Shipping was quick. I purchased it for Prime 2-day delivery yesterday and received it today. Looks like it shipped out of Fort Worth, TX, and I'm in a suburb of Dallas, so it got here really fast.Initial observations are positive. I checked all the stitching, seams and baffles ... all are in tact and clean. All the snaps, buckles, zipper and draw strings are solid.A couple ideas for future updates to this product:1. Ship it with a smaller compression sack. It could easily stuff into a 6-10L compression bag and compress down smaller than the included bag will.2. Include a pocket in the end of the compression bag for the pad straps. This will help keep everything organized (and I don't use a pad when hammock camping, but will when in a tent ... I'm probably not unique in that).3. I am color blind (red/greed deficiency), but the colors of the bag are more vivid in person than in the pictures on Amazon. The green outer shell is a deeper green than shows in the picture. I think it's actually a better color than what shows on Amazon.4. Make the end caps on the compression bag out of the same material as the body ... it would be lighter. Just a suggestion for folks who count ounces.5. For a sales support idea, it would probably be a good idea to send out an email, or include a card with the quilt, explaining for first time users how to loft up the new quilt properly and how to care for it. For folks transitioning to quilts, it will probably help prevent mistakes that ruin the product for them.I look forward to using this. I am going backpacking with my son next weekend and will do take this quilt for my sleep system. I will update my review when we return.

I purchased the quilt last month and took it out for a 50 mile backpacking trip (August, 2017). I used it for 3 nights, all at elevations above 10,500 feet.in Colorado. Temperatures "in the mountains" were predicted to be in the mid 40s. I believe that at my campsites, it got into the 30s. It rained during 2 of the 3 nights. I used it with a foam sleeping pad that came down to my knees. I was using a Jardine style tarp arrangement that allowed air to flow through my shelter and there was a breeze on one night. I was wearing all the gear I brought (full clothing, fleece vest, balaclava) and still was cold. I believe I "sleep cold" compared to others. If you like me are a first time quilt user, you may want to pay extra attention to your head covering; this product (by design) does not have the "hoodie" you would see on a mummy bag. I also plan to use a full length pad on my next trip if temperatures are as cold again.I also used it for one night of "car camping" with a conventional tent at a lower elevation (maybe 9000 feet) and was toasty.There are many things to like about this product:1) Weight - this saved over 2 pounds compared to my (admittedly warmer) synthetic bag.2) Ease of movement - I toss and turn during the night. This is a real hassle in a mummy bag. With a quilt, it was easy. The included straps to position the quilt to my pad worked well: easy to use, effective in holding the quilt in place and lightweight. With a quilt, I can change my leg position, rather than being forced to have my legs together and either both knees bent or both straight.3) The quilt arrived a bit earlier than promised. There were no workmanship issues with its construction. It was accurately described.4) Water resistance - One night, I got some condensation on the outer covering. Between shaking it off and draping it around me for my first hour of hiking the next morning, it dried out fine. I did not detect any down clumping that would indicate water got past the outer material.5) It packed small, taking about half the volume of my old sleeping bag.

I got to try out a 30 degree version of this quilt a few months back and the quality was great. First rate, it was just too short. So, I tried a long version. The long version arrived far under filled. I fluffed it in the dryer and let it decompress for a day or so thinking it had just been compressed a little too long, but it was obvious that it was manufactured poorly and not filled to spec. It was also missing both pad straps, and it was quite dirty. So I wanted to give this one a try to see if I had just gotten bad luck, but it was out of stock for months. I really eagerly awaited the restock, but when I received it I was very disappointed. As can be seen in the picture, one of the pad attachment points was already tearing away from the quilt right from the factory. Their was a pad strap missing, but more importantly, an entire set of pad attachment points was missing. I looked up and down the quilt over and over, because I couldn't believe it, but it was completely missing a set of attachment clips on the quilt itself, meaning it could not be properly attached to a pad.The quilt was out of stock for so long, and then the quality was so terrible, it seems Paria must be having problems with their Chinese manufacturer. While I really appreciate that they are trying to bring more affordable options to the back packing community, this product would have failed on the trail. I hope this isn't indicative of the quality of all of their products, but it leaves me with a bad taste in the mouth for the brand.

Wanted to like this quilt and to be fair the construction and quality of the materials are good. But I brought it specifically because it was a subzero option for wild camping. Even says 'you'll be toasty'.But on my first use in the Brecon the temperature was around 0c to at the lowest -3c. At these temperatures it was barely comfortable fully clothed with two pairs of thick merino hiking socks.I applaud the company for trying to produce a budget product in a world of silly expensive gear but just bite the bullet and list it with a real world spec.It is NOT a -10c Product. It's a great 0c plus spring/summer quilt.If you want a winter quilt save your money and go for a brand leader. Freezing on a mountain just isn't worth the risk.

When I read the reveiws on this one thing kept repeating itself over and over again, how much this bag lofts up. I have only had it a few days and at the moment the temperature here is in the high seventies and low eighties so I can't yet tell if it will be good down to 15 degrees as advertised, what I can tell you is that the quilt sent to me has not lofted up and frankly looks a little flat. To be honest it really doesn't look the part at all especially when I compare it to some of my other bags. However I will give it the benefit of doubt and I will slowly test it as the temperatures drop off in the autumn. I hope that it turns out to have been a wise choice and not a waste of money but to me it doesn't look like it would keep me warm at 15 degrees Celsius never mind 15 degrees Fahrenheit, hope I am wrong, I will update this reveiw as I go

I have done my due diligence in research on quilt camping and found that this brand has a good reputation in Canada and the United States. Also a big draw was the price, as most of the other competitors were sometimes double the price. So when I bought this, I said to myself, it'll be okay quality. How wrong was I, it's really well thought out, well made and too a high standard, plus the service department are amazing.. I have found very few things surprise me now a days, what a pleasant experience to buy something that exceeds my expectations and then I got quick and friendly advice to. "Thank you Noel "This is a brand I will look out for when I need kit...

First things first, as someone has already mentioned in the review before, I wasnt holding my breath as I've never heard of the company before but throughout my experience I have been blown away.Thanks for the support Anne, Jennifer and Noel!I've ordered a few other products from Paria as one big purchase to test the system, the mats so far have been great! However the sleeping bag on first order seemed to have been let down by either long storage in compression sack or quality control.I have purchased the long version of the quilt and when I unpacked it, the first three baffles were stuffed well! However in the middle there just was not enough to go around no matter how much you fluffed it.I have contacted the Paria Outdoor Products team via email, this was saturday xmas build up week) and was amazed to receive a responce within a few hours, and a helpful responce as well.The team asked me to complete a few proceedures in a hope that the down is just clumped together. I have performed these and it didnt help. Its as if someone forgot to add enough down to the sections.The team have quickly arranged to have a replacement sent out and the replacement is what i expected and more at this price point.I hope the side by side images help see the quality difference and the fact that one was clearly a factory/storage error.Yes, there are a few design problems (like the elastic on the head end being in the middle thus its always in your face. Or the fact that there is no fabric flap on the foot end for the zip.Why the five stars then?Well to me it boils down to what do you expect at this price point?1. Customer service is excellent, and to me thats one of the most important aspects2. The quilt quality is decent enough, will it last me years and years of abuse? Only time will tell, but for the price I'd be happy to get 2 years from it!3. Its small and light weight for my needs4. The elastic in your face is also a design flaw on some of the more expensive quilts, so you cant really knock these guys down too much for that! If it Bothers you that much, its simple enough to modify yourself (and you aint doing that on a £500 quilt for example, yes those would need to be nailed for stuff like that)5. At this price point I cannot find anything like this for a quiltOverall, after the initial quality of down stuffing disapointment, I am happy. And knowing the fact that the emails actually get responded to is a bonus I didnt expect on a product at this price point. Jees, I struggle with RAB responding to me and my jackets are more expnsive than this quilt!If any buying advice I would give is this, reset your expectation compare the market and dont expect the same as £300, £500 price point quilts. If you do then you will be disapointed, but damn does this thing come in close to the £300 mark.

Haven't used yet, but seems a good product, lofted nicely when removed from the bag, I seem to remember from the description there would be two pad straps which would be good but only comes with one, the second would be an improvementUpdate,used this for the first time, @ -2°c this was perfect, delighted, the popper button around the neck could do with being a little stronger as they opened a couple of times, I am a restless sleeper, which can be an issue.