Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt 30°F (-1°C) Regular/Regular

A favorite of long distance hikers, the Revelation Quilt is known for its , thoughtful design, and ultralight weight. On warm nights, The Revelation can lay open as a blanket, and in colder temperatures, you can cinch the adjustable 1/4 length zipper footbox closed. This design allows you to dial in a comfortable night’s sleep in a wide range of different temperatures and climates.

The Revelation is a quilt, not a sleeping bag, which means it’s designed to be used with a sleeping pad to provide insulation underneath you, between you and the ground. The Revelation doesn’t have a full-length zipper or a built-in hood, saving weight and space in your pack.
Revelation has a high heat/weight ratio. A lot of heat for the grams, then.

Some pieces of equipment become such an engrained part of your gear closet, a standard set piece in all your backpacking trips that they become easy to forget about. For me, the Enlightened equipment revelation pro Quilt is exactly that piece of equipment. I bought this quilt long before I had Backpackinglight or Sarek gear and I haven’t thought about it since. It’s just always with me, summer, winter or fall this quilt is the base of my sleep system. It always works, always keeps me warm and is at the perfect weight to warmth ratio for me. On top of this it’s one of the lower priced high quality quilts on the market.

I simply don’t think about this bag anymore, which in my view is the best compliment one can give a piece of gear. So much so that I haven’t even taken pictures of the bag in use in the wild. 

It’s hard to complain about the weight on this quilt. A high quality down sleeping bag with a -6 Celsius rating or 20F. My specific bag is an L-long with x-wide around the shoulders with down 850 stuffing. All this puts the quilt at a total weight of 642 grams on my scales. (officially 723 grams – not sure why the difference)

Full open blanket or buttoned down cocoon – you decide. The Revelation pro is highly adjustable and flexible for just about any trip. Granted I use it mainly as a cocoon strapped down and buttoned up on my sleeping mat. I guess it’s just the kind of temperatures that I normally hike in. Here in the mountainous regions of northern Sweden where I spend a lot of time, no matter the time of year you can always expect below zero – no matter the season. In other words it’s something you need to be prepared for.

What I really like about this quilt is the comfort and ease of use. I love that I can button this down tight around my neck for when the temperature drops. I use this bag as my winter bag as well complementing with a synthetic quilt (38 Fahrenheit bag) on top and my Thermarest xTherm as a sleeping mat. This setup easily takes me down to -20 Fahrenheit with nothing more than just a overalls and thick socks on.

My specific bag is rated at 20 degrees – or -6 Celsius. And I would say the temp rating is fairly spot on. I have had this quilt down to -5 celcius with just my long johns on and it kept me very warm and cozy (with warm sleeping pad of course). The only time this quilt fails is when the sleeping mat isn’t up to par with the outside temperature. This of course could be said about any and all bags and quilts. The sleeping mat is probably the single most important gear choice in the quest to keep warm.

You will notice that I have a bag that is for 20 degrees. This is over kill for most summer hiking In most climates. But in Sweden I find it a necessity unless I’m in the woods. However, if I were to hike in parts in the USA in the summer than I would definitely go with a lighter, colder solution than the 20 degree quilt and xTherm sleeping mat. But as it stands the majority of my hiking is done in the mountainous northern regions of the planet where temperatures drop suddenly, snow is still all around in the middle of July and the wind rages on down the mountain sides.

• Ultralight and warm quilt
• Best strap to sleeping mat attachement for any quilt on the market
• Great price for such a high quality quilt
• Packs down nice and small

• For once I can’t think of a minus

 Review by Kenneth Shaw

• • • Pad attachment system uses elastic straps and clips on each side of the quilt to keep it secure on a sleeping pad and lock out drafts on cold nights
    • Snap and drawcord neck closure lets you fine-tune draft control
    • Unique U-shaped continuous baffles keep the down where you need it, all night long
    • All of our down is ethically sourced from an RDS certified supplier
    • Ultralight nylon fabric has a DWR finish and has been customized for comfort.
    • All this results in a quilt that has a very fine balance between weight/packability, high performance and affordability.

    • Filling:
      Minimum 850 fill power grey duck down from RDS certified suppliers. 

      Loft:
      5.08 cm is standard for Revelation -1.

      Outer fabric:
      10D outer fabric with DWR treatment. 10D lining.

      EE rating: -1

    • Note that the lengths are calculated when the quilt is completely precipitated as a quilt. When pulling the foot end together, the length decreases by between 10 to 15 cm.

      Filling weight: 365 grams

      Total weight: 544 grams

      Length: 192 cm

      Width axles: 137 cm

      Width foot box: 101 cm
      

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