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Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag

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

Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag is the lighter option — 150 g lighter than the Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt (21% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag
Weight 700 g · 0.700 kg · 1.54 lb 550 g · 0.550 kg · 1.21 lb
Brand Katabatic Gear Therm-a-Rest
Category Sleep System Sleep System
Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt
700 g

Premium 900-fill goose down sleeping quilt rated to 15°F. Features perimeter strapping system and variable loft adjustment for versatile temperature regulation.

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Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag
550 g

Premium ultralight sleeping bag with 900-fill hydrophobic goose down. Rated to 32°F (0°C) with mummy fit and draft collar for warmth retention.

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Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag wins — at 550 g it is 150 g (21%) lighter than the Katabatic Gear Sawatch 15F Quilt (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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