Hello Ultralight community! I was recently looking for a new UL quilt/bag and spent hours/days/centuries? researching everything available until I finally found what I think will be my perfect fit.

I didn't want to waste all that research, so I compiled everything I've read on this sub, gear reviews, seller's websites, etc. into a "Beginner's guide to UL bag/quilts".

Hopefully this can be useful for another avid ultralighter/future backpacker. I am now humbly asking for your input, as this is still in its draft version.

The idea is to ultimately use the guide combined with a spreadsheet that would include ALL the details of each bag, similar to this one made for down jackets (though bags and quilts wouldn't be "ranked" from worst to best since that really depends on intended use). I searched but couldn't find a comprehensive one for down quilts/sleeping bags yet, so I might eventually make it myself.

EDIT : Found a spreadsheet for quilts and hoodless bags! Super exhaustive, too : Quilts.xlsx Made by another redditor in a Best Of The Sub post. It's from 2021 so some specs have changed (especially price), but super useful nonetheless.

EDIT : For those looking at it on a computer, you can use the sidebar interactive table of content for ease of use. I think you might need the google docs app for that on a phone.

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