>>1736544>Are you a back-sleeper? I would say that quilts are borderline unusable for side-sleepers.I'm a side sleeper/front sleeper, but tend to move around a lot.
I say there is fud around quilts being better for this or that type of sleeper due to my following statment. Sleep systems being so personal make me super wary of these blanket statments that get made about such and such system being better for such and such sleeper.
>You also need a firm, supportive pillow for your headI sleep on my front and side at home and rarely use a pillow, even in bed. I've always just used my spare clothes as a pillow when hiking.
Again it just boils down to personal preference and your discomfort tolerance. I love quilts, use a pillow made of of spare clothes/no pillow, and sleep on my side/front 95% of the time.
Regarding your images, this was something I had to learn when first using down. I've always tightly wrapped myself up at home with my douvet. I had to unlearn this when I switched to down insulation. If you get comfortable with just letting your bag/quilt rest lightly on top of you than you don't get that cold spot shown in the right hand image. This is where light shell materials are also important, as the lighter the material the less it's going to compormise your down's loft
>>1736655>Some companies sell 3/4 length quiltsThey are pretty much exclusively marketed at the race scene though. Anyone using a half bag and jacket for recreational activities is a dweeb.
>>1736655Tell me if I'm teaching you how to suck eggs. The straps are meant to go _around_ your pad, not you. Though myself and a number of people only use the strap system when it's going to be consistently pretty cold.
