Winter Down Quilt ?'s

[Red Wing]

What's the most likely fillpower of my target winter down comforter, anyone wanna venture an educated guess? I remember getting the Winter Down vs. the regular down comforter, I assume it would effect the fill power but I don't know what either would be. We never use it and the ol' lady was about to throw it out I decided I'm gonna save myself the $200+ and use what I already have but everything about this project is new territory for me. Like, how much down will a kingsize comforter get me? Enough for a full UQ? HELP!!!

[jbo_c]

If she's willing to part with it, probably 550. I scoped some out in the store the other day just because I was there and you can get a quilt with 800fp in it, but they're $300+. My guess, if she's willing to let you hack it, she didn't pay near that for it.

550 is pretty common in stuff like that.

Jbo

[Red Wing]

No, I actually bought it about 4 or 5 years ago for around $100. Do you think a king sized comforter would have enough down for an UQ? Do you think it's worth it for 550fp?

[Red Wing]

ty btw been hopin' someone could help me out with this.

[KerMegan]

you might be able to rig something to use it as is(at least in the backyard, for testing purposes..)
UQ's tend to be length x width x loft/thickness then divide by fill power (if known) to estimate amount of fill needed.
i.e. picking some generous numbers, 40x70x3=8400 cubic inches, so/550 (cubic inches filled per ounce) means you'll need 15-16 oz of down for a decent chance of being warm in the winter with 3 inches of loft underneath you, recalling always that YMMV depending on weather, humidity, metabolism, clothing worn, food eaten recently, etc..KM

[MAD777]

I would think that there would be plenty of volume of down in a king size comforter. The only "down side" (sorry) would be the heavy weight due to the low fill power. For comparison, I think kermegan's estimate is good, but I just finished a down UQ that's also 3" thick and the entire thing, including suspension weighs 16 ounces, using 800 fill power down.

Of course, if you are car camping, all this is a non-issue.
Either way, you definitely have yourself a bargain!

[Red Wing]

Thanks KM, that little doozy there will be the gift that keeps on giving

Appreciate the cuckle MAD Yeah weight's not a huge concern for me. Lug around a 60lb pack for a few months and a 25lb'er will seem like a fannypack. I've actually been makin' cuts in weight where I can to my pack after a recent wilderness trip but I have to be realistic about what I can afford to spend on hobby stuff, for now. It's definitely a bargain worth an extra pound in my pack.. the real question is if I can actually sew it together