Buying new summer duvets

narabanekeater

As the warmer weather is here I am looking at buying new summer duvets for myself and our children.
I would prefer to buy a decent one that will last a number of years, that can be washed and dried in the the tumble drier if needed and then stored for the winter.
However the one I bought last year I had to throw away at the end of the nice weather as it looked shabby, very thin and not worth the money I paid for it.
So my question is is the hollow fibre duvets that tend to be very cheap and like my last one or what should my new ones be filled with please to ensure I can wash and tumble dry and get more than one summers use from (environmental factor to consider also)
I do have a smashing winter quilt but there isnt a tag to say what its filled with.

NewShadow

I only buy feather duvets - though in the hottest parts of summer I only tend to use sheets and a blanket.

A low tog feather in spring or autumn lets you breath, ages well, washes okay (but you have to shake it repeatedly when drying to ensure it's dried through), and stores well.

missbiggles1

Another vote for feather/down from me.

Upsidedown_Bear

We got the cheapest (at the time) 1.5 tog duvet from Ebay.
No problems

peachyprice

We use a 4.5 tog feather & down quilt all year round, it's regularly machine washed and tumble dried, we've had it years, so long I can't even remember when we got it.