Enlightened Equipment Revelation 40°F (5°C) Regular/Wide

Enlightened Equipment Revelation 40°F (5°C) Regular/Wide

Vår ursprungliga och mest sålda quilt! Revelation Quilt är en favorit för många långväga vandrare och är känt för sin fantastiska mångsidighet, genomtänkta design och ultralätta vikt. Under varma nätter kan Revelation Quilt vara öppen som en filt, och i kallare temperaturer kan du dra igen den justerbara dragkedjan i 1/4-längd så att fotboxen blir stängd. Denna design gör att du kan få en bekväm nattsömn i ett brett utbud av olika temperaturer och klimat.    
     
Revelation är en quilt, inte en sovsäck, vilket innebär att den är utformad för att användas med ett liggunderlag för att ge isolering under dig, mellan dig och marken. Revelation har inte en dragkedja i full längd eller en inbyggd huva, vilket sparar vikt och utrymme i din packning. Det perfekta alternativet för aktiva vandrare som vill sova gott!    

Our thoughts:

Some pieces of equipment become such an engrained part of your gear closet, a standard set piece in all your backpacking trips that they become easy to forget about. For me, the Enlightened equipment revelation pro Quilt is exactly that piece of equipment. I bought this quilt long before I had Backpackinglight or Sarek gear and I haven’t thought about it since. It’s just always with me, summer, winter or fall this quilt is the base of my sleep system. It always works, always keeps me warm and is at the perfect weight to warmth ratio for me. On top of this it’s one of the lower priced high quality quilts on the market.

I simply don’t think about this bag anymore, which in my view is the best compliment one can give a piece of gear. So much so that I haven’t even taken pictures of the bag in use in the wild. 

Weight:

It’s hard to complain about the weight on this quilt. A high quality down sleeping bag with a -6 Celsius rating or 20F. My specific bag is an L-long with x-wide around the shoulders with down 850 stuffing. All this puts the quilt at a total weight of 642 grams on my scales. (officially 723 grams - not sure why the difference)

Features:

Full open blanket or buttoned down cocoon – you decide. The Revelation pro is highly adjustable and flexible for just about any trip. Granted I use it mainly as a cocoon strapped down and buttoned up on my sleeping mat. I guess it’s just the kind of temperatures that I normally hike in. Here in the mountainous regions of northern Sweden where I spend a lot of time, no matter the time of year you can always expect below zero – no matter the season. In other words it’s something you need to be prepared for.

What I really like about this quilt is the comfort and ease of use. I love that I can button this down tight around my neck for when the temperature drops. I use this bag as my winter bag as well complementing with a synthetic quilt (38 Fahrenheit bag) on top and my Thermarest xTherm as a sleeping mat. This setup easily takes me down to -20 Fahrenheit with nothing more than just a overalls and thick socks on.

Warmth

My specific bag is rated at 20 degrees – or -6 Celsius. And I would say the temp rating is fairly spot on. I have had this quilt down to -5 celcius with just my long johns on and it kept me very warm and cozy (with warm sleeping pad of course). The only time this quilt fails is when the sleeping mat isn’t up to par with the outside temperature. This of course could be said about any and all bags and quilts. The sleeping mat is probably the single most important gear choice in the quest to keep warm.

Customization

You will notice that I have a bag that is for 20 degrees. This is over kill for most summer hiking In most climates. But in Sweden I find it a necessity unless I’m in the woods. However, if I were to hike in parts in the USA in the summer than I would definitely go with a lighter, colder solution than the 20 degree quilt and xTherm sleeping mat. But as it stands the majority of my hiking is done in the mountainous northern regions of the planet where temperatures drop suddenly, snow is still all around in the middle of July and the wind rages on down the mountain sides.

Plus: 

• Ultralight and warm quilt
• Best strap to sleeping mat attachement for any quilt on the market
• Great price for such a high quality quilt
• Packs down nice and small

Minus:

• For once I can't think of a minus

 Review by Kenneth Shaw

Fyllning:

• • 850fp dun. Etiskt inköpt dun från RDS certifierad leverantör. Dunets vikt kan variera +/- 3% beroende på produktionsvariationer.

Material:

• • Yttertyget är:  Forest 10D, Burnt Orange 10D, Navy 10D tyg. Innertyget är:  Charcoal 10D. Tyget har DWR yta.

Fotbox:

• • Fotboxen har en 50 cm dragkedja och en dragsko för att kunna justera förslutning på bästa sätt. 

Funktioner:

• • Fästsystem för liggunderlaget med elastiska remmar och klämmor på båda sidor av quilten för att hålla det säkert på plats och skydda mot drag vid kyliga nätter.
    
  • Dragsko och fästen vid nacken gör att du kan finjustera luftflödet.
  • Unik U-formade bafflar bibehåller dunet där du behöver det under hela natten. 
  • Ingår: Silnylon Stuff Sack (.3oz-.8oz), förvaringspåse av 100% bomull och 2 Elastiska remmar (0.4oz each - One Straight, One Loop).

Specifikationer:
(Regular/Wide)

Vikt: 439 gram
Längd: 192 cm
Axelbredd: 147 cm
Fotbredd: 106 cm