Sea to Summit Ember Quilt Evaluation [2025]

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It is a gear evaluate concerning the Sea to Summit Ember Quilt vary in 2025.

The backpacking quilt evaluate covers the entire Sea to Summit Ember Quilt Vary. I’ve targeted on the Sea to Summit Ember 25F often known as the Sea to Summit Ember EBIII which I’ve spent a while testing.

I’ve used and examined a number of of the Greatest Backpacking Quilts and not too long ago took the Sea to Summit Ember Quilt on a number of nights of testing to see the way it carried out. Add to that the 1000s of nights I’ve spent sleeping in a quilt or sleeping bag and all of it provides as much as me having the ability to inform the distinction between an excellent quilt and a foul quilt.

All of the Sea to Summit Ember Quilts use 850+ UltraDry down. The ultralight 10D outer shell material is coated with a DWR end. The 7D inside material just isn’t solely gentle however permits the Ember Quilt to pack to a really small measurement. All of the Ember Quilts use the identical model of straps to attach the quilt to the sleeping mat.

There have been a few upgrades to the quilts during the last couple of years. These upgrades improved the Ember quilt however the strap attachment system nonetheless wants a bit of labor for the quilt to be the most effective quilt doable.

Preserve studying to search out out extra concerning the Sea to Summit Ember quilts.

How We Examined

The Sea to Summit Ember Quilt on this evaluate has been extensively evaluated and researched by the professional creator who has greater than 30 years of expertise in Through-Mountaineering, Backpacking, and Mountaineering. He additionally spent a number of years managing a mountaineering retail retailer and is thought to be an professional on this discipline. It was equipped by the producer for this evaluate. It has been rigorously examined by the creator on a number of multiday backpacking journeys. The analysis, testing, and expertise of the creator have mixed to current this sincere and unbiased evaluate. Learn the Evaluation Coverage for additional particulars.

Sea to Summit Ember Quilt Specs

Sea To Summit Ember 45F Quilt Evaluation

Weight: 14.9 oz / 423 grams
Down Fill: 7.1 oz / 201 grams
Sleeping Bag Material Weight (with out down): 7.8 oz / 222 grams
Down Fill Energy: 850+
Hyperdry Down: Sure
Whole Down Loft in Cubic Inches: 6035 cubic inches of down loft
Foot Field: Cinch twine
Stuff Sack: Sure, a compression stuff sack
Stuff Sack: XS
Stuff Sack Compressed Quantity: 4L

Sea To Summit Ember 30F Quilt Evaluation

Weight: 1 lb. 3.2 oz / 544 grams
Down Fill: 12.3 oz / 350 grams
Sleeping Bag Material Weight (with out down): 6.9 oz / 194 grams
Down Fill Energy: 850+
Hyperdry Down: Sure
Whole Down Loft in Cubic Inches: 10455 cubic inches of down loft
Foot Field: Cinch Twine
Stuff Sack: Sure, a compression stuff sack
Stuff Sack: XS
Stuff Sack Compressed Quantity: 5.1L

Sea To Summit Ember Quilt – Overview

The Sea to Summit Ember has been round for just a few years now. Since its introduction, the Ember Quilt has made a number of enhancements together with:

• elevated the down loft to 850+ fill UltraDry down (2019 improve)
• diminished the denier weight of the material to 7D inside and 10D outer materials (2019 improve)
• elevated the shoulder room a bit (2019 improve)
• improved the foot field closures to seal within the heat higher (2019 improve)
• use a brand new PFC free DWR end (2022 improve)
• added the QuiltLock system to permit the Ember Quilt to connect to any of the Sea to Summit Sleeping bag ranges (2022 improve)
• improved Quiltlock system that hyperlinks up with all Sea to Summit Sleeping baggage (2024)
• improved the denier weight of the material to 20D inside and 10D outer materials with out including any weight (2024 improve)

Through the years, the Ember Quilt has constantly improved from Sea to Summit.

In contrast to all of the Sea to Summit Sleeping Baggage, the Ember Quilts are usually not ISO or EN rated because the testing for quilts. At this level, there isn’t a agreed worldwide normal for testing quilts. However in my expertise, the temperature scores utilized by the corporate are fairly correct.

However have these upgrades accomplished sufficient to enhance the Sea to Summit Ember Quilt?

Down kind / fill energy

The Sea to Summit Ember Quilt is crammed with 850+ UltraDry Goose Down in 2025. That is the top-of-the-range down used on any Sea to Summit sleeping bag or quilt. It isn’t solely light-weight nevertheless it additionally has good water resistance qualities as they use the water repellent down.

While you buy a Sea to Summit Quilt you’ll get a certificates from the Worldwide Down Feather Laboratory (IDFL). This certificates will state precisely what Responsibly Sourced Down was utilized in your Sea to Summit Ember quilt.

After I opened my new Ember Quilt the down was a barely larger fill of UltraDry down. The acknowledged 850+ down is the minimal normal that Sea to Summit has dedicated to placing in your Ember Quilt. Typically that batch of down could also be a little bit larger however by no means decrease. Not all firms present this info.

Development

Let’s check out how the Ember backpacking quilt is made with options such because the Interior and Outer Shell materials, baffles, foot field, draft tubes, the way it connects to the sleeping pad, and climate resistance.

Outer Shell material

The exterior face material of the Sea to Summit Ember Quilts is constructed from an ultralight 20 Denier Ripstop Nylon which is coated with an up to date PFC-free DWR end. The DWR coating prevents drops of water from coming into the quilt by permitting it to bead and run off the face material. The material may be very gentle but in addition very sturdy.

When testing the Ember quilt I poured various water onto the quilt to check the standard of the material and DWR coating. It exceeded expectations on the climate resistance, however extra on that later.

General, the material seems to be fairly sturdy however I did have a problem with the buttons that connect to the mat straps. Extra on that later.

Interior material

The Sea to Summit Ember quilt makes use of a 7D inside ripstop nylon material. It has an excellent really feel and seems to be fairly sturdy.

Climate resistance

As talked about earlier than, I did pour a number of water onto the quilt to simulate being caught within the rain or having a leaking tent. The quantity of water I utilized in testing was considerably greater than you’d count on in regular use. Greater than you’d count on in excessive conditions.

In the course of the testing, the material and DWR end did a tremendous job of preserving the down dry. A small quantity obtained in by way of the stitching nevertheless it didn’t have an effect on the lofting skill of the UltraDry down which repelled the water.

General, this bag can be appropriate for sleeping outdoors on a moist evening when the condensation comes down and makes every part damp. This quilt is at the least equal to or higher than some other backpacking quilt in the marketplace for climate resistance.

Baffles

The Ember EBII and Ember EB III use boxed baffles in a mixture of vertical and horizontal baffles to forestall downshift whereas sleeping at evening. The Ember EBI makes use of ultralight sewn-through baffles to maintain weight to a minimal.

General, there’s not a lot to fault with the baffles and downfill within the quilts. They work as they need to. I’d have appreciated a little bit extra down-stuffed into every baffle however solely as a result of I like an overstuffed quilt. The hand hotter pockets and the neck collar are very properly full of down.

Footbox

The Ember Quilt collection incorporates a drawcord cinch twine foot field. The cinch twine permits the foot field to open and shut as wanted. The Ember 45F and Ember 30F have the drawcord system for the foot field.

I favor the absolutely enclosed baffled foot field on quilts to be used in colder temperatures. However after I desire a quilt to be used in hotter climate the cinch twine on the foot field is the choice.

The foot field can slip over the top of your sleeping mat or the entire of the foot field can sit above the sleeping pad. Each work properly. However the backside attachment straps are too small to make use of.

General, there’s nothing to fault and the foot field system works properly on all of the Ember Vary. It does the job of preserving your ft heat. The enhancements made through the years guarantee a a lot better closure system.

Draft Collar

There isn’t a hood on the Ember quilt which is regular on all backpacking quilts. Hoods don’t do properly on quilts and not one of the prime manufacturers together with Sea to Summit use a hood. However and not using a hood, you want an excellent system in place to forestall chilly drafts from coming into across the neck.

The Sea to Summit Ember passes the draft take a look at through the use of hand heaters inside the highest of the bag which can be utilized to position your fingers in and pull the bag tight round your neck. The hand heaters are beneficiant in measurement and seem like overstuffed with down as they’re very properly packed. It additionally has a drawstring on the neck space to tighten the highest of the bag to forestall the draft from coming into. The neck collar additionally seems to be beneficiant in measurement and properly full of down.

General, the Sea to Summit Ember Quilt does an excellent job of preserving you heat.

Ember Quilt Sleeping Pad Attachment System

If I could be vital of 1 factor concerning the Sea to Summit Ember Quilt it’s the sleeping pad attachment straps and the system it makes use of. Let me clarify.

The Ember quilt makes use of press studs to connect an adjustable strap to the quilt. The adjustable strap runs underneath the sleeping pad to maintain the quilt in place and maintain you heat if and when wanted. The straps do an excellent job of stopping drafts and it does an excellent job of preserving the quilt in place. There are additionally a number of methods you should use the quilt and connect it to the sleeping pad. When the nights get colder and you have to use the attachment straps the system is inferior to some others in the marketplace.

Firstly, let me say that if you’re utilizing the Ember quilt as a blanket on hotter nights with it simply wrapped over you with out utilizing the attachment straps, the quilt excels as a backpacking quilt. However when you have to use the straps you run into some potential points that might be higher however let’s perceive how the attachment straps work.

To connect the straps you first have to elevate the mat and quilt so the straps run underneath the mat. And if at any time throughout the evening, you have to make any changes, you have to get out of the quilt, into the chilly air, and modify the straps beneath the mat. There simply doesn’t appear to be any straightforward strategy to make changes throughout the evening.

You may simply simply undo the press stud to take away the strap if you have to vent some warmth in case you get hotter throughout the evening. Possibly you might attain underneath the sleeping pad, discover the adjustment buckle, and loosen or tighten it, however due to the place it’s positioned it’s not that straightforward. It’s simpler to get out of the quilt to do it.

The press studs can be utilized to connect to make use of the quilt much like a mummy-style sleeping bag. The quilt is large enough to have the ability to do that, nevertheless, I counsel you don’t use the quilt like this. After I did it, at some stage throughout testing I will need to have put strain on the press stud and the material across the press stud broke. Was the stitching across the press stud not ok or was I too tough with the quilt? Undecided. Both means, the press stud pulled off the material.

However not all is misplaced. As a quilt with out the straps, the Ember Quilt excels as among the best within the class of ultralight backpacking quilts. On the subject of heat. it is usually among the best at school. When the straps are hooked up and also you don’t have to make changes the quilt can also be among the best at school. If Sea to Summit can give you higher quilt attachment straps this bag can be the most effective in the marketplace.

Stuff Sack – Compression And Packability

The usual Stuff Sack equipped with the Ember Quilt is nice and there’s no want for anybody to contemplate upgrading to anything. It’s light-weight and could be compressed very small with the aspect straps.

As talked about above the stuff sack will compress the bag to a smaller measurement. Consult with the Specification chart for detailed comparisons.

The Sea to Summit Ember collection is probably essentially the most packable of all of the backpacking quilts within the ultralight class.

Consolation

The interior sizing of the Ember Quilt elevated a few years in the past to provide extra shoulder room. After I examined the Ember Quilt I had loads of wiggle room inside. Throughout colder nights I used to be capable of put on a winter grade Down Jacket and nonetheless had sufficient inner room.

When sleeping on my again or aspect the quilt was roomy and I had plenty of room to toss and switch as wanted.

Heat

When testing the bag I discovered the temperature score to be true to these acknowledged by Sea to Summit. Regardless that the quilt just isn’t EN / ISO examined I discovered them correct. As a chilly sleeper, I used to be nonetheless capable of keep heat.

The Ember quilt additionally has the improved QuiltLock System that permits the quilt to be buttoned to any Sea to Summit Sleeping bag. This could improve the efficiency of a sleeping bag and backpacking quilt. It may even flip a 2/3 season sleeping bag right into a winter sleeping bag. Simply clip the highest press stud onto the sleeping bag and wrap the quilt over the sleeping bag.

Throughout gear testing of the Sea to Summit Sleeping Baggage and Backpacking Quilts, I attempted the QuiltLock System. I mixed the Sea to Summit Spark Sleeping Bag with the Sea to Summit Ember quilt utilizing the QuiltLock system.

The loft on this method was wonderful. I’m unsure what temperature score it will have been, however I believe I’d have been very snug in temperatures right down to round 0F / -17C. I’m certain at these temps I’d have had an excellent evening’s sleep. Undecided if that’s correct, that’s simply my hypothesis. I used to be unable to check this method absolutely on the time of publishing as I haven’t been in areas with these extraordinarily low temperatures but.

Measurement

As talked about above the Ember quilt is snug and designed as an expedition measurement and the brand new QuiltLock system permits it to be paired with any Sea to Summit sleeping bag. There may be additionally loads of room in hotter temps to open up the quilt and use it like a blanket.

The Ember Vary of Quilts additionally is available in lengthy sizes for tall individuals and there’s additionally a double model if you would like one quilt to share with one other, or perhaps along with your canine when in a single day mountaineering.

Caring in your Ember Quilt

When you may have a high-quality backpacking quilt it’s value taking care to take care of it. Among the best issues you are able to do is put on clear backpacking base layers to mattress to forestall sweat, grime, and physique oil from penetrating the liner of the quilt. You may use a sleeping bag liner to maintain it clear however most backpackers don’t do that when utilizing a quilt.

Easy methods to retailer your Ember Quilt

The Sea to Summit Ember comes with a Lofting bag included along with your quilt. The lofting bag just isn’t as massive as I would love. After I bought my first Sea to Summit Sleeping Bag a few years in the past it got here with a really massive cotton lofting bag. I’d have appreciated to see a bigger lofting bag at the least twice the dimensions of the one equipped with the quilt. It’s not a lot nevertheless it might be a really small enchancment that would change sooner or later.

Easy methods to Wash Your Ember Quilt

Over time the Ember quilt will lose a little bit of its loft. That is regular and can inform you that it’s time to wash your quilt. I wrote an article on how to do that so check out Easy methods to Wash a Down Sleeping Bag, for additional particulars on the way to wash your quilt.

Worth

The Sea to Summit Ember is a premium backpacking quilt with a value that’s neither the most affordable nor the most costly.

Sea to Summit Ember Quilt vs. the Relaxation

How does the Sea to Summit Ember evaluate to different Backpacking Quilts within the ultralight class in 2025? Take a look at my full comparability evaluate of the Sea to Summit Ember and all of the Greatest Ultralight Backpacking Quilts 2025.

finest suited to

The Sea to Summit Ember Quilt is finest suited to ultralight hikers or somebody wanting a really compact quilt that may work in temps above freezing.

When it will get under freezing all quilts are usually not as environment friendly as mummy sleeping baggage in terms of the warmth-to-weight ratio. The Ember quilt may also be used at the side of a sleeping bag to extend the heat when wanted.

If in case you have a summer season quilt such because the Ember and a colder-rated 3-season Spark sleeping bag, you might mix them and have a winter sleeping bag.

Conclusion

The Sea to Summit Ember is finest suited to anybody wanting a high-quality ultralight backpacking quilt. The temperature score for this bag is true to the specification for my part.

If you would like a quilt for the hotter summer season months and into the shoulder season for hotter climates then that is for you. As talked about earlier, mix it along with your sleeping bag to extend the chilly climate efficiency.

On the subject of enhancements, I want to see a greater system for attaching the quilt to mats. Different light-weight quilts use a a lot better system. And a bigger lofting bag can be good however that’s solely a really small factor so as to add to the want record.

General, the Sea to Summit Ember vary of backpacking quilts is bettering on a regular basis. As a part of a high quality light-weight sleep system, this quilt can be nice, particularly within the hotter months. When it’s colder, it could be higher to take a look at a mummy sleeping bag.

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