bats

I never noticed. Duh

MarylandNed

If you're in Ancaster, you have an IKEA nearby in Burlington.

Ailsa n Dave

Went to the Ikea in Burlington today as suggested and yes they do have duvets! They don't show togs but do have weight ratings on them... But oooft! expensive! (compared to UK costs)

Thanks all for the help and info!

Jerseygirl

Try Costco.

Kitslane

hello!!!

I was thinking about bringing my duvet covers & pillow cases (UK King size), but buying new quilts etc over there (in need of new ones anyway!)...So, if a UK King size is a CAD Queen size...we should be good right? Or no...?

Thanks for your help!

Jerseygirl

Yes...you should be OK.

Ailsa n Dave

I'd bring what you have quilt wise if you have good ones... They are expensive here!

Kitslane

fab thanks!

haha well Ive wanted a new quilt for ages as ours are so old, but perhaps I may be better buying a new one here and shipping it over with everything else?!

bats

I would go with the comforter thing. Most people here heat the house at night out of necessity, I have found that UK winter weight duvets are too hot.

Siouxie

Personally, yes I would because it depends on the type of house you are living in and the amount of heat you can afford to pump into it at night as to how warm it will be.

One of those ones that have a summer weight/winter weight that can be put together would be a good buy, perhaps.

I live in an older house with no insulation other than in the roof space and I have a duvet (Canadian) and a comforter on the bed - wear 2 sweaters to bed, socks and track pants and freeze my bits off every night. If I turn the heat up to more than 17c my heating bill almost doubles because as fast as the heat is pumping in it's going back out again and the furnace ends up running constantly.

Just sayin'

bats

Ooer, ee heat the house to 16C and I think that's warmer than my uk house. It is draught fre unless I open a window which I do when it isn't desperately cold. We did spend half the winter with no heat coming in through the duct, now fixed, and then I had extra blankets.

We tried a lower temp but it ended up costing more getting the house back up to a liveable temp when we are at home.

Dotty P

I may be going gaga but I'm sure i was always told to go to bed in the naughty naked buff to keep warm. The more layers, the colder you get. I was told that info by a bloke, mind.

tee1

A UK king duvet is wider than a Canadian queen duvet so with your UK bedding you will have a few inches spare duvet cover on either side of the Canadian duvet if that makes sense. I have this and it drives me mad!! The duvet gets all twisted inside
I'm in the UK now for a bit and planning on bringing a Uk duvet back with me if I can get it in my bag. I don't like the small selection of comforters or covers in Canada (or the price) so figure I'll just shop for new bedding online in the UK when I need it.

Siouxie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedding

MillieF

Bedding drives me bloody bonkers! Over the years I have had several friends from the USA and Canada, who have met and had kids with people from Spain, France, the UK and Germany! I've moved around a bit myself, and now I think what the hell just try to jam it in! It's then that you realise...those extra 2 cms make all the difference!