Looking at underquilts and I'd like to keep it nice and light. I'm looking at getting a summer quilt which seem to be rated, on average, around 40*. My question is how many degrees would I gain for each extra ounce of overstuff?
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Looking at underquilts and I'd like to keep it nice and light. I'm looking at getting a summer quilt which seem to be rated, on average, around 40*. My question is how many degrees would I gain for each extra ounce of overstuff?
IIRC Paul at UGQ's told me each ounce would add few degrees anyways but its hard to quantify. It depends on the person as well.
Typically, with a partial underquilt, one ounce will give about a 5 degree boost. With a full under quilt, that would be about 3 degrees. But, as Bubba said, there are a lot of variable including exact size of the quilt, it's differential cut and the fill power of the down.
I'm not saying over stuffing does not help in temp but I will say my reasoning is that it helps to keep the original rating in adverse conditions. The thickness of a properly made quilt is set by the construction method as well as fill. A proper fill will set the baffles to full loft. An over fill will keep them there if a bit damp.
I bought a Te-Wa and had an ounce of overstuff. Normally rated for 40 degrees he did explain to me that with the extra ounce of down I could most likely get to 32.
Well I had the opportunity to test that the other weekend when it got down to 35. When I got it dialed in I was perfect! (I am still an UQ newb)
Thanks everyone...I was hoping that an extra ounce would allow me to get down to the mid 30's. This has helped a lot.