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Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow vs Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20

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

Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow is the lighter option — 649 g lighter than the Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20 (92% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20
Weight 59 g · 0.059 kg · 0.13 lb 708 g · 0.708 kg · 1.56 lb
Brand Sea to Summit Sierra Designs
Category Sleep System Sleep System
Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow
59 g

Lightest backpacking pillow at 2.1 oz. Compresses down to baseball size for ultralight trips.

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Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20
708 g

Ultralight down quilt at 708g. 14.8oz of 800-fill water-resistant DriDown, 20-degree rating.

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Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow vs Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow wins — at 59 g it is 649 g (92%) lighter than the Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20 (708 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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