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    K C
    BPL Member

    @kalebc

    Locale: South West

    Pertex GL quilt with a 3/4 zipper and drawcord footbox, the hole in the bottom can be "plugged" in quilt or sleeping bag mode. The separating zipper allows the quilt to open up into blanket mode. I still need to put some mods on it. Baffles made with .7 oz/sqyd Ultralight Insect Netting, they were about 2".

    Length 75"
    Width 56" at top
    Weight 17.65oz
    Fill 11oz 900 fill down
    Loft 3-3.5"

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    #2068976
    And E
    Spectator

    @lunchandynner

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    That's done really really nice work! GL is some nice, shiny fabric! My Xenon jacket uses the same color Pertex GL!

    #2069041
    Amy Lauterbach
    BPL Member

    @drongobird

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Nice looking quilt. Congrats!

    #2069181
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Awesome! That's the prefect 3 season quilt. I love it.

    #2069957
    Mark Andrews
    Member

    @buldogge

    Locale: Midwest

    Very nice Kaleb… When are you gonna start taking orders?! ;)

    I'll take mine 6-8" longer…

    TIA
    -Mark in St. Louis

    #2070363
    Steven Diogenes
    Spectator

    @stevenn

    Nice! You beat Zpacks weight. Their ~70in 56in with 9.9oz fill is 16.4oz. Add two oz fill to equal your 11oz and it's 18.4 at 70 inch length. You also have a full zipper and draw cord and didn't use cuben baffles. How'd you beat it with the same materials?

    I calculated 70" for their X-long because they say it wraps around the neck of someone who is 6'5". 7in for the head so 77-7 = 70in.

    What did the materials cost?

    #2070372
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Pretty nice, looks great.

    #2070408
    K C
    BPL Member

    @kalebc

    Locale: South West

    Thanks for the kind words. It took me a long time to make and about $200
    I forgot to mention that the inside is not Pertex GL, it's from ti goat, old 7D which is lighter, and my zipper is the same length as zpacks, just on the bottom 3/4. My goal was to make a knock off ZP sleeping bag without a closed foot box. I planned on using less down but added more to make the loft amazing like a Katabatic quilt.

    #2070418
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Old Ti goat 7D

    AKA Nobul1 ?

    I have a down sleeping bag with Nobul1 lining and it leaks a little down. Maybe it leaked more earlier and less now. Probably good enough but next time I'll use something different

    #2070432
    K C
    BPL Member

    @kalebc

    Locale: South West

    I had this saved for a few years, either 7D or nobul 1? Material does not leak down plumes, only feathers, so quality of down is essential.

    #2070434
    Tim Marshall
    BPL Member

    @marshlaw303

    Locale: Minnesota

    7d was from before Nobul1. Its a nice fabric much more downproof, ripstop grid, lower weight. But the last batch I had didn't breath for crap.

    -Tim

    #2070448
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    "Material does not leak down plumes, only feathers, so quality of down is essential."

    I used 850 FP down, I think it was from Wildernesslogics

    Maybe it leaked more initially because they were feathers, but now most of the feathers next to the fabric are gone so it leaks less.

    That must mean you need more down-proof fabric for lower fill power down.

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    M F
    BPL Member

    @swimming

    this looks awesome! wish i had your skills :)

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