REI Co-op - Magma 30 Down Trail Quilt

I use a REI magma 30 degree quilt for pretty much all my trips. It’s very light, very warm, and love the flexibility of a quilt. I bought a cheap liner for the really cold nights but so far it’s totally worth the price (and on sale currently)

I like the REI Magma Trail Quilt as a first quilt. It is rated at 30 degrees and is a decent weight. The REI returns policy makes it a no-risk first quilt.

Second the Magma 30 quilt. Incredibly small, light and ive never gotten cold with it (until I took it out into freezing temps, which is on me).

I bought the REI Magma 30 quilt in a large, where I would usually buy a medium. It has a sewn footbox. As a side sleeper, with the extra length and width, it works excellent for those warmer nights as it's long enough I don't have to put my feet in the box. Also, I lay the top out flat when I get warm and cinch up the upper when it's cold. I'm sure this is no real revelation for many, but OP may appreciate the versatility. For me, I've slept in it down to 30 with light weight base layers, and have found I can stay comfortable up to high 60s. Humidity does impact that upper end comfort.

I absolutely love my REI Magma 30 quilt. I use it more than my others, it's ridiculously light and warm down to 37F in my opinion (I'm a cold sleeper though).

Switching to a down quilt (REI Magma30) with a pad was game-changing. I realized somewhere along the way that I always ended up unzipping my bags and just using them as a blanket… so why not just embrace it?

Many disagree, but I love my REI Magma 30 Quilt

I got one of these on sale, it ended up being about $230. [https://www.rei.com/product/228706/rei-co-op-magma-30-down-trail-quilt](https://www.rei.com/product/228706/rei-co-op-magma-30-down-trail-quilt) I'm a huge fan of it, used it on the divide this summer and it was perfect, way smaller than my other bag. I might get a sheet or something instead of using a liner. But just the bag by itself was great.

What temperatures are you likely to be in? Generally speaking, quilt may be your best bet. They have cords that can be secured around your pad and foot-boxes giving you a seal of sorts. As long as you have a strongly rated pad you keep toasty warm. I am a side dleeper and have the [rei magma quilt](https://www.rei.com/product/228706/rei-co-op-magma-30-down-trail-quilt) comfort rated to 30 with a zippered foot box. Purchased at rei re/supply and very happy with it. Rei has a sale coming up on the 15th with a 20% off coupon, though that may be for members only.

I just order a used Magma 30 from REI re/supply last night for $196! So excited to have a lightweight down sleeping bag after carrying around my massive synthetic one for a decade lol.

Magma 30 is pretty good. Make sure you have a good sleeping pad, r value of at least 3.

If you want light weight, small packed size and good temp rating… the magma by REI is the best bang for the buck… because of the size choices. If that is to much… The Trailmade is super inexpensive, and comes in a variety of lengths and widths. It is not as light, nor as compactable. If you were in the store, I would ask a whole bunch of questions… side, back or stomach sleeper? Do you roll? Where do you normally get cold? What is the likelihood of the bag getting wet? Etc… etc… I’d ask because there are so many options and each kind of sleeper works with a different kind of bag. But if you want the lightest and most compact… and best bang for the buck… the magma is the way to go? also do not forget to buy or make a liner. No sleeping back should be used without one!

Remember that you can move your legs around all you like by moving the sleeping bag with them. I sleep in the fetal position in a very narrow bag because I curl the bag into that position with me. (I have REI's magma and it's extremely toasty)

Try a quilt. I recommend the sierra designs 20(?) or rei magma

I have also gone to ground. I took my quilt with me and love it. I have used a sleeping bag, and it just isn’t as nice. My quilt is the Warbonnet Diamondback, and my sleeping bag is the REI Magma. I have never had cold sleeping problems, I just enjoy the quilt more.

I went with the Magma and a Nemo Tensor wide sleeping pad. Thanks for the recommendation

The REI Magma mens/women's bags zip together and are wonderful. They have both 15⁰ and 30⁰ bags.

My order of preference, without prying more info out of you would be: 1. Magma 2. Radiant 3. Nemo … anyone giving you numbers after the name of the bag is guessing because you never mentioned what temperature rating you need and what geography we are talking about. In terms of r-rating we would need to know what mattress pad you are shlepping too…