Waratah Pro

Sleeping Pads are a critical piece of an effective backcountry sleep system.

They trap heat created by your body and stop cold air from coming up from the ground.

Sleeping Pad temperature is measured in R value, and is very important when using a quilt, as your back is bare to the pad.

Outside Temp. (C*) Recommended Pad R Value:

Above 5*C = R3

0*C = R4

Below -5*C ≥ R5

Sleeping Pad R values are additive ie. a 3R pad with a 2R foam pad = 5R rated system*

For Women / Cold Sleepers: We recommend playing it safe, for example if you expect the lowest temperature to reach -5, we would recommend a -8 quilt.

Our quilts are comfort rated for Women, so you should expect to be warm close to the quilt temperature rating (-8 for a -8 quilt etc.)

For Men / Warm Sleepers: We recommend going close to the expected lowest temperature.

For example, if you expect a lowest of -3, then a -2 quilt should be more than sufficient as our quilts are comfort rated for women, so warm sleepers should be able to push the temperature rating by about 5*C on average.

1. Put the 2 pad straps over your sleeping pad, one around where your hip will be and one where your shoulders will be. Ensure the 2 male clips on the strap are facing up.

2. Attach once side of the quilt, then enter the quilt and do the remaining 2 clips on the other side.

3. Adjust the clips on the pad as necessary.

We recommend placing them on the edge of the pad, allowing for full mobility, but they can also be moved towards each other for increased draught protection.

We have found in our own experience that the performance enhancements of hydrophobic treatments on high quality down are widely overstated.

High quality untreated down already has naturally water repellant oils on it left by the geese (which makes sense since geese spend a lot of time in water). These oils help repel water and keep down lofted. More importantly is that these oils last indefinitely.

Hydrophobic treatments like DWR wash out easily and remove the natural oils during the application process.

Because of this, and the water resistant capability of our shell fabrics, we feel that hydrophobic down does not provide a considerable impact on performance and could actually inhibit performance over the lifetime of our products.

Because of their ability to be opened and moved within more freely, quilts are generally better for side sleepers.

Quilts allow you to sleep more naturally while in blanket-mode, and allow you to choose how secure/tight to your body the quilt sits on colder nights.

There are no quality, performance, or longevity sacrifices in buying a duck product compared to a goose product.

We can currently source the duck down in a fill power of 850, which means we will use more of it in a quilt compared to a 950 fill power down in order to achieve the same temperature rating. Therefore, a quilt with the 850 FP duck down will be slightly heavier than a quilt filled with 950 FP goose down.

The advantage of duck down? It is more readily available, and therefore, much cheaper.

With over 3000 quilts out in the wild being used, we have never had a warranty issue where the clip attachment point was pulled out or damaged. 

If you ever do, please let us know and you'll be covered under our warranty.

We use a Women's comfort temperature rating which means women, who generally sleep colder than men, should be warm at the stated temperature.

Men/Warm Sleepers can generally sleep about 5 degrees cooler than this temperature. 

E.g. for our -2 Waratah Quilt, The Women's/Cold Sleeper rating is -2*C and for Men/Warm Sleepers the rating is -7*C

However, everyone is different when it comes to cold tolerance, so some folks who are cold sleepers (you know who you are) will need to add overstuffing to ensure that they're warm enough.

Various other factors will influence your overall warmth, including a campsite exposed to wind, hydration, caloric intake, fitness, and humidity.

Yes, our quilts will work with any sleeping pad that's designed for a single person.

The quilt comes with 2x pad straps that have adjustable width allowing for it to be used with every pad in this description.

You can probably get away with using the 6’ quilt if you are up to 6’ ½”. Anything over that, you might feel a bit truncated in the 6’ length.

If you are more than a ½” beyond that, you probably will want to size up.

When you sleep on your stomach with your toes pointing away from you, you essentially increase your “height”. It’s like you’re standing on tiptoes while laying down.

Since our sizes refer to the maximum height of the user, you might want to consider sizing up if you are close to that size break, and you spend a lot of time sleeping on your stomach.

Yes, since 2024 all of our fabrics and coatings are PFC free.

Fill power refers to down's ability to loft and regain its original volume after being compressed.

In technical terms, down fillpower is a rating system based on how much space one ounce of down will occupy in cubic inches (CUIN) when allowed to reach its maximum loft. 

You will see the terms CUIN and FP being used when describing down fillpower. These terms are interchangeable.

The higher the fill power, the lighter and fluffier the down will be, and the more efficiently it will insulate and provide warmth.

Fill power applies equally to duck down and goose down. As an example, our 950FP Quilt has 10% less down than an 850FP Quilt, making it 10% more compressible, 10% lighter and still just as warm.