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    Jennifer Mitol
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    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    I've never made anything myself (since maybe 4th grade…) and I'm going to try to tackle a quilt-to-pad attachment system as my first project. I've found grosgrain ribbon, but now I'm looking for center release buckles (or another kind that lay really, really flat…). Any ideas of a source?? I don't know enough of the suppliers to find any…..

    Thanks in advance!!

    #1930906
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there
    #1930912
    Jennifer Mitol
    Spectator

    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    Thanks Ken!! That's perfect. There's enough stuff here that it might even change my idea a bit.

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    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Their customer service is top notch as well. They will also adjust your postage rate. So don't expect to pay as much for shipping a few light items.

    #1931014
    Sam Farrington
    BPL Member

    @scfhome

    Locale: Chocorua NH, USA

    Try The Rain Shed, at http://www.therainshed.com/Hardware.htm
    They have the heavier type. Would not recommend the watch band type for any BP use I can think of – too fragile.

    #1931267
    Sean Rhoades
    Member

    @kingpin

    Locale: WV

    The light watch band buckles work just fine for quilt to pad connections. Most quilt manufacturers use them in their pad attachment system.

    #1932145
    Amy Lauterbach
    BPL Member

    @drongobird

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I got my center release buckles http://www.owfinc.com/hardware.html — part GCR3/4. The ones from Quest look identical. They work just fine.

    I also got my gros-grain from OWF. Be careful about using gros-grain from your local fabric store, since gros-grain refers to the weave and not the material. If you buy from one of the outdoor suppliers like Quest or OWF you'll be fine. Even with the gros-grain from OWF, it is thin enough that it crinkles under the center release buckle; it works just fine, but you have to be a little deliberate when you slide the buckle along the ribbon to not let the ribbon scrunch up.

    I posted photos of my quilt-to-pad system, here's the link in case you missed it.
    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=69689

    In that post I focused on a double quilt, but should have said that the system would be great for a single as well. I've got a Nunatak single quilt, and it uses the same materials (gros-grain and center-release-buckles) to pull the quilt together underneath you — but IMO it's better to attach it to the pad instead so it doesn't migrate when you roll.

    Amy

    #1932725
    Jennifer Mitol
    Spectator

    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    Your post was my inspiration. It looked easy enough to do, but seemed the best way to snug the quilt wherever I wanted and still be able to get out.

    I should have the stuff by the weekend and will give it a try. Thanks again for the pictures…made it easy to try to figure out.

    #1956913
    Amy Lauterbach
    BPL Member

    @drongobird

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Jennifer,
    I updated my original thread with this info, but thought I should share it here in case it's useful to you.
    Quest Outfitters sells gros grain ribbon in FIRM or SOFT. When I tried the SOFT variety, the buckle causes the ribbon to wrinkle and frumple. I've now built with FIRM gros grain and it is significantly better.
    Amy

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