Duvet suggestions

I also love coverless duvets, but yes - they are very lightweight.

I just can't get my head around washing duvets frequently. What a waste of time (electricity and water) when a top sheet would do! What's the appeal?

I like the kind of soft duvet that wraps around me - rather than just floating above - so do understand the request for 'slightly weighty'. I have a Simba Hybrid one that's perfect.

On the base of this post I have just ordered a Night Owl coverless duvet 10.5 tog in readinesses for the winter . I hate fighting to get my duvet into its cover . I’ll use it with a top sheet and will only wash the duvet once or twice a month which should make life easier .

All my duvets used to ave synthetic fillings, until I inherited two feather and down duvets from my parents. One night under one of those and was hooked.

We recently bought a feather and down kingsized duvet from The Duvet Store theduvetstore.co.uk/. We got it in a sale, but it would be untrue not to say that it was very expensive. But hw often do you buy a new duvet, we thought it worth the investment and it is so soft and cuddly.

Hetty58

I just can't get my head around washing duvets frequently. What a waste of time (electricity and water) when a top sheet would do! What's the appeal?

I like the kind of soft duvet that wraps around me - rather than just floating above - so do understand the request for 'slightly weighty'. I have a Simba Hybrid one that's perfect.

If you see it as a waste of time, fine. But it takes (or wastes) no longer than washing a cover, and the duvets are not the same as traditional ones. I put mine in on a wool wash that takes 35 mins.

For me, the appeal is that there is no struggling with putting the cover back on, and I like the lightweight feeling, although there are occasional times when I use a weighted blanket on top.

I’ve just found this thread as I was looking for views on the coverless duvets. I find it rather a struggle changing the cover these days, and our old feather & down duvet is rather ancient. Would I need two, one for Summer and one for winter?

I have two - one on and one in the wash .

They don't take long to dry though - I hang mine on the line after spinning it and on a sunny day it dries in an hour or so. I haven't used them in the winter yet, so I can't comment on that. They tumble dry, but I use a washer/dryer which I think might struggle as the drum is smaller than a standard dryer. If you have a standard one, it should be fine to use that if it's raining.

Agree Doodledog surely the same amount of water/power would be needed to wash the duvet as needed to wash the cover, especially if dried outside?
I’ve synthetic duvets, as I once saw (accidentally) a video of ducks and geese being plucked alive so the feathers wouldn’t be bloodstained.

I didn't get mine to save on water or power - I got it because it is a lot easier than changing the cover, and I know that the duvet is clean, too. I also like the feeling of it - they are a lot lighter than traditional ones, which I like, although I understand that not everyone feels the same. I don't think you'd need more than one for the winter. I've been ill with Covid recently, and if I've felt shivery I just put a throw over the top.

Thank you Doodledog. It would have to dry on the washing line in the Summer or on an airer indoors in the winter, as I no longer have a tumble drier. I’m just a bit tired of struggling with a duvet & cover.
Georgesgran. The thought of that video has really upset me now. I’ll look into synthetic options, although I’m sure that will also create issues with environmentalists.

Sorry you’ve been ill with COVID Doodlebug, and do hope you are making a full recovery. 💐

I tested negative this morning, thanks .

AKAIK the washable ones are all synthetic, which is why they dry quickly.

www.finebedding.co.uk/products/night-owl?variant=39791832989758

I got mine from the company in the link above - one like the one in the link and another with stars on it.

You can get 10% off with the code NEW10, incidentally.

Great that you’ve tested negative and many thanks for the link. 😊

Sorry you’ve had Covid, Doodledog - it keeps popping up again, doesn’t it?

As I think I said before we have the coverless duvets for guest beds but after we used one recently when our normal duvet was being cleaned, my Dh loved it! So now I’m thinking of buying a bigger one for our bed. Fine Bedding do one with a cotton cover so I’m pondering that, although I’m not sure whether it would go in the machine. Maybe two singles would be better.

I think I would get bored with a NightOwl duvet. I looked at them when they first came out but they look pretty boring and I love to change my duvet covers frequently as they give the room a completely different look.

My duvet is an all seasons one which is years old. It was very expensive at the time and has a 4.5 and a 10.5 tog duvet which pop together. Currently even the 4.5 is too warm. It has been worth every penny.

Ah well, each to her own. My 2in1 went to the Dogs’ Trust, as it was such a faff . I find the new ones much nicer and more hygienic, but there is no right and wrong, is there?

I one for warm weather and another for winter. Very pleased with them. Both from Ikea.

Doodledog

Ah well, each to her own. My 2in1 went to the Dogs’ Trust, as it was such a faff . I find the new ones much nicer and more hygienic, but there is no right and wrong, is there?

🤣🤣 how can closing about 10 poppers maybe once a season be a faff?

I've had a M&S 2 in 1 down duvet for some years and so far have never felt the need to change to a different type. When I tried to use both together, I discovered that it was too hot so use them separately, winter and summer. They are dry-cleaned at the end of season.

Primrose53

Doodledog

Ah well, each to her own. My 2in1 went to the Dogs’ Trust, as it was such a faff . I find the new ones much nicer and more hygienic, but there is no right and wrong, is there?

🤣🤣 how can closing about 10 poppers maybe once a season be a faff?

As I say, each to her own.

annodomini

I've had a M&S 2 in 1 down duvet for some years and so far have never felt the need to change to a different type. When I tried to use both together, I discovered that it was too hot so use them separately, winter and summer. They are dry-cleaned at the end of season.

Exactly what I do annodomini. Currently on 4.5 but even that is too warm in this hot weather. I take mine to a laundrette which has those huge washing machines every now and then.

Mine is by The Fine Bedding Company and is many years old but still like new.

I spent a summer with a German family when a teenager and discovered the joy of a continental quilt which were just becoming available then. I treated myself to one when I won some money. I still have it and have gone back to using it. It is formed with tubes of feather/down that shake down to bottom in summer and in winter need a good fluff up to get full value. I have an extra cover as a liner and always 100% cotton for main cover. I suffer from asthma but this quilt is not a trigger and has never been washed. I worked as a chambermaid in Austria in later years and learnt the knack of putting on quilt covers.

People all have their own preferences, and they have zero impact on anyone else. We had the same thing over soup makers recently - why can't people just accept that not everyone does things the way they do?

It's not just a case of 'snapping a few poppers once a season'. If you change the covers regularly it is the extra washing, the changing of the covers, the storing of the unused bits of duvet and the regular laundering of the quilts themselves. None of that is necessary with the coverless ones - the whole thing goes in the machine, tumble dries or drips over the line for an hour or so and back on the bed. Fine if that doesn't suit you (generic) but mocking people who prefer that way of doing things is just rude, IMO.

I have pure goose down duvets as they snuggle around the body well and feel very luxurious. I'm not generally extravagant but bedding is something I'm willing to spend money on. Also they last for years and years and can be washed.

When I have slept with the man made ones the air gets in at the top as they don't tend to mould themselves around you so well and there are gaps at the top which produces cold shoulders and cold down the back. But I don't sleep in pyjamas. Perhaps with pyjamas the issue doesn't arise.
Also do they not get lumpy over time, like the man made pillows do?

I'd always replace something I like with something similar.

I have a woollen mattress topper which is heaven, made in Devon, bought from John Lewis

I reckon we spend so much time in a bed so it needs to be a good experience!