Costco Quilt Idea - Transferring down

[FJRpilot]

On plus side, after much squeeze, shaking, pushing, pinching, dropping, and vacuuming into pantyhose, I managed to get 150g...a bit over 5 oz...without getting divorced or kicked out of the house.

So I have to ask, if you were to guess, is this 650 fill power, or something greater?

[Wanderlost]

It's advertised as 700 fill. I would honestly call it that too. That being said, there is a disclaimer on the throw itself that says at least 80% down. I did see a small feather or two, but it's good stuff for he most part.

[FJRpilot]

Snowball posted a great photo showing the difference between the different fill powers in this thread. differences in down.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...d.php?t=120231

You can pick up 700 fill power down for about $90 a lb from "downlinens" which works out to about $5.50 an ounce. Or $27 for 5 ounces. About the cost of one of the Costco quilts. I know that spending $90 seems like over kill, but your time is worth something and having the extra down to stuff into 2-3 more quilts making each capable of going to 30 degrees or so, seems like a pretty good investment.

[eviscerate3]

So, just for fun I've decided to make it into a baffled underquilt. I'm going to completely seam rip both blankets. Remove the down. Cut the second throw to use as baffle material. Sew in the baffles and fill it up. Temp rating and baffle height will depend on quantity and quality of down. Any thoughts? I know it seems kinda overkill. I just think it will be fun to make a nice baffled quilt for a total of 20$. I'm a bit concerned about losing down thru the stitch holes but not sure how it will work out.

[campergf23]

After it's built put it in the dryer at low heat. That's should seal up any stitch holes preventing down loss.