I've always been a proponent of full length quilts. Having a standard length (78") Incubator in 0°, 20° and 40° flavors, I was set. But then I decided to try the short version (73"). At 5'9", this was still plenty to cover me from my neck to a few inches past my feet...nice peace of mind for cold feet. With lots of down (top quilt and bottom quilt) the reduction in bulk is always welcome.
Sometime in between there I even tried the Phoenix at 52". This left about 17" of me uncovered and I just didn't want to mess with a pad under my feet/legs, so I rather quickly scratched it off the list. But I recently gave it another chance. Starting at my shoulders, I was surprised the 3/4 almost covers me completely! I would guess there's 5" of feet to cover. At this point, I can probably get away with wearing the 30-40° booties I usually take anyway. Especially true at warmer temps (40°+ lows).
When it's colder, say 30° and lower, I could still make this work but I'll probably go with the Incubators. I remember Silvrsurfr mentioning a similar approach.
So even though we have several threads on 3/4 vs full, and I've mentioned this elsewhere, I really wanted to make a new thread about giving things a real chance before discounting them. It's a good way to shave bulk and weight if desired. I did the same with sleeping bags for years until trying a top quilt, realizing it was the best move ever. Now if I can just talk myself into whoopie slings (won't happen )
I'm continuing to break my stubbornness, and it's paying off.
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