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The best down comforters for spring & summer.

As the days grow longer and the temperatures higher, we’re often asked, “What is the best down comforter for spring and summer?”

Ounce per ounce, down is the best insulation material for a comforter. In fact, it’s ability to breathe makes it an ideal choice for even warm evenings. It’s never clammy like a polyester filling.

We recommend that you choose a light down comforter for summer with high fill power but low fill weight. What is fill power? It’s a measure of the quality of the down. Specifically, it’s the number of cubic inches that a single ounce of down occupies. Down typically ranges between 500-800 fill power. Higher fill power leads to greater loft per ounce or fluffiness. In the winter or cooler temperatures this is important as the enhanced insulation keeps you warmer. However, in the summer, it’s critical because when the ability to loft makes the down seem lighter, and higher lofting down is better able to wick moisture away and keep you cooler. In other words, higher fill power down is more comfortable than lower fill power down.

What is fill weight you ask? Fill weight simply refers to the number of ounces of down filling contained within your comforter or your pillow. As one adds more ounces of down to your comforter, it will keep you warmer. So for the summer it’s best to have a have a down comforter with lower fill weight. Go ultra light!

Supercomfort.com has a wide range of light warmth down comforters that are suitable for warmer climates, for spring and for summer. Look for “ultralight” or “light warmth” or “summer warmth” or “light-weight” in either the product description or look at a specific comforter and its drop down menu that displays the size-weight options.

For example, all of our Light Feather Goose Down comforters have summer warmth options. The Pacific Coast ® Grandia Oversized Down Comforter has light weight options available in both queen and king sizes. For the finest comfort, we have top of the line 800 fill power goose down available in ultra light comforters with the Premium 800 Fill Power Down Comforter - White Goose from Lajord Colony, the Paradise Hungarian Goose Down Comforter - 800 Fill Power by Daniadown, and the Silk 800 Fill Power Goose Down Comforter, Salzburg by St. Geneve. They are perfect for warm evenings in summer as they are extra light in warmth, closer to what might call a blanket. And don’t forget our Down Blankets which can be ideal when one wants a single light layer above when sleeping.

For further information check out our Down Bedding Buyer’s Guide. Always protect your comforter inside a duvet cover.
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Silk Comforters for spring

Here in Seattle, spring has made a sudden appearance. Only last week, it was snowing. However, today it’s sunny, with temperatures in the upper 60s. The forecast is for rain tonight and tomorrow, so we’ll have to enjoy our brief sunshine while we can.

This time of year, we often get asked about what comforters and blankets or fill weights are best for warmer temperatures or year round. Many people, whether by habit or comfort, seek to have at least a light blanket layer over them while sleeping. So in spring, with warmer temperatures, it’s usually not as hard to keep warm as in winter, but staying comfortably warm without stickiness or clamminess remains just as important. For this reason, we continue to recommend natural fibers for their superior breathability. Blankets made of polyester or other synthetic materials can lead to uncomfortable clamminess and uneven body temperature. Silk and down comforters remain superior options for comfort. Both silk filled comforters and down comforters are available in lighter weights that are suitable for spring. I’ll discuss the silk options in more detail today.

Our silk filled comforters are made from stretching the silk into thin layers and placing hundreds of these layers on top of each other in order to create the filling. The full/queen comforter may need 140 layers while the king size needs about 200 layers. Some 30 silk cocoons may be required per layer, so a king size, silk filled comforter may need 6000 cocoons for only the filling. The result is an exceptionally comfortable comforter that is hypoallergenic, soft, breathable, and suitable for many climates. By adding higher amounts of silk layers, the winter warmth comforters are created while the spring/autumn comforters have less silk filling. People sometimes shy away in winter from silk comforters if they have extremely cold conditions as the silk filled comforters don’t have the very high thermal insulation found in the top of the line goose down comforters. But it’s this light to medium warmth levels found in silk comforters that makes them ideal for spring. By providing breathable insulation, silk is known for seeming warmer in winter yet cooler in summer. The All Silk Comforter by Empress Silk is popular for offering the comforter in both lighter (spring/autumn) and heavier (winter) warmth options, and for making the comforter in both regular and oversized dimensions. DreamSacks makes a 100% Silk Comforter that’s available in a variety of sizes including a convenient throw size that’s perfect for napping or watching tv. Most luxurious of all is the Crimson Royal 100% Silk - Comforter by Ashley Lin Home which is richly decorated with Asian inspired traditional designs and is part of a matching ensemble collection. For a more economical option, consider our Silk Filled Comforter - Cotton Covered by Silkqueen. What’s distinctive is that while the inside filling is 100% silk, the outer fabric is cotton. We recommend that you always use your comforters inside a duvet cover anyway to protect your comforters and extend their useful life. Inside duvet covers, the silk covered comforters and the cotton covered comforters feel essentially the same.