Warm duvet?

tom_e · 10 Dec 2018 at 19:12

koolpc said:
So a high feather tog is same as a non feathered one?

In terms of warmth yes.

andicole0 · 10 Dec 2018 at 19:13

Pho said:
Get an electric blanket, a decent brand is about £16 (unlike the pictures show they go under the sheet so you don't see them). Nothing is better on a cold night than getting into a seriously toasty bed .

As mentioned by everyone else though, Hungarian goose down duvets are great, but if your bed is cold when you get in it's still going to take a good while to warm up initially.

Definitely this, if the room is cold keeping the bed warm will be highly effective. Otherwise you need to keep the room warm 24/7.
Andi.

koolpc · 10 Dec 2018 at 20:17

tom_e said:
In terms of warmth yes.

I thought the feather one would be much warmer?

jpaul · 10 Dec 2018 at 20:37

the feathered / non-feathered may have the same tog value initially, but,
the feathered one, if looked after will give 10+ years of service and maintain its warmth versus the non-feathered where the insulation will degrade. - people I know are buying a non-feathered every couple of years.

jellybeard999 · 11 Dec 2018 at 23:28

Based on my experience with coats and sleeping bags, I'd expect a feather duvet to be thinner/lighter than synthetic for an equivalent tog rating.

inogen · 12 Dec 2018 at 00:46

Just get a Dacron quilt and forget about it.

Mines 15+ years old and still going strong.

Snookums · 12 Dec 2018 at 10:03

Brushed cotton sheets make all the difference more important than tog I find. We have an 8.5 tog king-size anti allergy with full brushed cotton bed set our guest bed has 13.5 tog goose down duvet with normal sheets and is always significantly colder than the brushed cotton bed

Blackjack Davy · 12 Dec 2018 at 16:06

koolpc said:
I have a 13.5 tog duvet but its still cold at night. I put a throw over it and sometimes when i wake up i am all sweaty but still cold! Its not a natural feather duvet. Plus, being a single bed, the duvet only hangs over the edge a little bit.

Anyone got any ideas or views about duvets or how to make it warm in bed? (No, i sleep alone!!! )

Seriously? Where are you living, Greenland?! Its so mild lately I practically leave the window open. Unless its another Beast from the East then a regular duvet with a good TOG should suffice.

koolpc · 12 Dec 2018 at 19:57

Its cold where i am.

NoobCannon · 14 Dec 2018 at 09:34

Get a sleeping bag instead if its that bad, can het huge ones so you dont feel like your squashed in

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 14 Dec 2018 at 13:00

As said, mattress topper. You can get feather, cheapo ones like hollow fibre or my fav, micro fibre.

Then top up on top. TOG is the same no matter the material, just some survive better than others.

We got a new one recently from IKEA, their feather range and its really really good. Its not a high tog, something like 7 and TBH its probably too hot for me, but she likes it super toasty.

koolpc · 14 Dec 2018 at 17:53

I already got a mattress topper. Its a quilted one fron dunhelm.

HaloUK · 10 Jan 2019 at 12:23

I love my electric blanket. Toasty and warm.

One More Solo · 10 Jan 2019 at 14:37

Electric blanket would be my suggestion too.

Broken Hope · 10 Jan 2019 at 14:55

Feather and down just means a thinner and lighter duvet for the same rating, there should be no difference in warmth as that’s the whole point of the tog rating.

FTM · 10 Jan 2019 at 15:01

VincentHanna said:
Heat the room up instead?

I've got a king size bed and share with the good lady wife, but in summer I don't use a duvet at all (just a cover) and in winter I use a 4.5 Tog 'summer' duvet.

I also sleep naked, and am rarely cold.

my missus i of a certain age now and its like sleeping next to an AGA

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 10 Jan 2019 at 15:03

Broken Hope said:
Feather and down just means a thinner and lighter duvet for the same rating, there should be no difference in warmth as that’s the whole point of the tog rating.

Funny I would say the opposite in regards thinner and lighter. Our feather one is thicker (plumper maybe) and heavier than the man made. I think the feather ones stay in good condition far better than the man made I have ever owned, which means they are more consistent.

Randomface74 · 10 Jan 2019 at 15:08

Hot water bottle.
Oversized duvet.
Thick blanket.

dan958 · 10 Jan 2019 at 17:26

Try more thinner layers rather than one thick duvet. This is what you are meant to do for clothing in the extreme cold, so should work for bed covers. I always have my duvet, and then a blanket over top that I can push off in my sleep if I get too hot.

chaparral · 11 Jan 2019 at 04:22

HaloUK said:
I love my electric blanket. Toasty and warm.

Me too

Plus a electric blanket is far cheaper to run then heating up the whole room