Forecabin duvet

We have been using duvets for the last three boats though we do carry a sleeping bag and a blanket in case we need a spare, years ago on here you recommended Ikea's thin fleece blankets as removable bunk covers and they have proved to be excellent, very durable, colours to match the upholstery with enough natural friction to stay in place and easy to wash, quick drying. For your boat and crew I would propose a standard rectangular double though a single might do, no need to trim to shape you need more insulation round your toes than further up. Ours are domestic king size inners which are downgraded to the boat with gaudy covers bought as 'end of run' bargains.
Your crew is young but or old codgers who have to get up in the middle of the night a duvet is much handier than a sleeping bag.
 
Yeah, well, I can see this debate from a few angles.
First may I say that I have never bought a duvet from shipshape bedding but have bought mattresses and fitted sheets. I have always been happy with the quality and service.
Second, a standard duvet can work fine if you have plenty of toe room. We don't so the Captain took one of our older duvets, cut off the corners and stitched up the seams. Not a lot of work but golly, it's cooler and less tangly around the feet.
Third, if I'm on my own I can't be bothered with sheets and duvets. An old, baggy non-fitted sleeping bag does me just fine.
 
JumbleDuck said:
My crew has requested a duvet for the forecabin, and as I am Nice People I am inclined to accede to the request. But how?

When I bought the boat I bought a forecabin duvet from Shipshape Bedding. I tried it out six months later, was very cold, checked the weight and found that it contained about 40% of the filling Shipshape Bedding's label said it should have. I emailed them and got a curt reply saying "Yeah. we made some like that. Tough. Go away." I should probably have saleofgoodsacted them into the ground, but wimped out, cut my losses by selling it here and resolved never, ever to do business with Shipshape Bedding again.

So, given that resolve, can anyone else recommend an alternative supplier? Or do I just pop into IKEA, buy a standard duvet there and get busy with a sewing machine?
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After similar issues to the ones you describe with a forecabin duvet from Shipshape, I gave Jonic a go last winter. A made to measure duvet and covers quickly arrived. Totally delighted with them. Prices similar to / cheaper than Shipshape. Being custom made, they're a better fit for the berth too.Duvet is genuinely the advertised Tog - and can be had as a summer weight with the facility to attach a second, heavier, duvet to give full winter warmth. The system works well. Highly recommended. Charlotte is the person to talk to.http://www.jonic-uk.co.uk/shop/243/248/index.htm
 
When I bought Angele, I purchased fitted bedding from Nauteriors. Quite pricey, but still serving me well 12 years on. The Vee duvet is really warm. In fact a bit too warm for Summer, so I bought a lightweight one from a vendor at the Southampton Boat Show. I think it was probably Ship Shape. Very thin, indeed, but that is what I wanted.
 
On the Centaur we used a normal quilt but put one corner down the V end. The quilt is wider up at the head end so gives better coverage. And, the top of the diamond drops down between folk avoiding dropping off the infill so there are no cold drafts down between occupants.

In winter we used the Ikea fleece blankets previously mentioned as an under cover, and I slept with my feet in an unzipped mummy sleeping bag pulled over me like a quilt.
 
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