Sewn or snaps?

[OneClick]

I tried two different types of snaps on my TQ. At first I wanted the versatility of the snaps so I could use the TQ as a flat quilt if ever needed.

Then I took them off and sewed the darn thing shut.

I tend to pull the TQ snugged up under my chin, heck sometimes I bury in it The snaps kept popping open, not all of them mind you, just enough that my toes would end up finding the opening, kinda like the hole in the toe of your sock!

If my feet get too warm I stick them outside the footbox for a while so that solves an overheat problem. Having it sewn shut means no more fiddling with trying to find matched sets of snaps in the dark.

That's my thinking as well. We'll see how it goes with my first TQ in a few weeks.

[Mundele]

Here's a thought... What about a snap-closed TQ with a circular section that snaps into the end to close off the foot. No compressing of down. With enough snaps would "seal" the leaks and would still have the versatility of being able to open it up flat...

--Matt

[Bammacker]

My feet will get cool with snaps.

[Tendertoe]

In my opinion, a TQ is meant to keep you warm. It is not meant to ventilate and cool you down. It is solely designed to keep you warm at all costs.

If you get too warm with the quilt, stick a foot or leg or both out of it or lay the quilt on top of you without your feet in it.

Once you alter the design of the quilt to make it easier to cool you down, it makes it less efficient at doing it's first job which is keeping you warm.

YMMV

[OneClick]

In my opinion, a TQ is meant to keep you warm. It is not meant to ventilate and cool you down. It is solely designed to keep you warm at all costs.

If you get too warm with the quilt, stick a foot or leg or both out of it or lay the quilt on top of you without your feet in it.

Once you alter the design of the quilt to make it easier to cool you down, it makes it less efficient at doing it's first job which is keeping you warm.

YMMV

I agree. Once the weather gets to the point where I'm absolutely too hot to be in the quilt, I'd probably just use a small fleece blanket or sleeping bag liner anyway.

[dakotaross]

I got snaps on my zero Burrow because 1) perceived versatility, though not realized (yet), 2) was slightly less expensive, and 3) since I ofter wear booties for my feet and might have them on a pad as well, I felt like a permanent closure was not adding anything for me.

[bartlax4]

Neither?

I make mine with omni-tape and a double sided drawstring that can actually be wrapped around the hole to seal it off if you don't like doing the sock/t-shirt/stuff sack thing.

Best of both worlds if you ask me, but only my humble opinion.

[MAD777]

Another Omni tape fan here. I get a nice seal, and it easily converts to a wearable quilt.

[wildcrafter]

a large stuff sack can fix all the problems of the snaps. It must be large enough to fit over the quilt at full loft.

[Gruxxx]

Haha, I posed the same question last year. It seemed those with snapped closures had issues with drafts or the snaps popping open. I went with a 20* TQ with a sewn footbox. Love it. In cold weather, I tuck my tooties inside and have no draft issues or fumbling with cords, etc. In warmer weather, I use it blanket style simply with my feet out of the box. After using this quilt quite a bit, I would say the only way I would consider a snap-closed footbox would be on a warm weather quilt where icy drafts aren't such an issue, and perhaps where I might also want to use it on the ground / tenting with more wiggle room.