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Duvets - 4 Tog vs 4.5 Tog

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Hi
I currently have a 4.5 tog duvet and i need to renew it. My bedroom is warm during the nights so this is more than enough.
However, ikea doesnt do 4.5 togs anymore, they do 4 tog duvets. I have read this is recommended for children mainly so im a bit in doubt about buying it
Is there a lot of difference between a 4 and a 4.5 togs? Would you recommend against buying it?

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  • goldfinches
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    In my experience the state of the filling makes a tremendous difference to how warm and cosy you feel in bed. If your current duvet is thinning in places, or flattened all over, replacing it with a nicely plump down filled new one will probably make you feel a lot snugger. So given that you say yours needs renewing I would think that you are unlikely to find that the half a tog makes any difference. 
    If you do begin to feel less comfortable my tip would be to add a mattress topper or fleecy underblanket as both of these give you a real boost in warmth and if you combine them then you will be approaching really warm and cosy.

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  • JIL
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    I have a small tog rating on our bed as husband likes a cool bed. I'm absolutely fine when we go to bed as I always have a hot water bottle and when theres two of us in bed its plenty warm enough. However he gets up two hours earlier than me and I then really feel it. I keep a big patchwork quilted throw, folded onto the bottom of the bed, which gets pulled over me in the mornings. 
    In answer to your question, I dont think it will make much noticeable difference.
  • Pollycat
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    I think the type of filling is important.
    We prefer a natural filling with 100% cotton cover.
    I can't see why Ikea would say a 4 tog duvet would be more suitable for children.
    John Lewis have a good explanation about fillings and tog ratings:

  • We have had a 4.5 tog duvet on our bed for more than 2 years. I feel the cold more than my husband but we have both been ok. We have an electric blanket on the bed so its warm when we first get in. I also have a quilt across the bottom of the bed which we pull up if we feel cold. In the summer if its very hot we have a sheet and just the quilt on the bed.
  • I don't understand the purpose of a 4.5tog? I sleep with a fleece and 2 x 15tog duvets 8 months of the year.
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  • Pollycat
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    I don't understand the purpose of a 4.5tog? I sleep with a fleece and 2 x 15tog duvets 8 months of the year.

    It's for people who don't feel cold at night and don't need a 30 tog duvet.
  • purpleivy
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    I use a summer weight duvet most of the year. Coldest nights I might have a microfleece over the top, summer I just use a duvet cover or no cover at all. 


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    I don't understand the purpose of a 4.5tog? I sleep with a fleece and 2 x 15tog duvets 8 months of the year.

    As a woman 'of a certain age' I would explode with 30 tog. We currently have 2 x 1.5 tog 'duvette' blankets with a throw and I frequently lob the whole lot back to cool down a bit. Our heating goes off at 7.30pm so it's not like we keep the house boiling hot to keep the bedroom warm.
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  • I don't understand the purpose of a 4.5tog? I sleep with a fleece and 2 x 15tog duvets 8 months of the year.
    I melted just thinking of that lol

    I have a 4.5 one out of Lidl on the bed at the moment , and so far its been the best lightweight, low tog one Ive used . For me, thats winter weight, no heating on in the bedroom, window open and I still sleep with a leg sticking out the side :). Summer, its a cotton sheet and a lap blanket for over my shoulders - him in beside me likes the duvet

    Other the years Ive had all sorts of duvets, Ive the most beautiful luxurious down and feather one that whilst is a complete cuddle, is too hot, As I say Im loving the Lidl one. Duvets are such personal choices, no one can say that a 4 tog is any better or worse for you then a 4.5, Just remember if its too cool, chuck on a blanket

  • Pollycat
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    Duvets are such personal choices, no one can say that a 4 tog is any better or worse for you then a 4.5, Just remember if its too cool, chuck on a blanket

    Sensible.
    You can make a lighter tog duvet warmer by adding another layer at the times you really need it but you can't make a ridiculously warm duvet cooler.
    Exactly the same as you can add a cardigan to a t-shirt but if all you're wearing is a fisherman's jumper and you're too hot, you can't really take it off in public.

    The only criteria I have for a duvet is that the outer fabric has to be 100% cotton.
    Duvet covers, pillow cases and sheets have to be cotton too.

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