I decided to try my hand at this sewing thing, so here's my first sewing project on my $54.00 brother from x-mart. I wanted a over quilt capable of 15 degree temps., but lighter than my 3 lb. 8oz bag I am using now for that temp. I used 2 layers of cliamashield xp 5 oz. The shell is 1.1 oz. ripstop seconds from Thru-hiker. The quilt itself is as basic as they come with no frills to save weight. At 48 in. x 72 in. it weighs in at 2lbs. 4ozs., a bit over my 2 lbs. target weight. I have tried it for a couple of hours at 32 degrees in a t-shirt and light trail pants and was way too hot. The loft is not less than 2.5 ins. anywhere and actually measures a bit over 5.5 ins. when doubled. It may not be pretty, but I think it will work.---John
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