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The biggest change would be to use 850 down to save weight and for better warmth. This was an experiment for me to see how these things are made. Now that I see there's no witchcraft involved (no...

Final report of the monster 500 fill weight UQ. Slept in it down to 32* so far and was warm - not hot warm - just comfortable warm. I did notice that it was also comfortable at 45-50*. I still have...

Yes - the noseeum keeps the down from going from one chamber to the next. I believe the noseeum allows you to get the air out when you smush it out into a bag. If you used ripstop - uncoated - (and...

Thank-you CatSplat! I went into it all worried about measurements and such - It's not rocket science. I've learned to trust the numbers more, especially here on the forums (calculators). I made...

Exactly! Picture it like a honeycomb. Once I saw what everyone else did, it took about 45 minutes to sew all the baffles to the second piece. I believe I can make a down UQ in about 8 hours start to...

I've been getting requests for an explanation of sewing the baffles to the second piece of material - I'm not to good at explaining things, but here goes.

I have found that MAD777 and...

The temps got down to the mid 30's a few nights ago and the UQ was very warm. If temps are in the 50's, it's too warm and I start to sweat. Using the JRB type cord locks, the UQ snugs up tight and...

Last night dipped into the mid 40's and the underquilt performed quite well - I was toasty. It's just long enough and wide enough for me and my WBBB. I'm using the simple JRB type suspension for now....

I didn't understand your post till I reread my own - major laugh when I saw it. As a side note - no thongs were harmed in the making of this underquilt! :lol:

Thanks, but it was Fronkeys idea and video on how to. I just weighed the bag, then put down in the bag till it hit the right amount. I didn't know the zip lock bags I was using weighed 0.25 ounce...

And it's all your fault MAD777! If you and several others didn't have such good directions and advice (and time to answer silly questions), I couldn't have done it! Well.......I could have, but it...

Thanks - I hope so, but didn't want to take a chance with the calculator values (used 500 for the fill number). Better safe than sorry. It's gonna be cold, wet and rainy here tonight - good testing...

And we're done! Final loft is a tad over 3 inches. In one of the photo's it shows the loft of the UQ folded double as 7 inches - still needs to be shaken around to evenly distribute the down in...

My helper in this project has given the UQ 2 paws up. Now she won't get off of it without growling at me. :scared:

Thanks! I couldn't find the other brand that everyone gets. There's only 2 Kmarts within 50 miles of me so I got the King Size Cannon brand in the pillow discount section of my Kmart - I took a...

Yes - and it works rather well as a beginner project. I'm happy with it.

I'll finish the picture set when I complete the UQ - gotta tidy it up some.

All in all the entire UQ cost me about $66. Next will be a better UQ with 900 fill along with a top quilt.

Gotta...

Sorry - Mom said I needed to take out the garbage.:D

One tip for when your stuffing the down in the chambers - after putting the calculated amount of down in each baffle --- wait for 15 minutes ...

More pictures of the process.

More pics.

The 1.1oz ripstop is easy to work with if you have a large work area. I used to dining room table that is 72 x 44 in size. I'm too old to work on the floor - knee's hurt.

I rolled...

Here's how I made my first down underquilt. I've built 8 synthetic underquilts - made from IX and Thinsulate, but always thought a down UQ would be a major undertaking. Surprisingly it wasn't. So...