# Maybe GQ, but: duvets with columns, not boxes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555 "2021-08-12T23:49:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555/1 "2021-08-12T23:49:10Z")

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I am trying to find a duvet/down comforter that only has columns, not boxes, because:

…my first was a gift from an Irish friend brought it to me from Ireland and that is how it was made. I loved it because I sleep hot and I like being able to shake all the feathers to the bottom when it’s too hot and to the top when I am cold. Not possible with boxes.

Them cultured European folk do it like that… does anyone know if there is a specific term for this? Or where they can be found?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555/2 "2021-08-13T02:31:45Z")

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Just on a whim I looked up “shakedown comforter” and got a description similar to what you’re asking for. Never heard the term before, but there you go!

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555/3 "2021-08-13T12:20:30Z")

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[Moderating]  
Yeah, this isn’t really an art form. Moving to GQ.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555/4 "2021-08-13T14:39:47Z")

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What the OP is referring to are “baffle channels” vs. “baffle box”.