Enlightened Equipment - Convert

I’m well over 1000 hiker miles over a few years with a 10F EE enigma quilt and love it. To each their own, though.

Splurge? 6 years ago, 2 EE convertible quilts. One xl/xw Apex 30° and a 950 down 10°. - my Best. Investment. Ever.- They work independently or together as quilts or sleeping bags... Can be zipped together to make one giant 2p sleeping bag. The Apex is an xl and the down bag will fit inside of it, added a liner for full 4 season in most of North America. Basically have 7 different systems with these two pieces. All together for around 4 lbs.

You want a synthetic quilt you can zip closed like a sleeping bag? Here: [Convert | Lightweight Down Quilt/Sleeping Bag Hybrid](https://enlightenedequipment.com/convert-apex-cus/#close) You can purchase a 21oz 6'0" length 58" girth bag that is 21oz.

I came to suggest a quilt from EE, glad it's already top comment. I love love love my EE Convert quilt with Apex synthetic insulation for both sleeping in a hammock or on a pad in the tent.

I have a Convert quilt from Enlightened Equipment with Apex synthetic insulation. Recently took it on a backpacking trip in Colorado and my buddy who I hadn't been on a trip with in years remarked that it must be the most packable/compressible sleeping bag ever haha. And I'm sure if it had the down insulation it'd be even more so. One thing to consider, however, is stuffing your sleeping bag or quilt directly into the pack, instead of stuffing it into the stuff sack and putting that in the pack. I switched to the former method a few years ago and I find it gives me quite a bit of extra space in the pack. For my BWCA trip crew (3 guys), we now stuff the inner part of their tent, their two sleeping bags, my hammock and my under quilt and top quilt (the EE Convert) all directly into the bottom of the big dry pack we have, no stuff sacks. The loose stuff method saves a lot of room.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Durston Gear tents. I've got the Xmid 2 and now the Xdome 2 as well. Superior to pretty much any comparable tent that bats way above it's price tag. $269 and under 2lbs all in. As far as sleeping bag, my first one was the Big Agnes sidewinder 20⁰ bag and I liked it. But after having gone out more and more I wanted something that packed smaller so now I've got an enlightened equipment convertible bag/quilt that's 950 down. Packs smaller, a lot smaller, and is substantially warmer overall. But we are comparing a $175 bag to a $400 one.

I also got an EE quilt and have thoughts on rating - I opted for a 0° bag but this was motivated by spending some uncomfortable nights right around 35° in my Sierra Designs down bag that was rated at that. With a quilt the zero seems overkill but the design has meant I've been comfortable in much warmer temps despite being a warm sleeper generally. I can open it up, hang a leg or arm out, or be just partially covered. They key with the quilt style is having a pad that is matched for the temps you're in. On my last trip i still took my Sierra Designs bag as it packs slightly smaller than my ee quilt but this setup works for me to cover a wide range of temps. Admittedly I missed the mobility of the quilt compared to the mummy but I've spent most of the last 30 years in mummy bags so it's not unfamiliar.

Agreed! Exactly why i have a 0°F bag/Quilt. But, either im doing something wrong, or it isn't really a 0°, because I used it in 20°, was like 35 in the tent according to the Thermometer, and i was already cold after like an hour or so. So maybe I'm a really cold sleeper? Either that or the rating isn't quite accurate, or both 

The enlightened equipment convert, and i got the one they say is 0 comfort but 10 if cold sleeper. That's why I'm a little upset! It was a really expensive bag and yet I'm cold way above what it claims. It was about 20 out and maybe 35 in the tent 

Love my Enlightened quilt. Wish I had read the care instructions first. Hand wash only. Ugh.

I've used a 10 degree Enlightened Euipment down to the teens fairly comfortably, provided a quality pad and decent site selection. I've used a layered quilt setup down to -15 rather comfortably as well. Will it work for you? I don't know. But you probably won't die if you try it out.

I did the PCT with a 10 degree enlightened equipment enigma (quilt with sewn footbox) and it's a way more comfortable sleep than my mummy bag days. It's the #1 bag in that survey for a reason. It's now lasted me 12 years and about 200 nights and is still in amazing shape. I also have their 40 deg quilt. When outside The bag never leaves the tent, other than while in the stuff sack. At home store it in a oversized large storage bag or hang it from a hanger in your closet and occasionally (like every couple months) store it the opposite way. I imagine I'll get another decade out of it.