Cumulus Taiga query

Lamont-Cranston said:

Would anyone have any feedback on attaching a Taiga (150) to an X-lite for ground use? It (attachment system) looks quite different (or absent?) given it's intended use. Also wondering if anyone is using a Taiga for ground use?
Also given the shape of the back how well it can be 'closed up' and whether doing so overly shrinks the internal cavity? It looks to have a quite effective lacing system? For reference I want the closed footbox and can be a side sleeper. This Taiga looks very much like a Nunatak Arclite I had. Differential cut, vertical baffles up top, chunky neck baffle. Seems great. I want it for about 7 degrees plus. Thanks kindly G

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Lamont-Cranston said:

Ta. @Balagan do the cords somehow go under the mat in a loop or something my Nunatak let in draughts but I would want this for mild weather so I will consider one wider and it may do the jobTa and @theoctagon- perhaps Daniel will check in. I have a gift voucher and looking for something I don't already have. If I could somehow attach that thing the way the normal quilt is attached it could be a winner. I am also considering a standard 150 quilt with 30 gms of overfill -would be just on 400gms and more useful as a blanket as well.

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Balagan said:

As I said, all you have are some loops through which you can thread shock cord in your preferred style. Here are two takes on attaching the old-style Cumulus quilt to the pad with shock cord:

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Personally, I don't like the shock cord and I think attaching quilt as above kind of defeats the purpose of having something looser and more flexible than a sleeping bag. I did fashion something like @ZenTrekker above but with flat plastic buckles I can slide along the elastic. Worked nicely when I gave it a try but I haven't really felt the need to use it since I have a wider quilt. I think it's only useful when the temperature if cold enough that you wish you had brought your sleeping bag of when stacking quilts to secure the outer one.

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ZenTrekker said:

The attached diagram is how the previous style Cumulus quilts were supposed to attach. Personally I didView attachment 18620 View attachment 18621 View attachment 18621 n't like the system and I use 3 x Elastic loops that have 'button-holes' in them. The elastic loops go around the sleep pad and I fixed small plastic toggles to the quilt to fix into the button holes.
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qy_ said:

I have a Taiga 360. i tried it on the ground and as a side sleeper I found it wasn’t wide enough. It is a nice quilt and it is perfect for my hammock, but I would add width if I bought one intendent also for sleeping on the ground.

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Balagan said:

As I said, all you have are some loops through which you can thread shock cord in your preferred style. Here are two takes on attaching the old-style Cumulus quilt to the pad with shock cord:

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Personally, I don't like the shock cord and I think attaching quilt as above kind of defeats the purpose of having something looser and more flexible than a sleeping bag. I did fashion something like @ZenTrekker above but with flat plastic buckles I can slide along the elastic. Worked nicely when I gave it a try but I haven't really felt the need to use it since I have a wider quilt. I think it's only useful when the temperature are cold enough that you wish you had brought your sleeping bag or when stacking quilts to secure the outer one.

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Daniel said:

here's my quilt 200(150) with the green taiga 360. same width at the top but tapers quickly.

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Daniel said:

yes 50g over stuff. lowest temp probably around 7deg. i use a bivi in a single skin tipi clothes usually a t-shirt possibly with a montane fireball smock or a lightweight down jacket.

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Giulio said:

Hi, im interested to buy my first quilt in EU .
Whats the total lenght of the Taiga ? Im 185cm 77kg... Do i need longer version? I read that for ground sleeping Is not wide enought ... I contact cumulus and they make some customization !!!
Thanks...

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Daniel said:

yes 50g over stuff. lowest temp probably around 7deg. i use a bivi in a single skin tipi clothes usually a t-shirt possibly with a montane fireball smock or a lightweight down jacket.

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Daniel said:

can u wait another day, sorry its packed im off out tonight to try it.

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Daniel said:

i used the taiga for 3 nights in the alps just and it was to warm before i left i only attached to bungee cords to the back and made sure that the quilt would took around me which it did perfectly. here it is getting an airing next to a quilt 350and a quilt 250.View attachment 19254

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