The notion that you even need comforters
in the summer is a bit contradictory. I am one of those people
that generate enough internal heat, that most of the night
I just need a bed sheet. My husband on the other hand, would
complain loudly if I confined him to just a sheet. When I
am happy with a lightweight silk
comforter, this man is piling up the arctic down.
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The article is for the middle of the roadsters; those
people who neither have an internal furnace nor walk around with
cold feet even in summer.
Basically I think there are three really nice comforter
choices and one runner up.
1.
For those of you who like hypoallergenic down, choose the
Harvester
Hypodown Southern weight comforter (starting at $344.95).
The 800 fill is the best quality. We use the Hypodown
Arctic weight in the winter and I can attest to the quality
of these lovely comforters. They are beautifully made and
the fill does not shift around. Put a good duvet cover on
this comforter and it will last for years. See our previous
review on this line of comforters.
2.
For those with intense feather allergies or who have Multiple
Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), I would go for the Euphoria
lightweight wool comforter (twin size starts at $325).
I have always avoided wool comforters as they seemed to weigh
a ton and I prefer warmth but without weight. Much to my surprise,
I found the new lightweight Euphoria wool comforters to be
as light as a down comforter. The fact that this comforter
is also organic, is icing on cake. It is well made and wool
is a wonderful fill as it wicks away moisture in summer. A
good wool comforter will last for years. I was so excited
when I came across this comforter, I immediately ordered one
for my guest room bedroom where I go when my husband snores
too loudly. I have to confess that I like it a lot and think
it is worth every penny. I still have not figured out how
they get that wool to be so light in weight. I am told it
has something to do with the quality and purity.
3.
For sheer featherweight warmth and luxury try the Imperial
Delight Silk comforter (from $289.95). Silk comforters
were our discovery last summer. We have learned a lot about
them in the last year especially how to distinguish between
them in terms of quality of silk and workmanship. The Imperial
Delight comforter is our current favorite for the purity of
the mulberry silk strands (very few "knots when you hold
it up to the light) and for the manufacture, which looks like
it will last a good long while if used with a silk duvet cover.
I sleep with a Ming
Dynasty comforter in summer, which I love but it is a
bit more fragile in the way it is fabricated. A silk comforter
is a sensuous luxury and I was reluctant last Fall to take
my silk comforter off my bed and replace it with down for
the winter, as I had reveled in its lightness all summer.
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First Published: Memorial Day, 2003
Updated: April 2007
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