Exped
Exped Ultra Quilt 30
No citable owner-review average published for this one, so no stars.
The quilt version of Exped's Ultra bag: 850-fill RDS Muscovy down, a recycled 10-denier shell, 18.5 ounces in the middle size, and — unlike the bag — no ISO figures at all, just a 32 °F number of Exped's own. That is worth knowing, because the hooded bag it shares a shell with tests to a 43 °F comfort rating, and a quilt is if anything harder to stay warm in. A 58-inch wrap width is generous by quilt standards and the three lengths cover most people.
Label against lab
No ISO or EN rating is published for this one — the 30 °F is Exped’s own figure, with no lab test behind it. Where a maker publishes loft or fill weight instead, those are the numbers worth comparing. What the standards measure
At that temperature the pairing table wants at least an R 3 pad underneath it.
Size run
One product, 3 sizes. The headline numbers on this page describe the M.
| Size | Weight | Approx. price | Length | Shoulder girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 lb 1.5 oz | ~$350 | 77 in | 58 in |
| M | 1 lb 2.5 oz | ~$350 | 80 in | 58 in |
| L | 1 lb 4 oz | ~$350 | 86 in | 59 in |
Specifications
Highlights
Features
- RDS down
- Pad attachment straps
- Recycled fabric
What it does well
- 58-inch wrap width in S and M — wider than most quilts here, which is the main defence against drafts.
- 18.5 ounces with 850-fill RDS down in a recycled bluesign-approved shell.
- Three lengths up to 86 inches, at the same price.
- Packs to a 6.7-inch cube, and ships with both a mesh storage bag and a waterproof dry bag.
What it costs you
- No ISO or EN rating at all, even though Exped publishes them for the hooded bag built from the same materials.
- Its sibling bag's ISO comfort figure is 43 °F, which is the honest starting assumption for this quilt too.
- Untreated down on a quilt, which is the item most likely to touch a damp tent wall.
- $350 for a summer quilt with no published lab figure.
Those two lists are drawn from Exped’s published specifications and from reviews that measured them. They are not owner sentiment — anything owners said appears under its own heading below.
What owners say
No owner discussion has been collected for the Exped Ultra Quilt 30 yet. The pros and cons above come from Exped’s published specifications and from reviews that measured them — nothing on this page claims owners said anything. How that works.
Exped Ultra Quilt 30, head to head
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