With sleep accounting for approximately 227,000 hours of our lives and a major contributing factor to our health - both physical and mental - it's imperative to get the best sleep possible.
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This means that your quilt (along with all of your other bedding layers) has a certain degree of impact on your health, and choosing the best quilt for you and your needs will help ensure you optimise your quality of sleep and wake up feeling well-rested.
There are numerous factors involved when deciding on the best quilt in Australia, but we've got an information-packed guide here to make that decision an easy one.
For quilts in Australia, as well as universally, GSM refers to the quilt filling's weight, meaning "grams per square metre."
As a rule of thumb, a quilt with a higher GSM translates to increased weight, which also usually relates to increased warmth. A higher GSM doesn't necessarily mean the quilt is "better" in terms of quality or durability; it just varies with warmth/density.
If you're in a warm climate or someone with a warm body temperature, aim for a 150-250 GSM quilt. Autumn and Spring invite a 250-400 GSM quilt for better comfort, while 500 GSM and above is best for winter weather and colder climates. In terms of weight, which is a common question, feather and down quilts are the lightest, followed by microfibre quilts. Wool quilts tend to be more traditional feeling slightly heavier and less loft. Bamboo quilts and cotton sit in the middle, weighing less but also looking flatter as they have less loft. Remember that this is only a guide, and that you yourself may prefer to opt for a 200 GSM quilt all year-'round and then add layers like blankets or coverlets as the seasons get cooler. Whatever suits your lifestyle best is entirely up to you!
We have a few summer options depending on your material preference.
WOOL: For the warmer months, we recommend the 150GSM quilt, which is a fairly lightweight option. It is also an excellent choice for those that prefer a flatter quilt with less loft/height.
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NATURAL FIBER: We have two choices: BAMBOO and COTTON. For the warmer months, we would recommend the 350GSM (the standard) in both Cotton and Bamboo. As these fibres are the most breathable, a higher fill content means that they will regulate temperature better all year around, including hotter summer months.
SYNTHETIC: For the warmer summer months, we recommend a 250GSM synthetic quilt. And although they feel and look super lightweight for summer, remember that they are synthetic and thus not as breathable as those made from natural fibres. We would only recommend this to anyone who gets cold easily at night and struggles to stay warm with their own body heat.
Again, depending on your preferences, we have several options. These options are also aimed at people who only want one quilt to use all year and use air conditioning to keep their rooms cool in the summer. Suggestions include the following:
WOOL: 500GSM. (equivalent to the warmth of 2-3 blankets).
SYNTHETIC: 500GSM. We would suggest the Hilton 500GSM quilt.
FEATHER AND DOWN: 80% down.
Alternatively, you might be swayed into the higher-end range, which is our FOUR SEASON category of quilts. This is a well-thought-out range of quilts designed for year-round comfort. They are a 2-in-1 system of the quilt, where two quilts can be clipped together for the cooler seasons or unclipped (with only one used) for the warmers months of the year. These two quilts that are included will have varying weights (typically a 40% 60% split) to suit different seasons. This is offered in WOOL as well as FEATHER & DOWN.
The all-seasons quilts are a great solution for you if you and your partner have different sleeper types (hot sleeper vs cold sleeper). This solution allows the partner who feels cold in the winter to layer up on his or her side while their partner does not overheat on the other side.
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