Non-motoring > Duvet or sheet and blankets?	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: L'escargot	Replies: 56

Tue 19 Oct 10 09:38   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - L'escargot

Even if you use a duvet size larger than the bed size (i.e. a king size duvet on a double bed) the duvet isn't long enough and you end up with your feet uncovered. We prefer sheet and blankets securely tucked under the mattress. I believe the Queen has a similar preference. What's your preference? Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 09:55   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Mapmaker

My preference is for uncovered feet. They are my air-cooled radiator. Just like a 2CV. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 09:56   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - madf

Duvet with king size blanket on top tucked into bottom of bed. Simples... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 09:59   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Zero

Mine is long enough. You must be pulling yours up to far Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 10:02   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - R.P.

Either that or he's longer than you Z. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:02   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Zero

He cant be longer than his bed now can he. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 10:03   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BiggerBadderDave

"Mine is long enough." Short rse Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 10:35   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Runfer D'Hills

I like my feet sticking out. Can't be doing with being tucked in. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:02   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - madf

Depends who's doing the tucking... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:13   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Perky Penguin

I have a normal double bed and normal duvet but keep it all pretty much in place with a very large cellular blanket, which provides another layer of warmth and then a very large "throw" which reaches down to the floor at the foot end and both sides. Nothing moves around much and no draughts - job done. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:32   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Redviper

I like a duvet only, I never have sheets anytime of the year, and i like my feet to stick out the bottom or the sides. But i like to be completely covered up at the top with the duvet with just my nose sticking out so i can breathe. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:34   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - R.P.

Light "summer" duvet - feet (naked) out. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:38   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - WillDeBeest

Some of us are very nearly long as the bed. (Long term goal is a 2.2m bed but they sell in tiny quantities at prices that reflect their scarcity.) Duvet occasionally lets the feet get cold, but tucked-in blankets cramp the side 13s uncomfortably, so the duvet has it, with a blanket tucked loosely over on the coldest nights. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:39   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Redviper

>> Some of us are very nearly long as the bed. Im 6'3" and my feet stick out, becasue im taller than the bed is long - so i dont have a choice but i like my feet stuck out. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 13:16   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BiggerBadderDave

"Im 6'3" and my feet stick out, becasue im taller than the bed is long - so i dont have a choice but i like my feet stuck out." Me too. But my bed is some awful modern designer job that has a kind of wide wooden perimeter shelf all the way around. It's useful for coffee cups, shot glasses, wine glasses, liquor glasses, beer glasses, tv glasses, mobile phones and half a dozen tv remotes but very painful on the feet. I have a pillow wedged in at the bottom so I can overhang in comfort. We've got two duvets on at the moment and I love being in bed. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 13:19   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - R.P.

That made me laugh... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 13:26   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BiggerBadderDave

I finally decided the pillow was essential after I had some kind of nightmare and kicked out in my sleep, right onto the edge of the wood and woke up in agony. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 21:13   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - MD

Me too, still chuckling!! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:39   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - WillDeBeest

Some of us are very nearly as long as the bed. (Long term goal is a 2.2m bed but they sell in tiny quantities at prices that reflect their scarcity.) Duvet occasionally lets the feet get cold, but tucked-in blankets cramp the side 13s uncomfortably, so the duvet has it, with a blanket tucked loosely over on the coldest nights. Edit: Oops. Long arms too - hard to keep fingers under close control. };---) Last edited by: WillDeBeest on Tue 19 Oct 10 at 11:42 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 11:53   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BobbyG

King Size Duvet on Double bed. I sleep with the whole right side of my body, from my shoulder to my toes lying on top of quilt and the left side under it. One pillow only, 2 hurts my neck Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 13:15   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Netsur

How? Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 13:22   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Runfer D'Hills

>> I sleep with the whole right side of my body, from my shoulder to my toes lying on top of quilt and the left side under it. That some kind of non-invasive / passive contraception thing Bobby ? In other words, by the time you unravel that lot the moment has passed ? :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 16:53   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Mapmaker

>> >> I sleep with the whole right side of my body, from my shoulder to >> my toes lying on top of quilt and the left side under it. >> >> That some kind of non-invasive / passive contraception thing Bobby ? No, it's to make escape easier in the event of fire. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 17:29   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BobbyG

>>That some kind of non-invasive / passive contraception thing Bobby ? Humph, never heard of the barrier method??? Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 21:11   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - MD

Send me a drawing........sounds good!! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 12:39   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Roger.

"I believe the Queen has a similar preference." Yes, but Brenda has a flunky to make her bed. Last edited by: landsker on Tue 19 Oct 10 at 12:41 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 14:41   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Tooslow

Another King size duvet on double bed. I couldn't go back to the child-hood memory of being pretty much pinned down by the sheer weight of blankets. Real luxury was the woollen one crotcheted by my mother from spare bits of wool. Boy that was warm. But then we had no central heating, no double glazing and the curtains were regularly frozen to the windows (can you hear the violins?). These days I guess you'd not need as mnay blankets because the house is warmer. I'll stick with the duvet though. It's about time to switch from the summer half to the winter half. John Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 14:51   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

I have about a tenth of a Duvet... Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 15:00   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Tooslow

I know that feeling. Cats have nine tenths? John Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 15:37   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

Cats have four fifths and we get a tenth each on opposite sides:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 17:13   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - madf

>> Cats have four fifths and we get a tenth each on opposite sides:) >> >> Pat >> Never mind. What you lose on the cover, you gain on the fleas.. who keep you warm by enforced scratching.. If you look at a cat's ears, 99% of them have fleas and/or ticks there... ... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 17:33   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

Don't forget the earmites, or the fact that everyone's bed has bed bugs either! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:57   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Crankcase

I'm more worried about the eyebrow mites we all have, that travel down to your eyes when you're asleep to get a drink from the edges. But hey, everyone has to make a living. Last edited by: Crankcase on Tue 19 Oct 10 at 20:58 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 15:25   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Perky Penguin

Thread drift - never underestimate the benefits of a really good goosedown pillow to go with whatever duvet or bedding that you favour Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 15:59   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Bellboy

feet out for me at all times just like doing an early movie Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 17:42   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Bagpuss

We have a 2m bed, 2 x 90 cm wide mattresses and a duvet each as is the norm here. I hate getting to a hotel room and trying to figure out how to make sheets and blankets work. I also now struggle when I stay in the UK and have to make do with a single ginormous double duvet. Having one each is much more comfortable. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:18   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Dave_

>> Im 6'3" and my feet stick out, becasue im taller than the bed is long - so i dont have a choice Likewise... but I've had a double to myself for the last year and a half so I end up sleeping diagonally. Kingsize duvet too. I hit 6'3" by the age of 12, so my folks bought me a single 6'6" bed :) Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:26   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Iffy

I'm surprised at the number of people who profess to like exposed feet. Not keen on cold tootsies meself, so it's a duvet augmented with a loosely tucked in blanket. Same script at Iffy Towers and the caravan. One thing no-one's mentioned is changing duvet covers. Not a job I like, so remind me never to open a B'n'B. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:28   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BobbyG

Are you supposed to change them? Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:30   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Iffy

...Are you supposed to change them?... Pal of mine spent either two or three years in the same house while he was at uni and didn't change the bed. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:38   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - -

Brass king size bed, goosedown duvets and goose feather pillows and 100% cotton covers and pillows only. Were recommended a particular mattress when we bought the bed, it's about one and a half times as thick as a normal mattress and is the most comfortable, being that bit higher is so much better too. Couldn't go back to blankets again by choice, and the electric blanket has to be the best value luxury there is. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 20:43   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - R.P.

Marks and Spencer duvet covers have useful apertures near the top (closed end) so you can pull the duvets in by the ears as it were - makes changing them a breeze... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 22:06   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Manatee

>>Not keen on cold tootsies meself, I suffer with cold plates. Not mine though. Chuffing icy they are. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 05:26   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

It's not an easy job for someone who has a problem gripping things but I've solved it now. It was on mr pda's 'to do' list for Sunday while I was working, along with peel potatoes, peel swede for later in the week, and adjust Bertha's chain! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 06:14   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - swiss tony

Here is an 'easy' way of changing duvet cover..... place duvet on bed, folded in a Zed shape, what will be the top edge uppermost. have cover turned inside out, from the inside reach up and grab both upper corners. place your hands (still holding top corners) onto the top corners of the duvet. through the cover, now hold the top corners of the duvet. lift off the bed, and shake the cover over the duvet, (may help if you have an assistant) when cover in place, place duvet on the bed, do up the poppers, zip, hold the bottom corners, and again shake. hopefully the duvet will now fill the cover correctly. I have a landing that allows me to do this procedure over the stair, and makes it even easier. with practice you can do a kingsize single handed without too much hassle. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 07:57   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BiggerBadderDave

"Here is an 'easy' way of changing duvet cover..." Here is an even easier way - "Darling! Change the duvet cover will you?" Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 07:58   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

It works for me Dave, perhaps you're better half should try it. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 19 Oct 10 21:09   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - MD

>>I believe the Queen has a similar preference. >> NO Queen's in this bed. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 10:13   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - madf

Duvet changing is easy.. takes three minutes with two people and two minutes with one person.. Only wimps need instructions...:-) Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 10:53   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Old Sock

Duvet. As an aside, does anyone still prudishly wear naff pyjamas in bed? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 11:23   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - CGNorwich

You can't beat one of these: www.woodsofshropshire.co.uk/shop/pyjamas-and-dressing-gowns/mens-night-shirts/magee-of-donegal-nightshirts Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 12:30   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Pat

I can just picture Humph in a Magee Royal Stewart tartan nightcap:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 12:42   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - VxFan

>> As an aside, does anyone still prudishly wear naff pyjamas in bed? I wear my birthday suit. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 13:30   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - madf

I am not discussing my nightly attire on an open website. The RSPCA would sue me for cruelty to bats. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 14:25   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Roger.

I am much more comfortable - purely in a physical sense - if I wear Jim-Jams to bed. The only exception is high summer - but then we have our aircon in the bedroom set at 22 C. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 20 Oct 10 17:48   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - BiggerBadderDave

I favour a white t-shirt and boxers in bed. I never sleep in the nuddie, even after sex I put by boxers back on. And why is it, that despite an infinite number of possible positions, a casually tossed pair of boxers will always land skids-on-show? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 21 Oct 10 12:54   Duvet or sheet and blankets? - Fursty Ferret

Duvet on king-size bed. Never had a problem with cold feet, and duvet is big enough to fold under my feet anyway if I want to. Didn't realise blankets and sheets were meant to be tucked into the end of the bed; I find the pressure on my feet really uncomfortable. Any hotel that does it can expect to find the whole lot on the floor each morning. :-) Reply to this message | Report message