Weight: 568g
Down Weight: 373g
Down Type: 850+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down™
Footbox: Open
Fabric: 10D Taffeta Plain Weave Nylon 24g/sqm
Compressed Volume: 4.0 L
ABOUT
Where it all began..the Waratah Quilt.
Newly redesigned, the Waratah Quilt is now lighter, warmer, and more refined. Featuring premium 850+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down, a 10D Taffeta Plain Weave Nylon 24g/sqm shell, a refined fit, versatile open footbox, and offset pad-strap attachments, the Waratah delivers exceptional performance at an ultralight weight.
Its adaptable design also gives you plenty of control over how you sleep. Seal the quilt up around you when temperatures drop, or open it out and use it more like a blanket in warmer conditions.
The Waratah and Waratah Pro quilts have been re-patterned to eliminate unnecessary dead space while maintaining the comfort and freedom of movement quilt users expect. Every dimension was carefully evaluated to ensure the quilt remained spacious where it matters most, while reducing excess volume in areas that contributed little to warmth or comfort. The result is a more thermally efficient design that feels comfortably roomy, yet weighs less than previous generations.
Additionally, the Waratah quilts now feature a “3-piece” design, with the main body divided width-wise into three thoughtfully shaped panels. This allows the quilt to naturally contour and wrap around your body more closely than a traditional single-piece quilt.
Because of this shaped construction, the quilt won’t sit completely flat when unzipped and laid out. Instead, it will naturally curl inwards slightly through the middle, reflecting the body-hugging shape built into the design.
One of the biggest drawbacks traditionally associated with quilts is drafts. For many users, especially side sleepers and those who move around during the night, keeping the edges of the quilt sealed can be the difference between sleeping comfortably and constantly waking up cold.
We wanted to change that.
Our unique offset pad strap attachment system, originally developed by Neve Gear, positions the attachment points higher on each side than on traditional quilts. This allows more of the quilt to wrap around and tuck underneath you, creating a more secure seal and helping prevent cold drafts as you move or turn throughout the night.
It’s a simple change, but one that directly addresses one of the most common criticisms of quilt sleep systems without adding extra hardware or complexity.
"Neve's side draft system works equally well for side sleepers and back sleepers because it gives you more quilt to “stuff” under your sides to block drafts. Given its simplicity, it certainly knocks the wind out of other approaches to solving the side-draft problem." — Section Hiker
Our quilts are rated to a true comfort temperature, not a lower-limit rating presented as real-world sleeping performance.
For a down product to keep you warm, the down needs space to loft. Generally, the greater the loft height, the more insulating air the down can trap and the warmer the product can be.
We’ve designed the Waratah quilts to allow each baffle to reach its intended peak loft, helping us get the most warmth possible from the given amount of down. This comes down to carefully balancing baffle width, baffle mesh height and down fill.
There is a point where taking any one of these too far becomes counterproductive. For example, making baffles excessively wide may allow greater loft, but it can also create more room for the down to shift and leave areas with less insulation. Our baffle dimensions are therefore designed to strike a balance between consistent down distribution, stability and maximum usable loft.
We base our comfort ratings on real-world conditions and the way people actually sleep in the backcountry. This assumes going to bed well fed, hydrated, warm and dry, wearing appropriate long-sleeved base layers or Alpha Fuzzies, using a sleeping pad with a suitable R-value for the conditions, using the pad straps correctly, and sleeping inside a tent with the doors closed or with a solid inner to help reduce wind and drafts.
Under the right conditions, our comfort temperature is intended to represent a temperature at which you can genuinely sleep comfortably, rather than simply make it through the night.
The Waratah uses an open footbox, giving you the flexibility to vent in warmer conditions or fully cinch it closed when temperatures drop.
While closed footboxes are generally more thermally efficient, we’ve designed ours to closely replicate that performance. An increased differential cut through the footbox helps it naturally form around your feet when closed, creating a true 3D shape rather than simply cinching flat fabric into an oval.
A generously insulated draught tube at the base also plugs the small opening left by the drawcord when cinched.
The result is a warm, enclosed footbox when you need it, with the versatility to open the quilt up when conditions are warmer.
Our 850+ and 950+ Fill Power RDS-Certified Ultrasonic Muscovy Down™ by SOFTIE combines premium natural Muscovy down with SOFTIE’s proprietary, patented ultrasonic processing technology.
Unlike conventional mechanical washing, SOFTIE’s process uses high-frequency ultrasonic energy during cleaning to more effectively remove impurities while minimising unnecessary stress on the delicate down clusters. This helps preserve their natural integrity and allows the down to achieve exceptional loft, cleanliness and consistency.
The result is an exceptionally clean, high-performance natural insulation reaching 950+ fill power, delivering outstanding warmth for its weight while reducing residual odour and supporting long-term loft and performance.
Beyond its high loft, Muscovy Down has a superior rebound rate compared to both standard duck and goose down. While high-fill-power goose down can sometimes be slow to "re-loft" after being compressed in a stuff sack, the resilient architecture of Muscovy clusters allows them to spring back to maximum volume almost instantly. This rapid expansion minimizes the "cold window" typically experienced when taking your down product out of your pack.
The Waratah uses a differential cut through key areas of the quilt, where the outer shell is cut slightly larger than the inner shell. This allows the insulation to maintain its loft and natural shape around the body, helping reduce compression, minimise cold spots, and improve overall thermal efficiency.
A box-baffled, or box-wall, quilt uses three-dimensional internal mesh walls to separate the outer shell from the inner lining. This creates individual chambers for the down, allowing it to loft fully without being compressed by direct stitching between the layers. By eliminating those stitched-through seams, box baffle construction helps prevent cold spots, improves heat retention, and delivers more consistent warmth throughout the bag.
We’ve selectively distributed down throughout the quilt’s baffles, placing more insulation in the areas that need it most. This includes additional fill through the upper torso, where maintaining core warmth is especially important, as well as around the footbox, where we deliberately overfill the baffles to help retain warmth in another area prone to heat loss.
We’ve added a horizontal chest baffle to help keep the down exactly where it needs to be. With a fully vertical baffle layout, cinching the neck closure causes the upper baffles to taper inward, which can squeeze down away from the chest area.
By introducing a horizontal chest baffle, that compression is contained within a much shorter section. Because of its reduced vertical height, the down can easily settle back into place once the neck cord is loosened. This means the vertical torso baffles retain their shape, keeps the down evenly distributed, and maintains consistent loft and warmth across the upper body.
We’ve gone to great lengths designing the Waratah’s draft collar to create a complete seal against cold drafts, while giving the quilt an extremely cosy, tucked-in feel. The generous neck baffle uses an offset design that places the neck baffle between you and the cinch cord, so even when fully tightened, you never feel the cord pressing directly against your neck.
Traditional quilt pad strap hardware is often extremely low-profile, which can make it fiddly to release, especially in the dark or when your hands are cold.
We use a more tactile, thumb-friendly buckle that’s easy to press, clip and unclip without needing to dig a fingernail into it. It’s a small detail, but one that makes adjusting or getting out of your quilt in the middle of the night noticeably easier.
Instead of a traditional static cord, we use a 2.5 mm stretch/shock cord for the draft collar. This gives you enough flexibility to reach an arm out for things like earplugs, or your phone in the middle of the night without having to loosen and re-cinch the neck every time.
We've also used flat-button cord locks for the cord, ensuring the adjustment system is always accessible and easy to operate.
The underside #3 YKK zipper also gives you control over how enclosed you want the quilt to feel. Zip it further closed for a more wrapped fit with better draft protection, or leave it more open for additional space and ventilation. Fully unzipped, the quilt can be opened out and used as a flat blanket.
However, even when fully zipped, the quilt is designed with a comfortably generous baseline width, so it still won't feel restrictive.
Both quilts share the same core design, but the best choice comes down to your preferred temperature range, durability, weight, packability and price.
The Waratah uses a slightly heavier 10D, 24 gsm fabric and 850+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down. It is a little more durable, slightly heavier and a little less compressible, but also comes in at a lower price. It is also available in slightly different temperature ratings, so for some users the Waratah may simply offer the range that better suits their needs.
The Waratah Pro uses a lighter 7D, 19 gsm ripstop fabric and 950+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down. This saves weight and reduces packed volume, making it the better option if you are trying to minimise both pack weight and bulk.
The trade-off is slightly reduced abrasion resistance compared with the 10D fabric. That said, the 7D is still plenty durable for normal backcountry use. It is the same fabric we use on our down jackets, and early testers (Courtney Eve White and Grant Munn) have already worn the down jacket while hiking through large sections of the PCT without issue.
In short, start by choosing the temperature rating that best suits how and where you sleep. From there, choose the Waratah if you prioritise slightly more durability and value, or the Waratah Pro if you prioritise the lowest weight and smallest packed size.
Ah yes, the age-old question: should you choose a quilt or a sleeping bag?
The short answer is fairly simple. If maximum warmth-to-weight efficiency, adjustability and versatility are your priorities, a quilt is hard to beat. If you'd rather have a complete sleep system that you can simply climb into, zip up and go to sleep, then a sleeping bag may be the better choice.
The longer answer comes down to a few key differences.
Down only insulates effectively when it is lofted. Once compressed, it provides very little warmth.
With a quilt that is properly secured using pad straps, the insulation remains centred over your body regardless of how much you move during the night. When you roll from side to side, your body moves underneath the quilt while the quilt itself largely stays in place. This keeps the lofted insulation positioned where it is most useful and helps prevent compressed sections from rotating into exposed areas.
A sleeping bag works differently. Because the bag wraps around your entire body, it naturally rotates with you as you move. When you roll onto your side, some of the insulation that was previously compressed beneath you can rotate towards the side of the bag and become exposed to the cold. That insulation will re-loft, but there can be a short period where it is providing less warmth.
For people who regularly change sleeping positions, a well-secured quilt can therefore be a particularly thermally efficient system.
The trade-off is that quilts require a little more setup and familiarity to get the most out of them.
One of the biggest advantages of a quilt is its adjustability.
Using the pad straps, the effective girth of the Waratah can be increased or reduced depending on your body size, sleeping position and the conditions.
On warmer nights, you can loosen the system and allow the quilt to sit more openly over you for additional space and ventilation. As temperatures drop, the quilt can be drawn in closer around your body to reduce drafts and create a more thermally efficient sleep system.
The Waratah can also be opened up completely and used more like a blanket, giving it a much broader usable temperature range than a fixed sleeping bag.
This adjustability becomes particularly useful when layering.
If you wear a large down jacket inside a sleep system that is too tight, the jacket and sleep system can compress against one another, reducing the loft and therefore the warmth of both.
A quilt gives you far more freedom to increase the available space around your body, allowing additional insulation layers to loft properly underneath it.
For users who like combining sleep systems with insulated clothing to extend their usable temperature range, this flexibility is one of the biggest advantages of a quilt.
This is where sleeping bags have the advantage.
With a sleeping bag, setup is virtually non-existent. Roll out your pad, climb in, zip up and you're ready for bed.
A quilt requires a little more involvement. Pad straps need to be positioned around your sleeping mat and the quilt adjusted to your preferred girth.
Once you're familiar with the system, this becomes quick and intuitive, but it is still an additional step compared with simply climbing into a sleeping bag.
We've designed the Waratah's pad strap system to keep this process as simple as possible, using just two conventional straps with our offset attachment points and easy-snap hardware. There are no mattress sheets or complicated additional components to set up.
For many experienced quilt users, the small amount of extra setup is well worth the weight savings and adjustability it provides.
The other major difference is what happens above your shoulders.
Unlike a traditional sleeping bag, a quilt does not have an integrated hood. This allows you to choose the head insulation that best suits the conditions rather than carrying a hood as part of the sleep system every night.
In milder conditions, this might simply be a beanie or the hood from your existing insulation layer. In colder temperatures, a dedicated insulated hood or balaclava can be added.
This modular approach is one of the reasons quilts can achieve such strong warmth-to-weight performance. You're only carrying the insulation you actually need.
A sleeping bag, on the other hand, integrates the hood into the bag itself. This provides an enclosed, cocooned feeling and requires less thought when temperatures drop, but also means carrying that additional insulation regardless of whether you need it.
If maximum warmth-to-weight efficiency, adjustability, layering flexibility and versatility are your priorities, the Waratah Quilt is likely the better choice.
Its adjustable girth allows you to fine-tune the system to the conditions, cinch it down when temperatures drop, loosen it when you want more room, or open it completely and use it like a blanket.
If you value simplicity above everything else, prefer an integrated hood, or simply want a sleep system you can climb straight into with virtually no setup, a sleeping bag may suit you better.
Neither system is inherently right or wrong. They simply approach the same problem differently.
For us, the appeal of the Waratah is that a small amount of additional setup gives you an exceptionally lightweight, adaptable sleep system that can be configured around the way you actually sleep.
Choose the quilt length based on your height and sleeping position.
If you’re up to around 6'½" and mainly sleep on your back/side, the 6' length should generally work well. If you’re taller than that, we recommend sizing up to the 6'6" length for a little more room.
If you’re a stomach sleeper, you may also want to size up if you’re close to the height limit. Sleeping on your stomach with your toes pointed away from you effectively increases your sleeping length, so the quilt can feel shorter than it would for a back or side sleeper.
As a general rule, if you’re close to the maximum height for a size, especially if you sleep on your stomach, we recommend going up a length.
We’ve gone with a 15 mm elastic pad strap, giving it enough stretch and adjustability to work with a wide range of sleep systems, including inflatable mummy pads, wide rectangular pads and even DOC hut mattresses.
Each quilt comes with two adjustable pad straps, allowing you to fine-tune the fit to suit different pad widths and shapes.
Our temperature ratings are determined by a few different things. Loft is an important starting point, as generally speaking, more loft means more warmth. But we don’t base our ratings entirely on a calculated number in a spreadsheet or on peak loft alone.
We start with our calculated fill targets, build the quilt to those numbers, and then adjust from there based on how the finished product actually looks and performs. Sometimes that process is very technical. Sometimes it’s as simple as, “that doesn’t look poofy enough, add more down.”
From there, we rigorously field test our gear in the conditions it was designed for, and often beyond them, to see how it performs in the real world. There are a lot of Govee thermometers involved in this process.
We base our comfort ratings on real-world conditions and the way people actually sleep in the backcountry. This means going to bed well fed, well hydrated, warm, and dry, wearing appropriate long-sleeved base layers or Alpha Fuzzies, using a sleeping pad with the right R-value for the conditions, and sleeping inside a tent with the doors closed or a solid inner to help block wind and drafts.
The end result is a temperature rating that combines calculated design targets with hands-on refinement and real-world testing.
A sleeping pad is a critical part of an effective backcountry sleep system. It helps trap the heat your body creates and reduces cold transfer from the ground.
Pad warmth is measured by R-value, which is especially important when using a quilt, as your back relies on the pad for insulation.
Recommended R-values:
Above 5°C: R3
Around 0°C: R4
Below -5°C: R5 or higher
Sleeping pad R-values are additive, meaning you can combine pads for extra warmth. For example, an R3 inflatable pad paired with an R2 foam pad creates an R5 sleep system.
With that being said, R-value doesn’t always tell the full story in real-world conditions. Some sleeping pads are known to perform colder than their advertised rating due to design flaws, construction, or heat loss around the edges.
We always recommend doing your own research and choosing a pad that is proven to perform true to its rating. For inflatable pads, our personal recommendations are the Sea to Summit Ether Light range, Nemo Tensor range, and Therm-a-Rest X range.
Our recommendation is to only wash your quilt when you notice it isn't lofting as fully as it used to. Washing down unnecessarily can shorten the lifespan of the materials, so there's no need to wash it on a regular schedule.
When it is time for a wash, we recommend following this excellent guide from our friends at Garage Grown Gear:
Yes. The variable girth and width of a quilt suits a wide range of body shapes across both men's and women's proportions.
Fill power measures the loft and insulating quality of down, or how many cubic inches one ounce of down occupies. Higher fill power generally means larger, higher-quality down clusters that can trap more air for less weight, while also compressing down smaller.
The Waratah Pro uses 950+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down, while the Waratah uses 850+FP Ultrasonic Muscovy Down. Both offer excellent warmth-to-weight performance and packability, with the Waratah Pro taking this a step further for users chasing the lowest possible weight and packed volume.
The down we use is independently tested by IDFL (International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory) to verify that our stated fill power ratings are accurate.
Yes. All fabrics used across our down products are treated with a PFAS-free DWR.
Like many of our customers, we care deeply about the impact our products have on the environment and the animals involved in their production. That’s why we source our down only from RDS-certified suppliers.
The Responsible Down Standard helps ensure that the down and feathers used in our products come from ducks and geese raised in accordance with strict animal welfare principles. This includes no live plucking, with down collected only as a by-product of the food industry.
The Waratah does not use hydrophobic down. Through our testing, we've found that there is a marginal increase in performance with hydrophobic down (at an added cost) versus untreated down when it comes to real world testing.
As hydrophobic down technology continues to evolve, we’ll keep assessing its performance and consider incorporating it into future products where it delivers a clear, real-world advantage.
Because we don’t use hydrophobic down, the down in our sleeping quilts is completely PFC and PFAS free. The DWR finish used on our outer shell fabric is also PFC and PFAS free.
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 322 reviews.
So far so good! Much lighter weight than my sleeping bag and warmer too! Perfect size, straps keep the quilt in place and me toasty all night. I like to leave one side unconnected to allow my dog to snuggle underneath without disturbing me
Store owner replied: Thanks Joanne! Stoked you and your doggy like the quilt! Looms like your dog's getting some good zzz in the photo
Absolutely perfect – I couldn’t find a better deal after comparing several options. The quality and craftsmanship are outstanding, it feels incredibly comfortable, and it keeps me warm down to around -10°C without any issues. Highly recommended!
Store owner replied: Ooft -10c is cold! Super stoked the Waratah was able to keep you warm :)
Awesome quilt, kept me warm and dry through the Eastern and Western Arthurs traverse. We had rain every single day and temps down to -10 overnight, never woke up cold once. The size the quilt packs down to is amazing also, takes up no space and weighs almost nothing. Thank you for getting it to me in time also, saved the trip. Cheers
Used it for the first time in Girraween NP over the weekend where the overnight temperature dropped to -4 degrees inside a single wall tent. The Warratah quilt was warm and toasty and far exceeded my expectations. Thanks, Ryan, for a great design and for making my transition to a quilt so painless. And so light in my pack!
I love the quilt, especially the feel of it. The only thing I disliked, was that the drybag broke the first time I was using it, without putting any pressure on it at all, so that felt quite cheap. Otherwise I would have given 5 stars.
I bought this quilt (-2C) for a multiday trip in colder conditions in Norway and It held up extremely well. The mounting points for the pad straps on the side are higher which increases comfort a lot, I actually didn’t get cold air in once while sleeping. At about 1000m high and negative C it has been at the edge of being to warm (paired with a wide rect. 4R+ pad), I normally like it warm, but there was also no wind that night so I opened up the bottom cord to stick my feet out, at negativ C! Awesome Quilt!
Store owner replied: Great to hear our quilt is being used out in Norway :) Glad you're liking it Julian!
The best customer support I’ve ever gotten
Store owner replied: Glad to hear it Philipp! Thanks for your support
Really great quilt. I've taken it down to 0c and was toasty warm. The foot sinch and zipper work well to keep heat in at the feet, the only thing I've noticed is the zipper will be cold when first getting into it, but usually warms up along with you as you stay in it. The pad straps take a little getting used to be work surprisingly well. It packs down really well with the provided stuff sack. The colour is a really nice blue. It's a little darker than the photos on the website, which i definitely prefer. 100% recommend this quilt.
Store owner replied: Glad to hear you’re getting used to the pad straps! They can be a little finicky at first, but once you’ve figured them out, using them will quickly become second nature (which sounds like you have).
This quilt rocks! I bought two of them about a year ago for my gf and I as our first ultralight quilts and they've been fantastic. I've brought bring them car camping, backpacking, bikepacking, and even to outdoor concerts, parks, and random other things. My gf loves hers to death, and I enjoy mine a lot, but I very sincerely wish it came in a wide or even an ultra wide version. I have a 51in chest and this quilt does not cover me when I roll over; it lets in a lot of drafts (unless I'm laying still on my back). I will still enjoy bringing this quilt to non-camping events, when I want to go ultralight camping and don't care about warmth, as an extra quilt for car camping, and to loan to a smaller person when they need an awesome quilt. Please make wide and extra wide options, me and all the other large humans would greatly appreciate that❤️
Store owner replied: Hey Matt, Thanks so much to you and your partner for the support! In regard to the draughts, can I please ask whether you’re using the pad straps? When set up correctly, they should help eliminate draughts, even with your 51-inch chest measurement. Feel free to send us an email if you’re having any trouble setting them up, and we’d be happy to help :)
This is the perfect quilt for me. I have tried a few other brands and once I got this quilt, I sold the others off. I am a tall person with wide shoulders and this quilt fit me perfectly! I can't say enough about it!
Store owner replied: We can’t say we had two people in mind when designing the width of the Waratah, but you seem to have made it work! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the quilt :)
Love it! Comfy and smooth
My partner is a cold sleeper and she always struggles with camping. 3 nights on the West Highland Way with the Waratah - she said she's never been as warm and comfortable whilst camping! Overnight temp got to 2 degrees C. I was worried she would need the -8. but the -2 was more than enough. Very well designed quilt system, can't fault it. Ridiculously packable and light (600g)
Store owner replied: Awesome Alex. Glad to hear your partner is finding it warm! When we say comfort temps, we mean it :)
Just the best quilt I’ve ever owned. The system is designed to keep me warm and not to move while twisting and turning during sleep. 5⭐️
Store owner replied: Thanks Cathal! It's the best of all your quilts!
Having owned a handful of quilts from different brands (Hammock Gear, Katabatic, Thermarest), I can confidently say the Neve Waratah is the best value. The design details make all the difference: the baffle orientation, lofty draft collars, overbuilt snaps, and effective pad strap system allow it to stand out from the competitors that are $100 more. The construction quality and materials aren't quite top tier, but they are perfectly satisfactory. Thus far this quilt has served me very well and I expect it to continue to perform well for years to come.
Store owner replied: Thanks for the review Hunter, glad you're liking the quilt! We really do try and provide awesome quality products first and foremost, and then try and price it as affordable as possible after that.
Most comfortable sleep I’ve had outdoors! The positioning of the clips is genius, I’ve had zero drafts but can still move around easily. I’ve used it in Irish winter and Summer and slept like a baby. The shipping is also very reasonable compared to other companies. This is the real revelation!
Store owner replied: Awesome! Glad you got zero drafts with your sleep Darragh.
We bought 4 Waratah quilts for our family of two adults and two kids for our first multi day hike. We’re in northern NSW so felt this was the most versatile temperature rating for us. We all absolutely loved them. So much more comfortable than sleeping bags! We opted for the longer size for my husband and I. Regular length for tall 12 and 9 year olds. The boys slept with theirs open and my daughter and I cinched in the footbox. Perfect! So much lighter to carry! So happy with our purchase!!! Major investment for us but these will be replacing bulky camping sleeping bags that the kids are grown out of as well. So I think they work out great value. Why own multiple versions of the same thing? Kids have used them on the couch in winter. Can’t wait to use them on our next hike. Love the fact that they’re from a local company as well. Cannot recommend highly enough! Bought one for my brother as a gift since. Have told all our friends who hike to just do it buy a Neve quilt they’re awesome 🥳
Store owner replied: Hey Carly, that's so nice to hear your whole family has our Waratahs! And even nicer to hear that they all love it. Thank you so much for your support!
No -8°C without a Hood. 0°C maximum i think. Wet in the morning even in the tente. The price is still attractive.
Store owner replied: Hi Emile, thank you for your feedback. The default design with a quilt is without a hood. If you're after something with a hood, we would suggest getting a down or synthetic balaclava, or a beanie/buff combination. As for the wetness, it sounds like a bit of condensation had occurred at your campsite. No sleeping bag/quilt is immune to condensation unfortunately. We would suggest keeping things as well ventilated as possible with your tent, but even then, it's just impossible to avoid sometimes!
Bought a -2 Waratah for my teen, and a Waratah Pro for me [from the sale area]. Light, warm, and great value. Only used them in summer so far but we'll give them a real test when it cools off in Tas.
Store owner replied: Awesome! Thanks for getting two quilts :) Are you in an X-Mid 2 Solid?
I love this quilt. It has treated me well on my sea kayaking, hiking, and bike packing expeditions. My favorite part is how small it packs down. This helps a lot when packing it into small spaces in the sea Kayak. It is a super value for the price.
I could not be happier. Not only have I saved over 1kg in weight, compared to my sleeping bag, I was warmer and more comfortable using my Waratah -8. My new go-to sleeping system for alpine Tasmania. The only annoying thing is that it has taken me 56 years to find Neve quilts 😂
I love this quilt, and it’s tremendous value for money. The only reason it doesn’t get five stars is that one of the clips on the pad strap is facing in the wrong direction. That means it doesn’t clip properly into the quilt itself, unless I twist the clip that’s sewn into it. It’s a small thing, but it does bother me every time I put the pad on. UPDATE: Customer service reached out to me and is sending a replacement strap. I’m totally sold on this quilt, and on this company. If you’re thinking about getting one, you should!!
The waratah is one of the greatest pieces of gear I’ve ever bought. Its price new is in line with competitor’s used prices so the value cannot be beat. To my knowledge it has ALL the features of the highest end quilts. Love the pad attachment system and how customizable it is. Draft collar, adjustable foot box drawstring and zipper combo. I have the -8C (18F) and was hot sleeping in my underwear in 35F weather. With thermal base layers I have no doubt I would be comfortable at the temperature rating -8C/18F. I might buy the -2C because it packs smaller and the -8C has proven to be TOO warm for most situations. I’ve had 15 or so nights with this quilt so far and there is no evidence it’s ever been used. Very high level of construction quality. Hats off to Neve gear, amazing product at a beyond fair price.
First test of the Waratah Long -8C went well, 3 nights in Canadian Rockies in early Oct. Pros: The price/value is pretty great considering the cost of equivalent rated UL quilts. Great loft and even distribution of down. The materials and construction looks and feels high quality. Neck and foot box baffles work well. Pad straps are quite effective at sealing out drafts while shifting around. Neutral: it doesn’t pack down super tiny, but that’s to be expected I guess for a Long -8 quilt. I didn’t use a compression sack, which would improve the packed size. Cons: I wouldn’t say it’s comfort rated down quite to -8C. We had slightly below 0C temps (not sure exactly how cold, but frozen condensation inside the tent fly) each night, and I was chilly at times even with some layers on. So if you’re a cold sleeper like me, my recommendation is to go for the colder rated version if you’re on the fence. 4.75 stars!
Purchased two of the quilts to zip together for my wife and I. We just finished a two night backpacking trip out in Yosemite. The first night was ~45 and the second was ~35 storming on our tent all night and even with the damp and temps we were warm. Absolutely well designed quilts and exactly what we needed. We love them so much and probably pie favorite pieces of gear.
Love this bag! Super light and compresses really well. I've found the -2 to be plenty warm in frosty conditions - not sure how cold it was exactly - and comfortable in warmer temps when opened up as a quilt. It might be too warm in the dead of summer. But amazing value!
I took the Waratah -2 on a Winter Overland Track trip last month and loved it! I probably needed the -8 version (as I was pushing the boundaries of how cold I could go) but it was my first ever trip with quilt and I was impressed. After switching now, I don't think I'll ever go back to a sleeping bag. Light, super fluffy, and a wonderful texture, the Waratah is now one of my favourite pieces of gear.
Took it out on a section of the GR10. Was very warm and comfortable.
In the quilt market, I think Neve gear has created a value unicorn with the Waratah. So far, I’ve had 8 nights in this quilt. Coming from a sleeping bag, I much prefer the versatility of a quilt, especially one like the Waratah that can still wrap around you. This still gives you that snug feeling. I thought for UL sake, I’d prefer a sewn footbox. It’s a couple ounces lighter so you have better warmth to weight ratio. But after experiencing the Waratah and the option to open it up fully, I can see myself using this for all kinds of trips. The materials and workmanship are top notch but the real star is the design. I’ve been beyond happy and just pleased to have found Neve gear before they inevitably explode in the American backpacking market.
I’ve used this quilt in Hungary, Italy, and most recently throughout the entire Tour du Mont Blanc. It’s very lightweight, packs compactly, and is well suited for ultralight backpacking. The option to open the footbox, both at the end and horizontally, makes it adaptable across a range of temperatures. The side straps and overall design work efficiently; I didn’t notice any heat loss, even when shifting position during the night. It kept me warm and comfortable at over 2000 meters in the Alps, including in rainy and windy conditions under a tarp-tent. 🏔️ A well-designed and dependable piece of gear; definitely recommended! 💪
Took this beauty on a costal hike in Canada and have zero complaints! Easy to set up, cozy, great options to let air flow in or button up for warmth. Looking forward to trying it out in the mountains next. I'm 5'4" and went for the 5'6" option - not a ton of extra length to burrow inside but sufficient for me.
I've had the Waratah for almost 12 months now, and it's accompanied me into all sorts of conditions. It was one of my first pieces of ultralight gear and will have a place in my kit for years to come. It's seen over 1000km and 30 nights of action, and there has not been one cold night. The choice to be able to close the toe-box and strap down the sides has made it versatile in a range of conditions. I couldn't have been happier with this piece of gear!
Love my waratah!
Haven’t had the chance to take it out hiking yet but I absolutely love it and comparison to other quilts and bags. I have stoked about the warmth rating and the feel of it.
Amazing quality. I was looking at much more expensive quilts. This one is awesome. Glad I got it.
Sorry no good photos. I spent a long time investigating quilts for my Arizona trail fall hike and are there some nice quilts out there. Being on a budget most were out of reach. Then I came upon neve gear and put down the hammer and am so glad I did. This -8 centigrade I know will keep me warm down to single digit temps (degrees) with zero drafts thanks pad attachment system. Then it opens up like a blanket for warmer nights yes I’m so happy I got this quilt. Will be buying a -2 centigrade for summer trips in the mountains.
Love this quilt and its anti-draft pad strap connections are GREAT! See my full review on YouTube under Backcountry Pilgrim!
First time using a quilt, and it's epic! I move about a bit and cross my legs at night and sleeping bags don't allow it. I was way more comfortable in this. And drafts weren't an issue at all which was my concern. The placement of the strap clips is better than everything else on the market from what I can seetoo. So far so good 👌
Was looking for a quilt that had longer length and wide enough width without leaving a gap when I toss and turn. The collars on the side is really doing it's job and the clip system is awesome, No smell from the quilt and not a single feather has leaked. Got to give it 5/5
Used it for the first time on a hot evening and loved the flexibility to moderate my temperature.
This quilt is perfect!!! It gave me and my puppies wonderful winter night!! I love this!!
