Summer Duvets

What do you have on your bed in the summer?

In the winter I have an ancient 6 tog duvet and in the summer when it is really hot just a sheet with the cotton bedspread I made to match the curtains .
In between is a bit of a muddle .

The duvet is too warm, I sometimes use a blanket but that isn't quite warm enough .

Today I decided to buy a microfibre 3 tog summer duvet .
Can't wait to try it when it arrives. I hope it is worth the money.

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We use a 12 tog duvet during the cold winter months, change it to a 4 tog in Spring. ....... if we have a hot summer, it's usually just a cotton sheet.

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I use a 4.5tog all year round ,can`t be doing with being hot in bed .If it gets really warm we just use a sheet instead .

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I think the 3 tog may be ok for cool summer nights then

When we were on holiday a few weeks ago the duvets in the farmhouse were fantasic, luxuriously thick but light as a feather . They were made of microfiber (tiny fibres like silk) but I am not sure of the tog rating.

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I have a lightweight quilted cover in ivory and pale green for summer and a heavier comforter in burgundy and forest green for winter. Always seem to use lighter darker colours in cold weather as if that makes things cozier.

I don't know what 'tog' is - not a familiar word this side of the pond.

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4.5 tog in summer, 7 tog in winter, though window open all year round!

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You will find an explanation of tog ratings here, Sue

http://www.here-be-dreams.com/bedroom/togs.html

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We use a 9.5 tog in the winter but if OH is cold he puts a folded blanket on his side, I am usually too warm for one. In Summer its a 4.5 one or if its very hot a cotton sheet with a cotton patchwork cover that I made over the top

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Thanks everyone I think 3 tog will be fine for the summer , I get very hot and 6 tog suits me for the winter.

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I have a 13 tog. duvet in winter and a 4.5 tog. for summer. Changed to summer duvet when we had that lovely warm week not too long ago, today I changed back to winter duvet..can't stand being cold in bed!