Hey guys, this is my first post! As the title reads, I am trying to make a relatively lightweight quilt, but for my purposes value versatility over weight. I will be using this quilt over the course of 4-5months in the Caucuses, Mediterranean and the Balkans (drier climates ranging from 30F-40F to 50-60F at night). I will have a tent and some kind of inflatable sleeping pad (TBD). I am 6'1", 180lbs and a very warm sleeper.
So far I know I will be using a half-tapered design with 80" of length, ~50-55" of width at the shoulder, a griptease closure at the footbox. I'd like to be able to open up the quilt to use as a blanket when couchsurfing. To do this, I'm thinking of using buttons for the bottom 1/3 of the taper.
Materials – Leaning towards Argon 67 or 1.1 ripstop nylon for the top shell, noseeum baffles every 4-5", and 850 FP down, shooting for 2ish inches of loft(http://wildernesslogics.com/850-White-Goose-Down-850-Down.htm).
Now some questions:
1) For the liner, has anyone heard of using polyester microfiber? (http://www.rockywoods.com/Fabrics-Kits/Lightweight-Polyester-Fabrics/Tropicali-Polyester-Microfiber-Fabric-Retro-Kona-Vine ) Its quite heavy (4oz/yd), but I'm a nude sleeper and tend to get quite damp in your typical tafetta/nylon lined bags. Thought of buying a bag liner but that would defeat part of the reason I want to have a quilt–being able to sprawl and stomach sleep without getting tangled up.
2) any alternative fabrics you can think of that would be a useful fix instead of polyester? Have you worked with the fabric and how does it handle?
3) For my purposes, do you think Argon 67 or 1.1 ripstop would be better and why?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Erik
so many options!
