Here are some pics of my first underquilt. I used one layer of 5oz Climashield insulation. I "overstuffed" it with an additional 1oz of climashield by making the insulation layer 6 inches longer than the shell and shifting the insulation evenly throughout the length of the quilt. That worked pretty well, though I'm not sure it'll make much difference.
Another thing I did was make it so the outside shell has a "pillow top". I did this by making the outside shell two inches longer and two inches wider than the inner shell. When sewn together, this does two things:
1. It makes it so that no matter how tight you pull it, there is no stress on the insulation.
2. It ensures that there is always a minimum of one inch of "free space" for the insulation to loft into. The shell layers can't restrict the loft.
The pillow top idea worked very well and did exactly as I'd hoped.
Final dimensions are 45" x 59". I'm five feet eight inches, so I guess that makes it a 59/68ths underquilt. That makes it truly one of a kind.
Now let's see if I can post the pics.
Right before the "moment of truth" all layers sewn together.
Just about to start turning it rightside out.
Halfway there.
Rightside out and laying flat.
A better pic of the whole quilt.
Here's a pic of how my "pillow top" idea worked out.
Haven't gotten to hang with it yet, but I'll post a couple of pics with it installed. I'm doing a weekend section hike of the approach and a short leg of the AT in March, that'll be the first real use with it after my test hang.
Sorry the pics are small. My phone was all I had.
Jbo
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