What's going on with Kick *** Quilts?

**Exploriment** · 01-28-2008, 17:17

Hi everyone,

Just curious as to what's happening over at KAQ. Can't seem to access the website and messages to Black Bishop haven't been responded to.

Did I miss a major announcement?

**Coffee** · 01-28-2008, 17:30

Good question. BB dropped off and went MIA sometime this summer.

**BillyBob58** · 01-28-2008, 19:01

I got an e-mail from him a month or 2 back, saying he was not doing any production right now, but he would let me know when he fired back up.

**pure_mahem** · 01-28-2008, 21:01

You can't even kick your won a$$ over there, did he shut the whole thing down?

**angrysparrow** · 01-28-2008, 21:02

I spoke to Bishop about 3 weeks ago when he mailed me a tarp. He's still around and lurking, but I don't think he's done any quilt production for a few months now.

The KAQ website does still seem to be accessible for me. I think that it's still hosted by the previous owner, rather than Bishop, though.

**Exploriment** · 01-28-2008, 21:55

Thank you all for the responses.

That link works for me. Wonder why it didn't for more than a week. If Keith can't do it that's fine. I have been back and forth on whether I should tackle one myself or just get him to make me one. I guess I'll have to take a deep breath and give it a shot.

Thanks again for your assistance.

Thomas

**Take-a-knee** · 01-28-2008, 22:47

I think Patrick hosts the KAQ site himself, and sometimes it is down 'cause he's working on it.

**Coffee** · 01-29-2008, 01:49

Originally Posted by Exploriment

Thank you all for the responses.

That link works for me. Wonder why it didn't for more than a week. If Keith can't do it that's fine. I have been back and forth on whether I should tackle one myself or just get him to make me one. I guess I'll have to take a deep breath and give it a shot.

Thanks again for your assistance.

Thomas

I think it is a really doable project. If not how about a down one?

**Exploriment** · 01-29-2008, 09:56

Well just like I've been waffling about whether to make one or whether to have someone make it for me, I've been debating with myself whether to make it a synthetic or down UQ.

I've been coming down on the side of down (heehee). It's lighter and more compressible, and I already have a bunch of it. The fear I'd always had about it having no insulative value when wet is to my mind a bit of a red herring. I don't see much chance of it getting wet as long as sensible precautions are taken.

Now the question is, can the KAQ design be readily adapted to a down fill rather than a synthetic fill? Is there anything different I'd have to do in order to fill it with down?

I've done a lot of sewing, but more pouches and the like out of Cordura. Never anything large like this.

Now maybe someone would be kind enough to answer another question for me. I have 30 yards of 1.9 oz Marpat and 20 yards of 1.1 oz Marpat. I want to tackle a catenary tarp, a quilt and an underquilt. Would it be doable to use 1.9 for the part of the underquilt that faces out? I realize it'll add some more weight, but I like the idea of it offering some more protection from the wind and possibly even from damp. Not to mention that I have a lot more of the 1.9 oz.

**Cannibal** · 02-06-2008, 15:58

I've been trying to get onto the site for a couple of days now, but it just keeps timing out. Maybe Patrick is having some server problems.

I'm pretty sure I've got a PDF version of the instructions on my computer at home Exploriment. If you want me to email it to you tomorrow I'd be happy to do so.