Comforters and Comforter Sets

One of the components of a down comforter is the baffle box. A down comforter is made up of rectangles, normally squares. Baffle boxes are these rectangles.

On a comforter the baffle boxes are created by sewing the front and back fabric together to form rectangles. The down is evenly distributed among the boxes so as to have uniform warmth and comfort. The baffled boxes allow the down to expand to its fullest potential for the highest loft and no cold spots. This gives the down comforter the appearance of depth.

One of the difference in quality of down comforters is how well the baffle boxes are constructed. For better quality look for true baffle box, comfort lock or end-to-end to insure the baffle boxes are fully sealed. Down comforters with baffle boxes that are not fully sealed tend to have the down move from baffle box to baffle box causing the original even distribution of down to diminish.