Those EE quilts look interesting but expensive. I've no issues with the cost as someone has to sew the things together but our "pooratech" approach for our last two North America trips and a couple of Euro ones was via a double bed size goose down duvet that came from freecycle.
People throw this sort of stuff out all the time and after having it cleaned it's been perfect. I'm not sure I'd use it with snow on the ground but we've used it between about 2-3C and 23C night time temps without issues - wrap it round when its cold and kick it off when its hot. Being goosedown it packs really small and we just bundle it into a waterproof stuff sac together with a couple of sheets (Aldi/ Lidl/ Ikea) to cover the mats for transport.
I have to admit it wasn't my idea and was a bit dubious when it was first suggested but it's been great. The half a dozen "real" sleeping bags we have are kept for when it gets seriously cold.
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