If you already know you will never use your quilt as a blanket, the Enigma is the better buy. Enlightened Equipment took the Revelation, sewed the footbox permanently closed and left out the zipper, drawcord and snaps. The result is a quilt with nothing to fiddle with at 2 a.m., no cold spot at the zipper and a few grams less on the scale. Everything else is the same: 850 fill power down, feather-light 10D nylon, continuous baffles and the pad straps that keep it in place.
A quilt is not a sleeping bag. There is no insulation under you and no hood, because down that is crushed flat does nothing anyway; your sleeping pad does that job. What you save is weight and pack size, and an Enigma compresses to the size of a large grapefruit.
Which temperature rating?
EE rates its quilts at the limit temperature, not the comfort temperature. Add roughly 5 to 6 degrees for the temperature at which most people sleep comfortably. EE explains it in About our temperature ratings.
- 40°F / 4°C: summer, warm sleepers. No draft collar.
- 30°F / -1°C: three-season all-rounder for most of Europe. Available with or without draft collar.
- 20°F / -7°C: three-season with margin, cold sleepers, autumn in the mountains.
- 10°F / -12°C: winter. Big loft, still comfortably under a kilo.
Enigma or Revelation?
Take the Revelation if you like sleeping with your feet out on warm nights or want a blanket for the campsite. Take the Enigma if you sleep cold, camp mostly in shoulder season or winter, or simply want the lightest and simplest option. We carry both because we use both.
Sizes
Regular / Regular fits people up to about 183 cm and is 137 cm wide. Regular / Wide is the same length but 147 cm wide, for side sleepers and people who move a lot. Long / Wide is 213 cm long and 147 cm wide, for anyone up to about 198 cm.
Specifications
- Fill: 850 fill power down, RDS certified. Weight may vary by roughly 3% because down is a natural product.
- Fabric: 10D nylon outer in your chosen colour, 10D nylon inner, both with a PFC-free DWR finish.
- Footbox: sewn closed. No zipper, no drawcord, no cold spot.
- Draft collar: standard on 10°F and 20°F, optional on 30°F, not on 40°F. Snaps and a drawcord at the neck keep the warm air in.
- Baffles: continuous U-shaped baffles keep the down where you need it.
- Pad attachment: elastic straps with clips on both sides.
- Included: silnylon stuff sack, cotton storage bag (store it in this, uncompressed) and two pad straps.
Looking for a combination we do not stock? Send us a message. We order from EE every few weeks and a custom quilt usually takes around six weeks.
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