The GOAT of sleep systems just got a MAJOR upgrade

If you look on the quilt for the fast box you have. There is a little clip and loop up from the foot box. If you hook those 2 together you wont get that draft you had. But it does make getting your feet out a little bit trickier. I have 2 of their quilts. I got the synthetic 25 degree with fast foot box and the 10 degree down with the convertible foot box. I purchased the synthetic insulated sheet and the light sheet. The insulated sheet feels awesome while the light sheet is slippery like silk but doesn't feel like silk. I love both of these quilts. I'm very excited to see they are bringing out an insulated light sheet.

I spent 5.5months attempting a thru-hike of the AT last year…and the 10 degree Zenbivy light bed with the convertible foot box was with me the whole way :) Cowboy camped with it, got it covered in dirt, and had a few unfortunate encounters with water getting into the stuff sack, but it NEVER let me down. MASSIVE thanks to Dan for turning me on to this sleep system in his comparison video (Zenbivy light Bed vs. Big Agnes Lone Ranger). Can’t express how much choosing this system helped me to recover each night after hiking for 8-12 hours a day for weeks on end :)

I have a ZenBivy LOVE IT! I am a cold sleeper and I stay warm. It is a 30 degree setup with the full sheet. Always leave the quilt attached to the sheet. Makes setting up faster.

Feels like Emmit had a great time editing this one, and I'm all here for it. Great review Dan, and I'm glad you were able to return to the Grand Canyone and show it who's boss!

I've been using a budget Frankenstein version of the zenbivy. My pad is the REI Helix large wide, the sheet is the Alton goods fitted sheet, the quilt is the Featherstone moondance 25, and the pillow is the wise owl medium pillow. I don't wake up, I don't feel sticky and I've taken this setup down to the thirties with 80% humidity. This is the best sleep system I've ever had and works even better on a naturehike cot.

Thanks Dan@! On our first outing with our ZenBivy Core beds, I experienced a problem... I wore my convertible shorts, which have belt loops, to bed (no belt). I tend to roll around at night and it was unseasonably warm in early Oct. 2023 in Dan's favorite Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, so the quilt was not attached to the sheet. On at least two occasions, these belt loops caught on the hooks on the sheet in the middle of the night; two hooks broke. ZenBivy repaired the hooks for free and shipped it back to me at their cost; I appreciated this, and wasn't expecting it. And no, I likely didn't read the instructions completely so if there is mention about wearing things to bed that can get caught on the hooks, I missed it. Be forewarned, don't wear anything to bed that would catch the hooks. Peace.

I bought the Therma Rest pillow because of your recommendation, I don’t just take it camping, it goes with me EVERYWHERE…including the hospital, love that pillow!!

I've never slept well in a sleeping bag and recently bought a 10 degree Zenbivy with zippers. It's fantastic. No going back.

The Zenbivy light sleep system (sheet, quilt and pillow) inside a Haven hammock is my new preferred system. I used it many times last year and experienced my best sleeps ever while backpacking!

Why would I want a goat sleep system. I would rather have a human sleep system.

Been using my zenbivy for the last 5 years while camping with my sons scout troop including a trek to Philmont and boundary waters. Love it. Very versatile to different situations. The sheet with hood and zip on quilt are all key to that versatility.

I have two. I have a 25 and a 10 both light quilts and 2 sheets, one is the 10degree core sheet that’s 30in wide for car camping, and the full length 10deg light 25in wide. Being able to mix and match depending on what I’m doing is incredible. The new light sheet is only half length, if you want the full length light get it now before the sell out. Love these quilts they’re a game changer

The Zenbivy Light & the Big Agnes Rapide SL are SUCH A PLEASURE!

Thanks Dan. Hope you are doing well. I got a Zen sleep system last year and its the most comfortable system I ever used. Core Quilt Synth 25, Uninsulated Sheet, I got some sort of 2" Hex Pad with reflective tech inside. Slept down to 25 deg, and up to 72 deg ...no problem. Most comfortable and convenient camping sleep gear ever.

I have a genuine question about hiking quilts. Does anyone else feel that they are just trying to reinvent the wheel by trying to make it as close as possible to a sleeping bag without being able to call it a sleeping bag? By the time you add the retaining straps, the foot box, the draft shields at the sides, the hood, the under sheet, and all the other design details that separate it from being just a thick insulated flat sheet (comforter/duvet), haven't you just basically made 90% of a sleeping bag? 🤷🏻‍♂️ the only difference I can see is that you lay directly on your sleeping pad compared to a sleeping bag base between you and the pad. I'm 47, I've been camping since I was a kid and genuinely don't see what's wrong with sleeping bags that needs fixed by adding all the extra complexity, straps, pieces and hassle to assemble modern quilt systems 🤷🏻‍♂️ apart from the obvious argument someone will make of "But it's 57 grams lighter!" 🤣 It just seems like it's 7/8's of a sleeping bag with assembly required

I love my ZenBivey 25 degree lite bed for the warmer Sierra Nevada summers. It took me a bit to figure out the straps/closures, but then I also learned to keep everything attached. It’s comfy and works well for me.

Another great video presentation, Dan, but nope, nope, nope! $1,000?! Yeow! I sleep like a rock in my Browning -10* bag, which is plenty wide at the top and comfortably tapered at the foot. No, it is not for backpacking, but what I use it for, it is perfect. Thanks for all of your great videos, Dan! Thanks to Emmit, too!

My daughter rolls around when she sleeps. This sleep system is fantastic at keeping her contained ontop of her pad and inside of the bag. She sleeps exponentially better with her ZENBIVY setup compared to her old one.

I have both the Light clipped and the Zen zippered 25° systems paired with the Big Ag Rapide pad, and I am 1000% satisfied with them. I doubt I'll be shelling out for that ultralight system though, its just too much money. Zenbivy has a great setup, there's no doubt about that. The day I got my first Zenbivy, I returned my Nemo Disco sleeping bag to REI. I'm sold on the Zenbivy system now. My upgrades will be a 10° quilt and the 30" universal sheet to use with the pad in my Haven Tent hammock.

I bought a small, lightweight zip-up pillowcase for my Zillow Pillow. Not because it feels better, but because I can just wash the pillow case instead of the pillow. Something like that for the Zenbivy pillow might help with the feel as well. And you can just cut holes for the connection points.