When we think of down comforters, we automatically get warm. Since childhood we have associated the fluffy downy feathers of the eider duck with cozy warmth and soft security. Do you feel the same? Did you know that down comforters can also be light and airy in summer? With which duvet you feel completely comfortable and secure depends on the warmth class of the duvet that suits your warmth type and the season. What you should know:

You probably know the feeling: you’re visiting friends and you’re freezing in the guest bed, even though you’re wrapped up to your neck in the blanket. Or is grandma’s heavy duvet in the guest room much too warm for you and you replace it with the lighter bedspread while you sleep? Everyone’s need for warmth is very different at night. Anyone who shares a bedroom with their partner knows it from direct experience: even if the optimal sleeping temperature in the bedroom is between 16 and 19 degrees, not everyone feels comfortable under the same duvet. If the large duvet you share is too thin for you but too warm for your partner, choosing two duvets with different heat ratings in the future can certainly help you feel better together.

Duvets are traditionally divided into five different warmth classes from 1 (ultra light) to 5 (very warm). Often you will also find the division into high summer duvets, summer duvets, all-season duvets and winter duvets in the trade. Because for some people a summer quilt is warm enough even in winter, while others find their winter quilt just right in midsummer, we like the now common division into warmth classes better:

Heat class 1 – ultra light

Ultra light duvets are perfect on hot summer nights. While our southern neighbors settle for a bed sheet in the summer, you may prefer an extra light duvet. Those who have their bedroom in the attic or on the south side of the house often do not have sufficient cooling for a restful sleep in summer, even with forced ventilation. Ultra-light summer duvets made of cotton or silk are perfect for the holiday home in Spain or the penthouse in August. If you freeze easily and are not only looking for your duvet for a few days a year, you should opt for a higher warmth class for the duvet.

Heat class 2 – light and airy

Category 2 blankets are light and airy! Just right for warm summer nights. If you sweat easily at night, you should find your duvet comfortable all year round with this warmth class. While camel hair, silk, or down comforters in this category aren’t warm, they’re great for snuggling up in and daydreaming on cloud 7!

Heat class 3 – medium

Not too warm and not too cold is this warmth class of the duvet, which meets the warmth needs of many people. The down duvet is light and yet warm. If your bedroom isn’t too cold even in winter and you don’t tend to sweat, this duvet could become a cozy all-rounder for the whole year. High-quality duvets today often use camel down fibers because of their particularly temperature-regulating effects. These blankets can warm or cool you as needed, even if the temperature fluctuations in your cozy bed are rarely as strong as in the home of the desert ships.

Warmth class 4 – good warming

Down duvets that are warm enough for winter usually belong to warmth class 4. Here, too, it depends on your personal sheep behavior and your individual need for warmth. If your partner likes to tilt the window at night, even in winter, you could even freeze under a comforter with warmth class 4. In the bedroom, which is at 16 – 18 degrees, this well-warming duvet made of sheep’s wool or down is usually enough for you even in the cold season.

Heat class 5 – very warm

If you freeze particularly easily, you will feel comfortable with a duvet in heat class 5 in winter. When you come home after a bitterly cold winter day, you long for warmth and comfort. Not only in the mountain hut can it get clammy and uncomfortable at night in the sparsely heated bedroom. Cuddly warm feel-good blankets are then a real treat. Even if your partner is an outdoor enthusiast, these down comforters will keep you warm. If you sweat easily at night, you should better look for an alternative.

Even if a bedroom temperature between 16 and 19 degrees enables particularly restful sleep, this is not always possible. During the so-called tropical nights, the thermometer in the bedroom rarely drops below 20 degrees. It’s usually much hotter. Then, paradoxically, a cooling duvet is sometimes better than none. In winter you need a blanket that will keep you warm enough. With the warmth class of the duvet, you have it in your own hands how well you can fall asleep and sleep through the night. Cozy down duvets are often warm and light at the same time: the perfect all-rounder for a little more sleeping comfort!

The federiko blanket – cozy premium down comforter

Warmly wrapped in lightness and at the right temperature – with the federiko duvet you are well equipped in cold winter or warm summer nights. The 35 individual compartments of the cassette quilting prevent the filling made of 90 percent down and 10 percent Class I feathers from certified German companies from slipping. Here, too, the outer shell is made of 100 percent cotton and has not been bleached for the sake of the environment. The noble, white decorative cord gives the ceiling an elegant touch.

The practical all-season quilt was created for all those who would like to keep it uncomplicated and do not want to change their quilt depending on the season. If you like it particularly warm in bed, we recommend the cuddly warm version and with the airy, lightly filled summer version, you can sleep perfectly air-conditioned even on warm nights. All three duvets are available in the standard size 135x200cm and in the oversize 155x220cm. Choose your favourite!

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