After finally noticing this, we want to take our Revelation Sleeping Quilt and let it be something new: an embodiment of our community's artistry, expression, and experience outdoors. Our goal here is to showcase that expression, reward artists for their craft, and bring something completely new to EE.
If you would like to submit your original art for a chance to be featured as a future Artist Series design, please read all the following rules and payment info, and fill out the Submission Form below.
Art must be submitted in the following format:
1. 70x58in, 300DPI if using Photoshop, as HD as possible otherwise.
2. Only .JPG, .PNG, or . PDF files will be accepted.
3. Art must be horizontally repeating. To create less waste, fabric is cut to size for each quilt.
4. Design should not have one central focus, since the quilt may be cut at any point across the design vertically.
If your design is chosen to be highlighted as an Artist Series Quilt, payment structure will be as follows:
1. After every 50 quilts sold with the design, we pay the artist $1,000.
2. Designs will be licensed for a certain amount of quilts (usually around 150 to start), guaranteeing payment for the agreed amount. As an example, If we quote 150 quilts, the artist will receive $3,000 broken in $1,000 payments after each of 50, 100, and 150 total quilts are sold.
3. Though it is not 'payment', we would want to set up the product page to highlight the artist and link to other places customers can find the artist, as well as add signaturing to the quilt design.
Sleeping quilts are used as a part of a sleep system that usually includes your tent, your sleeping pad, your sleeping quilt or bag, and base layer cloths. Without each of these pieces accounted for in the conditions you expect to be sleeping in, your system may fail, and your other parts of your sleep system cannot make up for it. For example, your 0° sleeping quilt will not be able to keep you warm if your heat is lost beneath you by having an inadequate sleeping pad..
Quilts use strap systems to attach the quilt to your sleeping pad. This usually includes some combination of either flat straps, or loop straps, which loop around the pad, then attach the quilt via clips..
Both Sleeping Quilts and Bags use temperature rating to measure their level of warmth, meaning that a 20° sleeping quilt should be equally warm (when used properly) against a 20° sleeping bag. In extreme cold conditions, having your body fully encapsulated by a sleeping bag may create extra layers of failsafe for keeping out moisture and drafts.
Because of their ability to be opened and moved within more freely, quilts are generally better for side sleepers. Quilts allow you to sleep more naturally while in blanket-mode, and allow you to choose how secure/tight to your body the quilt sits on colder nights.
Sleeping bags fully encompass the user head-to-toe, while sleeping quilts only cover the most necessary parts of the body. Sleeping quilts lack the hood of a sleeping bag, as well as the insulation underneath your body in exchange for a more highly versatile sleeping experience. Sleeping quilts can be formed as blankets, or closer to full bags, depending on the temperatures and variables the night calls for, while sleeping bags will only wrap around the user fully in the 'mummy bag' fashion.
Why do we keep calling it a Sleep System? Can't I just roll out my sleeping bag and be good?
Why can't temperature ratings all just be the same?! Let's try to make an (unfortunately) long story short.
Make sure you have the best night of sleep possible - body temperature management, caloric intake, & more.