duvet decisions.....

[Jai]

the mrs and i are in a quandry, and seek the experiences of fellow sleepers:

duvet fillings: duck/goose/synthetic? feathers/down and in what proportion?

one or two piece?
ie: thinner 4.5 tog for summer, thicker 9 tog for spring/autumn, both together for winter

or

a single 9ish togger all year round?

the only thing we can agree on is size SUPER KING BABY!! 220 x 240 cm

 

[faster4_tec]

9tog??
christ you must live with th heating on!! or be permantly at it.

12/15tog all year round here.
it gets hot in summer, I simply go into siberia where its cooler and problem solved

as for fillings, mmmm, rather have a nice texture

 

[hmallett]

Right:
Down is softer than feathers, but more costly. Because down has more loft, it insulates better for the same weight.
Two piece duvets are a good idea, but the problem (and I speak from experience) is that they can separate inside the duvet cover. If you grab a good handful when you pull it over you, you'll be ok, but if you just grab one bit of the duvet, all the poppers come undone, and over time one of the duvets migrates to one end of cover (usually over to her side )
I'd just buy a nice warm duvet, and a medium one.
H

 

[Hellcat]

Increase your carbon footprint..

Heat the room to a nice 18 degrees and sleep nekid with no duvet

 

[hmallett]

18 degrees isn't very warm. About 22 would be better.
H

 

[Hellcat]

I can't sleep if it's too warm. 22 degrees in the room and I'm watching 3am go by...

 

[Jai]

nekkid, no covers is a summertime thing. only have the heating on a couple hours in the morning and the same in the evening, so a good warm duvet to see through the night, and 10 hour daytime xbox/halo sessions, is pretty essential.

 

[faster4_tec]

LOL I hear you with Halo2


same as hellcat, its got to be cold for me to sleep.

and if the heating comes on too soon (at uni it comes on when it feels like it) I don't wake up until it cools down again

 

[Helz]

I'm allergic to feathers etc. so have to have a polyester filled duvet. I have a thick duvet all year round as I like to be warm and cosy In the intense warmth of summer (and it's never that warm here), I swap it for a blanket

 

[bulldog5046]

i dont think it matters, you cant win.

its either too light and you get cold or its too heavy and you stick to it....:bang:

 

[hmallett]

If you stick to it you should probably wash it once in a while :yuck:
H

 

[toad101]

get a 9 rated duvet or lower and a water bed you can adjust the temp of the water to suit

 

[Chas Uno]

If you stick to it you should probably wash it once in a while :yuck:
H

Or use tissues during those right hand exercising moments - much better than wiping on the duvet :yuck: