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Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt vs Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt is the lighter option — 266 g lighter than the Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15 (38% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15
Weight 434 g · 0.434 kg · 0.96 lb 700 g · 0.700 kg · 1.54 lb
Brand Big Agnes Katabatic Gear
Category Sleep System Sleep System
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt
434 g

Ultralight backpacking quilt with 850-fill DownTek water-repellent down and 227g fill weight. Packable and versatile for three-season use.

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Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15
700 g

15F down quilt with 900+ fill power and a Pertex Quantum shell, packing down to roughly 7 liters for cold-weather trips.

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Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt vs Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL Quilt wins — at 434 g it is 266 g (38%) lighter than the Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15 (700 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest sleep system page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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