New Duvet!

[Scarlett]

My duvet has gone all thin. I would love to get a new one for Winter but since I so rarely buy them I'm not sure what to get. Any ideas what would be the best tog or type? I'd avoid down cos of the price and also I may be allergic to the feathers. What type/brand will not go thin instantly?!

[Rockrose]

I buy a cheap one every year then throw it away or give it to the dogs home. Too expensive to wash a duvet every year

[Maydup]

I recommend a seasonal duvet which had a 4 tog for summer and a 10 tog for the colder nights. If it gets bitterly cold you clip the two together.

Oh, and make it a super king.

[rowanwitch]

I bought silent night ones, they are very light and we only needed a 7.5 tog last winter. I have a 10 kg drum washing machine and the kingsize has washed beautifully.

[jennyjoan]

I bought a duvet last year - https://www.homescapesonline.com/goose-feather-and-down-13-5-tog-king-size-duvet.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjfODgJCa3QIVirXtCh1hhQBIEAYYASABEgKLm_D_BwE

Great for the price - have a look on their site - I'm sure there's something that might suit.

[Buenchico]

The John Lewis website suggests 12.0 to 13.5 tog for winter use. I'd amplify that by suggesting that 13.5 (or even 15.0) tog would be appropriate if you've got an unheated bedroom but a maximum of 12.0 would probably be best if your bedroom is kept fairly warm anyway.

If you want the best synthetic duvet then go for a 'breathable microfibre' type.

https://www.johnlewis.com/buying-guides/duvets-and-pillows-buying-guide

My impecunious state means that I usually tend to buy whatever's cheapest but on the rare occasions that I've forked out for a really good quality product I've always been impressed by the Silentnight range. Perhaps this might meet your needs well?
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4129475

[Jennykenny]

Whatever you buy, keep the old one for summer use. - lightweight, and then attach it with ‘nappy pins’ to the new one for extra warmth in the winter.
Ps Rockrose - you throw away a duvet every year (!) - and yes I saw the bit about the dogs home, but how many can they use? What a waste.

[KARL]

It is a pity you rule out the best types, correctly made down/feather ones are more comfortable and last longer without significant change. Synthetic ones are all basically the same in their make-up, perhaps varying in how fine the fibre is and in durability. Personally I would not put too much store on "TOG" statements because it is utterly impossible to find out precisely what the term/unit means (it seems to mean whatever you want it to mean, never the same) - it is a very British phenomenon: designed to impress and confuse at the same time. I would not assume that two items supposedly of the same "TOG" rating are thermally equivalent. However, presumably of two values quoted by the same manufacturer one will insulate better than the other. What you yourself need depends on whether your bedroom is independent of outdoor temperatures or not. If it isn't then you probably need something that insulates really well - in fact a down/feather one with close to 1kg of no less than 60% down filling (forget the TOG). If it is independent of outdoor temperatures (i.e. same temperature inside whatever the temperature outside) a synthetic one will be quite adequate - you might consider a really cheap one and test out whether it suits you, then once it needs to be replaced go for one of different specification.

[Peter Pedant]

get one from a drunk down and outer - as he sleeps
it will cost you nowt

[Eleena]

Scarlett,
I've been shopping for bedding today. My old king size duvet won't fit in my machine, so I was looking instead for a bedspread, which you can throw over sheets and is much less labour intensive to wash and fit back on the bed!

[Peter Pedant]

I cant remember when I last bought a duvet

I have only just thrown the down one from 1985 away
( and yeah it was pretty lumpy ) but I am asleep under it most of the time

[ethandron]

I buy Fogarty quilts from Dunelm and have various tog ratings.
I like Fogarty for a number of reasons...they’re synthetically filled, very lightweight, have very soft covers, are very reasonably priced, and are bright white. I don’t use quilt covers, just a sheet between us and the quilt, all my bedding is white so the duvet just looks like a counterpane.
The thickest one we have is 13.5 but we rarely use it, 10.5 has been warm enough for the last number of winters but it depends on how cold/hot you are in bed.

[Rockrose]

Well jennyjenny it’s cheaper than washing a super king one and the dogs are happy.

[gness]

A duvet is important to a good night's sleep for me so it's always a Devon Duvet sheep's wool one....bliss....x

[tamaris]

I buy in Wilko 13.5 got for winter and for the summer 4.5 tog. This one goes in washing machine ....doubles a tenner or so

[maggiebee]

Both my duvets are from Dunelm - 4.5 for summer and 13.5 for winter. Pop mine into the local launderette which doesn't cost a lot and they have lasted for years.

[bednobs]

i agree its cheaper to buy a new one than get it washed

[pastafreak]

I used a 4.5 all through last winter...just added/ subtracted throws as necessary. I have a 10.5 and find it to be ridiculously heavy. My new 4.5 is a silent night, it's supposed to adapt to body temperature.

[seekeerz]

Have you looked at an 'all wool' duvet ....they don't seem to shift around as much as some of the down/feather ones.

[Eleena]

pasta, the 4.5 ... it fits in your washing machine?