Waratah Pro

The Waratah and Waratah Pro quilts have been re-patterned to eliminate unnecessary dead space while maintaining the comfort and freedom of movement quilt users expect. Every dimension was carefully evaluated to ensure the quilt remained spacious where it matters most, while reducing excess volume in areas that contributed little to warmth or comfort. The result is a more thermally efficient design that feels comfortably roomy, yet weighs less than previous generations. 

Additionally, the Waratah quilts now feature a “3-piece” design, with the main body divided width-wise into three thoughtfully shaped panels. This allows the quilt to naturally contour and wrap around your body more closely than a traditional single-piece quilt.

Because of this shaped construction, the quilt won’t sit completely flat when unzipped and laid out. Instead, it will naturally curl inwards slightly through the middle, reflecting the body-hugging shape built into the design.

One of the biggest drawbacks traditionally associated with quilts is drafts. For many users, especially side sleepers and those who move around during the night, keeping the edges of the quilt sealed can be the difference between sleeping comfortably and constantly waking up cold.

We wanted to change that.

Our unique offset pad strap attachment system, originally developed by Neve Gear, positions the attachment points higher on each side than on traditional quilts. This allows more of the quilt to wrap around and tuck underneath you, creating a more secure seal and helping prevent cold drafts as you move or turn throughout the night.

It’s a simple change, but one that directly addresses one of the most common criticisms of quilt sleep systems without adding extra hardware or complexity.

"Neve's side draft system works equally well for side sleepers and back sleepers because it gives you more quilt to “stuff” under your sides to block drafts. Given its simplicity, it certainly knocks the wind out of other approaches to solving the side-draft problem." — Section Hiker

Our quilts are rated to a true comfort temperature, not a lower-limit rating presented as real-world sleeping performance.

For a down product to keep you warm, the down needs space to loft. Generally, the greater the loft height, the more insulating air the down can trap and the warmer the product can be.

We’ve designed the Waratah quilts to allow each baffle to reach its intended peak loft, helping us get the most warmth possible from the given amount of down. This comes down to carefully balancing baffle width, baffle mesh height and down fill.

There is a point where taking any one of these too far becomes counterproductive. For example, making baffles excessively wide may allow greater loft, but it can also create more room for the down to shift and leave areas with less insulation. Our baffle dimensions are therefore designed to strike a balance between consistent down distribution, stability and maximum usable loft.

We base our comfort ratings on real-world conditions and the way people actually sleep in the backcountry. This assumes going to bed well fed, hydrated, warm and dry, wearing appropriate long-sleeved base layers or Alpha Fuzzies, using a sleeping pad with a suitable R-value for the conditions, using the pad straps correctly, and sleeping inside a tent with the doors closed or with a solid inner to help reduce wind and drafts.

Under the right conditions, our comfort temperature is intended to represent a temperature at which you can genuinely sleep comfortably, rather than simply make it through the night.

The Waratah uses an open footbox, giving you the flexibility to vent in warmer conditions or fully cinch it closed when temperatures drop.

While closed footboxes are generally more thermally efficient, we’ve designed ours to closely replicate that performance. An increased differential cut through the footbox helps it naturally form around your feet when closed, creating a true 3D shape rather than simply cinching flat fabric into an oval.

A generously insulated draught tube at the base also plugs the small opening left by the drawcord when cinched.

The result is a warm, enclosed footbox when you need it, with the versatility to open the quilt up when conditions are warmer.

Our 850+ and 950+ Fill Power RDS-Certified Ultrasonic Muscovy Down™ by SOFTIE combines premium natural Muscovy down with SOFTIE’s proprietary, patented ultrasonic processing technology.

Unlike conventional mechanical washing, SOFTIE’s process uses high-frequency ultrasonic energy during cleaning to more effectively remove impurities while minimising unnecessary stress on the delicate down clusters. This helps preserve their natural integrity and allows the down to achieve exceptional loft, cleanliness and consistency.

The result is an exceptionally clean, high-performance natural insulation reaching 950+ fill power, delivering outstanding warmth for its weight while reducing residual odour and supporting long-term loft and performance.

Beyond its high loft, Muscovy Down has a superior rebound rate compared to both standard duck and goose down. While high-fill-power goose down can sometimes be slow to "re-loft" after being compressed in a stuff sack, the resilient architecture of Muscovy clusters allows them to spring back to maximum volume almost instantly. This rapid expansion minimizes the "cold window" typically experienced when taking your down product out of your pack.