Zenbivy camping accessories: Quilt sleeping bag and sleeping mat - colour-coded - in the test

We need to talk about: cold feet when camping. Or how warm is warm in general? There are sleeping bags for spring to autumn that are actually always too thick or too thin. There are summer sleeping bags that are almost always too cold in Germany.

And then there are so-called "quilts". In the original sense, these are actually these funny, colourful quilts that cover the (children's) bed during the day (ring any bells for the older ones among you?). In the camping sector, these are sleeping bags that can be spread out into a blanket and, in the best case, are cut accordingly.

For us, the Zenbivy Light Quilt, which is suitable for summer, is a pretty ingenious model. The US manufacturer offers different versions for spring to the Arctic Circle. We opted for the one that has its comfort range at 10 degrees, which seems suitable for the German summer - especially in this wet July.

This also includes an inflatable sleeping mat and a few accessories. This adds up to a total weight of 2067 grams, which is not quite bikepacking-compatible, and a current price of 517 euros. For comparison: The set consisting of a tent (!), sleeping bag and sleeping mat from Big Agnes weighs 2912 grams, from Exped only 1907 grams.

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Zenbivy Light Quilt +4 °C Synthetic sleeping bag

It is difficult to specify a comfort temperature range for quilts in general and for the Zenbivy Light Qulit because, due to its construction, the sleeping bag can be used as a blanket or just for cool feet. So it can still be quite comfortable even at 20 degrees. If it gets chilly in the tent, the quilt can be rolled around the cooling body like a Dürüm kebab and the foot end tied shut. Then it's nice and warm inside.

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I really liked the colour-coded hook and loop system that you use to roll up the Dürüm: yellow to yellow, blue to blue and so on. This system also weighs significantly less than zip fasteners. Then tighten the drawstring at the foot end and the light and soft blanket has become a sleeping bag whose material is as soft and quiet as bed linen! A drawstring system at the head end also creates a warming hood.

A practical, but perhaps not essential, feature is the optionally available Zenbivy Sheet. With this 95 gram lightweight connection, the Qulit and sleeping pad can be hooked together without slipping. However, this only works for calm sleepers. If there is a lot of movement during sleep, the system distorts unfavourably and you lie on folds and lumps.

Material & properties of the Zenbivy Light Quilt

• 140g 1D/3D XD polyester filling
• 20D Nylon Taffeta 380T - super soft!
• Limit temperature: +4 °C / Comfort temperature: +10 °C
• Dimensions: 147 x 218 cm
• Pack size: 35 x 17 cm (own measurement, in dry bag)
• Weight: 895 g (size L, own measurement in pack sack, without compression caps; 765 g manufacturer)
• Recommended dry bag size: 7 litres
• Price: 160 Euro (RRP)

Zenbivy Light Sheet Uninsulated

The Zenbivy Light Sheet we tested is suitable for most standard sized mats on the market, both rectangular and conical, i.e. mummy shaped. It can also be used with any Zenbivy quilt (except double). There is also a lined version.

For "assembly", you slide the sleeping pad into the large pocket of the sheet, the Qulit can then be attached to it using the coloured hooks. The Light Sheet also has a light hood, which can also be left under the sleeping bag.

Material & properties

• Sheet half the length of the sleeping pad
• 20D Nylon Taffeta 380T
• Uninsulated headboard with cushion clips
• Weight: 95 g (own measurement; 88 g manufacturer)
• Price: 70 euros (just reduced by the manufacturer instead of 77 euros)

Accessories for the Light Quilt

Dry Sack 7 L Packsack

To ensure that the quilt also fits into bikepacking bags, you can also put it in the optional Dry Sack, i.e. the Zenbivy pack sack, and compress it properly. The sack has fully taped seams for waterproofness and there is a high-speed valve for deflation. With the additional compression cap (described below), you can further compress the dry bag. Depending on the size of the sleeping bag, there are different volumes of Dry Sack available to buy.

• Weight: 65 grams (own measurement)
• Price: 42 Euro (RRP)

Compression Caps

Also available separately are the compression caps - a compression system consisting of two lids and fabric straps. The straps are used to tighten the lids around the dry bag and compress it more tightly than you can and should with the roll-top fastener. This protects the seams and makes it last longer. On the other hand, the packing size of the quilt is minimised.

• Weight: 64 grams (own measurement)
• Price: 25 Euro (RRP)

Zenbivy Light Mattress inflatable mat

Even though the Zenbivy Light Mattress inflatable sleeping pad has an R-value of 5.2, it is suitable for use all year round. In fact, such a value is also sufficient for winter mats (R-value 4 is sufficient down to -11 °C; e.g. bivouacs in alpine terrain). The R-value indicates the Thermal resistance of a material in degrees Kelvin per watt (K/W).

In practice, this is pleasantly warm from below on the cold tent floor, but the Light Mattress is unfortunately not so "light" and weighs 862 grams. According to the manufacturer, this is probably due to the 180 grams of synthetic insulation. But there is no crackling and no cold zones! Overall, the mattress is quite thick even without air and not so easy to compress - but it makes a very robust and durable impression.

Worth mentioning is the reversible valve of the sleeping pad, which follows a similar idea to the two separate valves on the Exped (here in the test). The supplied pump bag - also the pack sack for the mat - is plugged in and you can inflate stress-free. However, it only has a very small volume and you have to inflate it 10 times until it is completely full. To deflate, the entire valve pops out and the sleeping pad deflates quickly. To get the last of the air out, you put the "release" side of the reversing valve back in and the air stays out while you continue to push air out.

• R-value: 5.2
• Dimensions: 196 x 64 x 8 cm (own measurement)
• Pack size: 24 x 14.5 cm (own measurement)
• Weight: 862 g (own measurement)
• Pump bag: 86 g (own measurement)
• Price: 220 Euro