Forecabin duvet

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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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Always used standard duvets - bit untidy at the pointy end but does the job. Difficult to justify custom made ones unless you are serious liveaboards or just like to show off your interior design taste.
 
Really. Get any cheapo from ASDA or similar. It doesnt matter. No cutting, no worry. It will work. That shape stuff is throwing money away. Spend it on a nice case of red.

Only my opinion, but go on , give it a whirl.
 
I always use standard duvets, light mid summer and heavier in realistic British weather even on the southern English coast, ie most of the time- as I always suffer cold feet ( physically not always in the cowardly sense ) the extra bits at the pointy end are welcome.
 
Tranona said:
Always used standard duvets...Difficult to justify custom made ones unless you are serious liveaboards...
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No, even as fulltime livaboards I can see no sense in paying more for a triangular duvet that's going to work less well; the same with sheets, just buy standard sheets and wrap the excess around the berth cushions.
 
Tranona said:
Always used standard duvets - bit untidy at the pointy end but does the job. Difficult to justify custom made ones unless you are serious liveaboards or just like to show off your interior design taste.
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+1 We used standard ones, the kind that come in two different TOG ratings and press stud together to make one really warm one or can be used separately as temperatures dictate. In summer the thicker one was used as the bottom with the thinner on top, reversed in autumn. We bought king size or bigger too so the widest part of the forecabin was always covered and if one occupant pulled whilst turning over it didn't spoil the other's sleep. The foot ends could be folded with practice to match the taper as well as adding foot warmth..

Here in Florida, who needs covers, but when we return it will be back to plan A above, with the possible addition of an all night dual control electric blanket for mid winters. If we end up with a mobo liveaboard however it may have a proper island bed in the owner's state room, with mood lighting and music and then all options are open.:excitement:
 
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davidjackson said:
We went from a double to two singles. These deal with the excess at the pointy end a bit better than a double, are very flexible and have no drawbacks. No issues "sharing warmth" either, should the need arise :)-
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Ditto; plus I made my own fitted sheets (easy enough with a bit of elastic)
 
davidjackson said:
We went from a double to two singles. These deal with the excess at the pointy end a bit better than a double, are very flexible and have no drawbacks. No issues "sharing warmth" either, should the need arise :)-
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Ditto again. Doubling up at the sharp end provides a bit of extra warmth for chilly toes and the big bonus - the Admiral can't nick it all
 
No forepeak here, but standard single duvets for the saloon-berths.

John Lewis down-filled is yummy - brushed cotton sheets and covers for the colder months, Egyptian cotton for the summer.

Same at home... why spend 1/3 of your entire life in sweaty polyester discomfort?
 
Have a look at Devon Duvets. They custom made a mattress topper for me to fit shape of berth and I had one of their lambs wool duvets too. Cozy and warm, British made but not the cheapest.
 
The shaped mattress topper (not duvet) I bought from Devon Duvets came at no extra cost to their standard size.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. This being a smallish boat - 26' - the vee berth is rather narrow at the pointy end, just 15" or so, and a full size duvet tends to pile up a bit. I used one on my last boat, and had the same issue there.
 
JumbleDuck said:
Thanks for the suggestions. This being a smallish boat - 26' - the vee berth is rather narrow at the pointy end, just 15" or so, and a full size duvet tends to pile up a bit. I used one on my last boat, and had the same issue there.
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Which is why two singles work better. They pile up, but are less inclined to tangle. Jissel's only 24 ft, so sleeping bags pile up as well, on the rare occasions that we've used them
 
I had a similar situation when I lived aboard a 26 footer. I'd been given a V shaped duvet as a Birthday present by my partner (so she said) and it was useless after a few months.

The simple replacement solution was to buy an own brand cheap KS 13.5 Tog duvet from the supermarket, use the old one as a template, took it to a well known High St. chain of shoe repairers who double stitched across the marker pen lines for a Fiver and I cut off the excess between the 1" stitching lines. Worked perfectly and saved at least 60 beer vouchers.
 
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