DIY synthetic quilt set

[echinotrix]

Dear Hangers,

I made a set of synthetic quilts. For the TQ I used the pattern from DIY Gear Supply, the UQ was made following the exhaustive tutorial of Arowhead Equipment.

The TQ has paracord sheaths to tie a foot box and close the quilt on the upper end. The draw cord holes are centered and sewn as buttonholes. The UQ has loops at its corners that act like a secondary suspension.

The TQ is made from 3 oz/yd^2 Apex, the UQ from 4 oz/yd^2.

The shells are made from low priced 0.9 oz/yd^2 calandered rip stop nylon provided by extremtextil.de. It's only available in red, but I actually like the color. If I want to add some stealthiness I use a black underquiltprotector.

The TQ weighs 535 g (18.9 oz), the UQ weighs 600 g (22.1 oz).

This is the top quilt:

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And here is the under quilt:

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Really was fun to make them - except for cutting the fabric, which always is quite exhausting.


Roland

[kitsapcowboy]

Those look great. I like the way you rigged your UQ secondary suspension so that it shuttles along your primary suspension shock cord. I am inspired. GGWP.