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My completed 20 degree 850 down quilt.


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  • #3506322
    kristen t
    Spectator

    @kristenandseth-2

    it’s 6.5 feet long and 58 inches wide. I used 15 ounces of 850 down. I used hyperd1 for the fabric. This was my first project. I’m currently working on a apex quilt and making a mock up of a hyperlitemountain gear 2400 wind rider. I would like to work on it this weekend, but I’m not sure what kind of stitches they are using. If you would like to look at the pics of a hyperlite 2400 and tell me the stitch they are using, that would be awesome. I’m going to do a kind of live update from drawing to cutting and sewing log of the project. Here is the link to the hlmg post. It would be really cool if you wanted to check it out and help me with the kind of stitch. Thanks 

    #3506397
    kristen t
    Spectator

    @kristenandseth-2

    I haven’t made a bag for it yet. What size dry bag or roll top bag would you make?

    #3506401
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Link is missing.

    #3506407
    Jeff McWilliams
    BPL Member

    @jjmcwill

    Locale: Midwest

    Nicely done!

    #3506516
    James Marco
    BPL Member

    @jamesdmarco

    Locale: Finger Lakes

    Well, living here in NY, water is ALWAYS expected whenever I head out. I would simply get an eVent/compression bag to carry it. Size is very important to me with my small ~35L packs, so, the dry bag will also compress your sleeping cloths (long johns/socks) and down jacket. It fits nicely into the bottom of the pack. BTW, I have dumped it in my canoe, done some inadvertent swimming, and hiked for a few days in steady drizzle without getting my bedding wet.

     

    #3506547
    kristen t
    Spectator

    @kristenandseth-2

    https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/myog-hyperlite-2400-questions/     

    Here is the link to the project of the hyperlite 2400. If anyone wants to help with what stitching it is. I forgot to post it. Thanks Ken

    #3507414
    Craig B
    BPL Member

    @kurogane

    Looks GREAT in the pics!  Are you happy with how it came out?  Any problem areas or things you would do differently in hindsight? And of course, what’s the total weight?!

    #3507433
    Danny Milks
    BPL Member

    @dannymilks

    Locale: SF Bay Area

    Great looking quilt! Nicely done and thanks for sharing. It looks like it tapers at the foot area a bit – what is the width there?

    #3507442
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Nicely done – two tone stylish, sewing, the sequence of pictures that explain what you did,…

    I gave an answer to your stitching question.

    I made a silnylon bag for my quilt.  Make sure and seal seams.  Inside this bag, inside my pack protects the quilt, I’ve never notice it get wet.  Make it as small as possible that you can still easily stuff it into. then compress this inside your pack.

    #3507491
    R
    Spectator

    @autox

    For your stuff sack size, check out what various manufacturers use.  The primary consideration is quantity of down.  Your 15oz of 850pf is equivalent to 14oz of 900pf, and Zpacks puts that in a 6″x12″ dry bag.

    http://www.zpacks.com/quilts/solo-quilt.shtml

    Nice work!

    #3507538
    Lester Moore
    BPL Member

    @satori

    Locale: Olympic Peninsula, WA

    Great work Kristen, it’s good to see that a baffled quilt is within reach of a MYOG novice. Did you find the quilt difficult to make, and did you follow any particular plans, instructions or a pattern?

    #3507546
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    BPL even has a full article on MYOG quilts with baffles, written ages ago (early 2009).

    Cheers

    #3530530
    Guy Bouchard
    BPL Member

    @gbouchar

    Where did you got your packaged down? I built myself a down quilt several years ago but don’t remembere where i got mine. It was so easy geting in already packaged.

    Thanks!

    #3530533
    Garrett P
    BPL Member

    @ghikercook

    Great Job

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