Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Enlightened Equipment Revelation vs Hammock Gear Burrow Top Quilt
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Camping Quilts: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Enlightened Equipment Revelation is the pick because you build it around your own body, climate, and weight budget, and it delivers the best warmth-to-weight of the group. The Hammock Gear Burrow is the other made-to-order quilt worth buying, with 850-fill down, ratings from 40°F to 0°F, and a design that works in a hammock or on the ground.
Enlightened Equipment Revelation
Buy itThe customizable thru-hiker default: dial in temperature, width, and fill, then trust it for years.
- Built to order: choose temperature rating, length, width, and 850-fill duck or 950-fill goose down so it fits your body and your coldest trips
- Class-leading warmth-to-weight; the 20°F version is genuinely light for how warm it is
- Continuous U-shaped baffles let you shift down where you need it, and the footbox zips fully open as a summer blanket
- Reviewers note it can draft for restless side-sleepers unless you add the optional draft collar and keep the pad straps cinched
- The published temperature is a limit, not a comfort number, so order it 10 to 20°F below your real overnight lows
Hammock Gear Burrow Top Quilt
Buy itA made-to-order 850-fill down quilt from a US cottage maker that works in a hammock or on a pad.
- Made to order with a temperature rating from 40°F to 0°F, a choice of width and length, and a sewn or zippered footbox
- 850-fill-power down in a 10-denier or 20-denier ripstop shell with a DWR coating, vertical body baffles and a horizontal chamber at the head
- Hammock Gear says a 20°F version packs to about 8.5 liters and a 40°F version to roughly 4.5 liters, and it is made in the USA
- The draft collar and the ground pad attachment kit are paid add-ons, so a ground sleeper has to remember to order both
- The standard width is cut for hammock users; ground sleepers should size up to the wide 60-inch version Hammock Gear suggests
Side by side
The 6 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Enlightened Equipment Revelation Our pick | Hammock Gear Burrow Top Quilt | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Weight-focused backpackers who sleep fairly still and want one quilt tuned exactly to their body and climate. | Backpackers who want a custom-built quilt that can move between a hammock and a sleeping pad. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $$ · mid-range |
| Insulation & fill | 850-fill duck or 950-fill goose down (your choice) | 850-fill down |
| Real-world warmth vs rating | Strong for its weight; size the rating down 10 to 20°F | Made to order from 40°F to 0°F; maker calls its ratings conservative comfort ratings |
| Draft control (collar + footbox) | Cinch neck and closable footbox; draft collar optional | Horizontal head chamber; sewn or zip footbox; draft collar optional |
| Pad attachment | Adjustable pad straps | Ground pad attachment kit optional |
| Weight & packed size | Excellent; among the lightest here | About 8.5 L packed at 20°F (stated) |
| Customization & fit | Fully made-to-order (temp, length, width, fill) | Made-to-order (temp, width, length, footbox) |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Enlightened Equipment Revelation if
weight-focused backpackers who sleep fairly still and want one quilt tuned exactly to their body and climate.
Know before buying: reviewers note it can draft for restless side-sleepers unless you add the optional draft collar and keep the pad straps cinched.
Pick the Hammock Gear Burrow Top Quilt if
backpackers who want a custom-built quilt that can move between a hammock and a sleeping pad.
Know before buying: the draft collar and the ground pad attachment kit are paid add-ons, so a ground sleeper has to remember to order both.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Enlightened Equipment Revelation - The customizable thru-hiker default: dial in temperature, width, and fill, then trust it for years. Choose the Hammock Gear Burrow Top Quilt instead if backpackers who want a custom-built quilt that can move between a hammock and a sleeping pad.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Camping Quilts: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).