Which Duvet to Buy

anotheruser

Our duvet has lasted nearly 10 years now and I think it's time for a refresh.

I know a lot of people buy a new cheap one every year, so I don't know if that's the way to go or whether we should invest a significant sum in one.

Currently we have a fogarty which is something like 4.5 tog in the summer, an autumn/spring one which is about 9.0, and both can be joined together for snuggily winters. However, I don't think we joined them often, if at all.

Should we look at a 10 tog or so? I'm scared it'll be too much for the summer.

Feel free to give advice 🙂

Lbuk

I'm not sure of the actual tog off hand but I buy a winter tog in an expensive down duvet and use it all year around.

Sure I get too hot in the height of summer but I also still get a bit chilly on the coldest of days. I don't have the central heating on and opting to wear pyjamas or not will sort it out.

It didn't occur to me that people buy a new duvet every year. It sounds like a landfill nightmare. I'll be keeping mine until they're thread bare.

luvchocolate

I have duck feather a 4.5 for summer and 13.5 for winter, but finding this a bit warm, maybe a 10.5 would be better, I do not like bedrooms heated tho

bouncydog1

Over the years I have had pure goosedown, duck down and synthetic. I have now changed to Waitrose microfibre duvets and buy a 4.5 tog for the summer, a 10 for round about now and a 13.5 or a 15 for the winter.

They are very light and I buy them when they have their sales on. Excellent value for money and they are washable so can go in a large capacity home machine.

Hoploz

I use 4.5 in summer and 10 in winter.

I normally buy cheap. A few years ago I thought I'd splash out on a feather one for winter. Hated it. It was very heavy, weighed a ton making it a real chore to change the duvet cover, sharp bits of feather stuck through and stabbed me all the time, and it even had a bit of a smell for a while (I have a feather lined coat which smelt the same when I first got it!)

So have dumped the feather and instead have a synthetic 'feels like down' duvet instead. Much lighter, no sharp points and no 'natural' whiff!

VoucherMan

I decided to try a feather duvet, and ended up getting an Early's All Season duvet. It's far better than my previous one.

In summer I used the 4.5 tog, switching to the 8 tog last month. It's lovely and warm though, so no idea if I'll even want to use them both together when it gets colder.

divadee

Last year I got a wool duvet. It's the winter rated one, and surprisingly thin but it does a brilliant job at keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer. If you like a fluffy, marshmallow type of duvet you might not like a wool one as it is very flat and thin but it's brilliant at regulating temperature.

Loanranger

I have a 7 tog for summer and 13.5 tog for winter in pure down. I don't like feather nor synthetic; feather is full of prickly quills and synthetic duvets are heavy and go lumpy. I take mine to the local launderette and they wash n' dry for 18 pounds for a king size. When not in use they go under the bottom sheet as a mattress topper. All my old duvets are used as matress toppers. Having said that I have a duck down duvet I bought in 1980 and that is still good to use.

Hoploz

Using them as a mattress topper is a great idea! They take up a lot of space to store out of season. I'm going to do that now!

SuzieSue

divadee wrote: »

Last year I got a wool duvet. It's the winter rated one, and surprisingly thin but it does a brilliant job at keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer. If you like a fluffy, marshmallow type of duvet you might not like a wool one as it is very flat and thin but it's brilliant at regulating temperature.

I've just bought a wool duvet as I was fed up of the filling of my synthetic duvet clumping together and am very happy with it so far.

See the following thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5530540

teddysmum

Aldi have duvets on offer , currently.


I have bought them before and they are cheap, but the covers are proper cotton fabric and not the stuff like J-cloths. Previous brands stocked were John Cotton and Slumberdown. (I have bought , used, then cut up for dog duvets, the cheap J-cloth ones, as they are just as warm as others and much cheaper than even the cleaning costs of a double or king size quality one.)


Last year, while I was away, one of the dogs had an accident on the duvet on the bed and my husband went out and bought an expensive Fogarty, which I would have loved pre-central heating, but I had to remove this one as it was too warm to be comfortable.