Hi all-
I'm just about finished with a potentially androgenous down sleeping bag quilt. My target all along was a 12-ounce sleeping bag. As it stands right now I'm at 11.8 ounces, but I still have to stuff one baffle (about 0.6 ounces), add the zipper (0.5 ounces) and decide whether or not to add a draft tube (.75 ounce?).
I mocked up the pattern from a bedsheet and tried it on several times–it fit great! Then I made the real deal and stuffed it with down, and I gotta say it's a snug fit–and boy, Lynn, I was surprised by how much shorter it got!
The way I see it, I have a few options:
I could try using the thing as a quilt, eliminating the draft tube and zipper. But I do really prefer bags and find them overall warmer.
Just not use the draft tube?
To make it a little less constricting, I could add a hybridized draft tube/ expansion panel for the zipper. (Add maybe 2" in girth.)
Also, I would probably have this thing finished if I weren't being brain-dead about the zipper. Got the continuous zip from Thru-Hiker, and for all my futzing about I can't seem to get the slider started onto the zipper. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your thoughts!
