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    William Zila
    BPL Member

    @ultralightwillinn-m

    Locale: Albuquerque

    I have some sewing experience tarps a simple tent a bivy but nothing as complex as a quilt I want a 800fp down. Quit in the 40ish temp range with a footbox any patterns out there? What shell material would work best and how hard is it to make ? Also what would 6ounces of 800fp down cost ?

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    William Zila
    BPL Member

    @ultralightwillinn-m

    Locale: Albuquerque

    Or for the temp range would it be eaiser to use synthetic insulation like apex or primaloft since I wouldn't have to baffle it ?

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    John Donewar
    BPL Member

    @newton

    Locale: Southeastern Texas

    William,

    It is not that difficult if you are doing a synthetic.

    Check out this thread on making a synthetic quilt.

    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=46712&skip_to_post=398443#398443

    And if you are feeling adventurous and really want to pursue a down quilt check out this other link.

    http://www.lytw8.com/uploads/LytW8_Summer_Quilt_Instructions.pdf

    Party On,

    Newton

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    Tony Fleming
    BPL Member

    @tonyfleming

    Locale: Midwest

    Hi William,

    I've made both synthetic and down quilts. You will be much happier with the down quilt. Recommend a baffle height of 2 1/2" for most 3 season use.

    Here is another link for instructions:

    http://thru-hiker.com/projects/down_quilt.php

    Tony

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    Jeff M.
    BPL Member

    @catalyst

    You can get 800 fp down for $6.50/ounce here and here.

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    Here There
    BPL Member

    @cowexnihilo

    It sounds like you have a lot more sewing experience than I did when I made my first down quilt, and it still serves me well. There is a lot of good info out there and plenty of people willing to answer any questions you might have along the way.

    Good luck!

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    Blake Lytle
    BPL Member

    @cirrusbl

    Locale: Upstate South Carolina

    I finished my first synthetic quilt a couple of weeks ago, a summer bag with 2.5 oz Climashield Apex and I am right in the middle of a 3-season bag with 900 FP down. If you've already successfully made a tarp and things, then you can definitely make a good quilt. Synthetic quilts are very easy, and so far the down quilt has been rather labor-intensive but not too difficult. Just a lot of long, straight seams. Way easier seams than apparel or some backpack seams.

    I got my materials from Thru-Hiker – Momentum90 nylon, noseeum mesh, and down. They're nice to work with.

    I second the links others have posted. Jamie Shortt's article is great. I've also been referring to the Neatoman quilt article:

    http://home.comcast.net/~neatoman/quilt.htm

    You can definitely make one…go for it!

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