Venting Topquilt?

[quentello]

Hello all,

I have a 20-degree WB Mamba topquilt. Wonderful quilt but exceedingly hot in the mid-40 degree weather of last night. I was wondering if there are any simple techniques for venting topquilts or if i should invest in a warmer temperature topquilt altogether.

Thanks


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[wsp_scott]

Push the topquilt off of you body, boom! lots of heat vented.

Or perhaps I don't understand your question

[quentello]

45 degrees without a topquilt is cold!


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[dakotaross]

Well, hanging your arms or feet out is how you vent, but there's a balance there whereby it can be too cold to vent. Sounds like you're getting too hot at a point where its perhaps too cold to properly vent. Which UQ are you using and what options do you have there?

I took a zero TQ once on a trip that started in the 20s and ended up with a night in the mid 50s. That last night I started out on top of the quilt and had stuff hanging out most of the night, but was never terribly hot (with 20UQ). Might be a good time to get a Econ 40 TQ?

[TrailSlug]

I pull my feet out when I get to warm. Then if that's still to warm pull the arms out. I've slept in my 0° in the 50's and this worked just fine for me and I'm a very cold sleeper.

[Flash Grundelore]

One of the most specific reasons that I chose the LL Ghost Pepper with a drawstring footbox and calf-snaps was the ability to undo those and vent in warmer weather.

When I made my CDT single TQ I made a drawstring gather for the foot box. It allows me to toss just the foot end off my feet for a bit until I cool and then easily slip them back under without a lot of struggle.

I may even go back and slit the area below the zippers [that I removed] to add a couple of snaps on the "32°" WW/Ozark Trails 250 sleeping bag that I turned into a TQ. Down bags can be awfully warm once you go 10° or 15° above their rating.

[Just Bill]

Drawstring footbox is helpful... but as others said... sticking out parts an pieces works.

At some point though... most folks (ground or air) tend to own stuff around 20* apart for good reason. So if you're getting the use out of it then a 40* makes good sense. 40/20/0 are pretty standard in most gear closets.
Quilts have a much wider range of comfortable temps than a sleeping bag... but at some point when you're sleeping with 1/4 of your quilt covering your torso just to get through the night or doing the frozen leg burning arm shuffle then it's worth the extra purchase.

Also- if you are stacking your quilts or don't have a real need for a zero but occasionally camp colder then a 40 and 20 can be combined if you size your 40* a hair bigger as well. This gets you pretty close to zero without having to have a dedicated winter quilt if you don't need it. A true winter quilt is always better than a stack... but a stack is always cheaper, lol.

[lost4good]

I tend to start with pushing back the top of the quilt, then move to pulling one leg out and then the other. I have troubles sleeping if I am not covered by something so I will still have the quilt on top of me but only half of each limb will be covered. In a worse case scenario, I will loosen the underquilt ends and let some air get under my body as well.

[GadgetUK437]

was wondering if there are any simple techniques for venting topquilts

Farting?
More beans Mr Taggart?

Failing that, a cooling limb works for me.

+1 for some UQ venting too.

[Otter1]

I stick a leg &/or arms out. But about 20deg above my rating is near the max I can handle. I'd get a 40 deg TQ in your situation.