Is a down filled duvet worth the £££s?

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I have an attic bedroom with no roof insulation, just old slates, and I wake up practically frozen to the bed.

Toying with the idea of a down filled duvet and have seen some for £50 in tkmaxx.

Will it be worth the money and keep me warm?

I love down filled but since buying one have had it pointed out to me that collecting the down is a cruel process. I'd want to find out more before buying another.

I will glady share my keeping warm secret. We live in a house with a bedroom window that allows snow to get into our room - I kid you not.
So I bought a 3-1 silent night duvet, polyester, off ebay new for £35!! Factory second I suspect.
Flannelette top and bottom sheet +pillowcases.
I promise you getting up will be challenging.

Isn't the same tog rating the same warmth whether down or synthetic? I don't buy down because of the ethical issues.

Double checked and its Slumberdown @£30.99!!

Yes they’re absolutely worth it. Like Goldmandra says I’d have to find one that’s ethically harvested though.

Have you thought about wool duvets? I stayed at a friends house and there was one in the guest room. It was heaven. I never wanted to leave. Might be a bit more expensive than down though.

I like the weight of down.
For warmth I think synthetic are as good.
If I use the synthetic one I always end up with a knitted blanket on top.
Electric underblanket?

I also feel bad about down, but I do think down is warmer. How about an electric blanket.

Ethical down with a fleece blanket on top.

Electric blanket + brushed cotten top and bottom sheets + wool duvet (highest tog you can get).

But you need your roof insulated. (Or to move if that's not possible.)

No. Get a wool one. I LOVE mine.

I would never buy down anything after reading about the cruel way they get the down.

We have a wool one. Would never go back

Electric overblanket on overnight setting. Far better.

I bought an ethically sourced goose feather and down duvet from Aldi before Christmas. We’ve got a superking sized bed and I paid £49 for it. It’s lovely

We went to a holiday cottage last year and slept under the most divine duvet imaginable. It was so lovely that we came home with a photo of the label and got one for home! It's a Dorma forever full duvet, and it feels like down but is fibre. It's incredibly warm and it's got a lovely weight to it so it doesn't move around at night. DH wanted the 15 tog but I refused to go higher than 13.5 and it's really really warm as our house is cold at night.

Brushed cotton sheets (i.e. "flannel") are what you need. Brushed cotton sheets, duvet cover, pillow cases. High tog duvet. Perfection.
And a hot water bottle for your feet.

I have a wool blanket over the top of my duvet, btw, and my hot water bottle is still warm in the morning!
Cheap, pure wool blanket from IKEA.

Yes brushed cotton will help with warmth.

The only thing is I would stick with a seperate top sheet and duvet cover. I recently made OH a king size duvet cover out of two top sheets (he prefers just a duvet cover) and it was so bloody heavy it took three hours to dry. It now goes on a radiator

No I bloody hate mine. It seems to contribute massively to dust and feathery fluff all over the place. I sort of love it for comfort but it is a higher maintenance option than my cheap synthetic ones were.

Better than brushed cotton... Teddy bear fleece duvet cover and sheet. It's 100% synthetic which I don't mind at all so long as I'm warm (usually in my synthetic fleecy PJs too).

And the snug duvet of your choice.

Get a wool duvet from Baavet

www.baavet.co.uk/baavet-wool-bargains

Environmentally friendly, ethically sound, natural etc and very bloody warm! Look in their bargain box and go for the heaviest you can afford.

If you can see the underneath of the roof tiles from inside then you are basically sleeping outside (thermally speaking) and your bedroom doesn't meet building regulations for fire or heat insulation purposes - if you're renting then it's illegal, if it's your own house then you can get government grants for insulation (check with your energy supplier)

Wool is so much better and no geese will have been harmed in the process

Absolutely not worth it for the birds.

We have a feels like down type of duvet but those wool ones look lovely.

An electric blanket might help, too.

I own the house, only just moved in a few months ago and didn't realise how cold it would get! My dad will be helping me install insulation but he lives 300 miles away so not in the very near future.

I went to TK Max and bought a wool duvet for £50, same price as down.