Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15°F Quilt

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Last updated: Apr 24, 2026

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Reddit Icon99trey
about 2 months ago

A Katabatic quilt and the Rei Flash 55 would be next to pick up. You won’t need the switchback much, the Neoloft is plenty warm and durable.

Reddit IconAdditional_Lie6388
about 2 months ago

As others have said, the Katabatic is the choice. However the Katabatic is comfort rated, so an EE 20 is like a 30 deg Palisade. I am not familiar with PCT temps but you may be able to get away with a Palisade. I sleep warm to 20 on a CCF pad.

Reddit Iconamdonnell
8 months ago

I love my Katabatic quilt. Extremely light, can open up and breath in warmer hunts and definitely warm enough sub-freezing when buttoned up. Been using it for 5 years on Colorado hunts, all kinds of conditions.

Reddit IconBoletus_edulis
11 months ago

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.

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Reddit Iconcodespace
4 months ago

Seconding the quilt recommendation. I have a Katabatic that I've had for 6 years or so and it's a real game changer over a mummy bag.

Reddit IconDropBoxblabla
9 months ago

Numeri 1 - Western mountaineering - Feathered friends Li tocchi con mano e capisci subito di che pasta son fatti. Subito dopo metterei Katabatic, pieno di accessori e features utili. Poi ce ne sono tanti altri sotto molto buoni. In EU trovi piu facilmente Cumulus, fatti veramente bene. E poi ci alcuni piu piccoli che fanno roba custom made molto buoni. Ma c'è un abisso tra tutti questi e i classici commerciali e costano giusto qualche euro in piu o a volte in meno. 100-150€ per una roba che ti deve tenere caldo, essere leggero, compatto e deve durarti anni e anni, mi sembra un investimento molto piccolo. Ci prendi giusto qualche taroccata decathlon o ferrino. Io mi farei regalare lo zaino, il sacco a pelo è molto personale. Se poi dormi a pancia in giù o laterale devi prendere un quilt, col sacco non dormi.

Reddit IconFlowOnTrail
about 2 months ago

Your Hammock Gear is about the same quality as an EE, Hammock Gear will likely even be slightly warmer at the same temperature ratings. A Katabatic or Timmermade are the usual next step up that I am aware of but even then, you are not going to be saving much weight unless you are going from a full sized quilt to a short one. If you are really just changing the sizing and don't want to spend Katabatic/Timmermade money I would just go with Hammock Gear again in the short wide size. Though I think there are probably other places you could save more weight with the same amount of money.

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