Friends, I need your help.
I made a top quilt out of 1.1 Down Proof ripstop. I used two colors (Green \ Brown), but the brown (supposedly down-proof) ripstop is allowing down to escape through the material.
- Is there anyway to "Down Proof" 1.1 calendared ripstop material?
- Any cleaver fixes for replacing the bad fabric?
- What would happen if I sewed another layer of down-proofed ripstop over this one?
Thank you for your help!
- William -
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. - Psalms 119:9
Can't help with a fix, but would really like to know where the brown came from.
My knife is so sharp it cut the sixth finger off my right hand!On the plus side, Inigo Montoya no longer hunts me.
+1 on where it came from.Originally Posted by jeffjenn
I am waiting for the vendor to get back to me. So far, I have purchased a lot of material from this place with very good success.
Right now I would like to focus on a resolution. Any ideas?
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- William -
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. - Psalms 119:9
from what i know there is no real way to fix it.... it might stop after some use
but i know one vendor has 2 types of brown in ... one DP and one not DP ...
maybe you clicked on the wrong one or got sent the wrong stuff ?
or it could be just bleeding some... i mean how bad is it
if it's just one here or there i wouldn't worry about it... if it's a lot then i would
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
Is the color brown or coyote brown?
Maybe sealing it with thinned sil? Not sure how to apply it though, or how much it would glue the down to the fabric...
"Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda
Mistakes are made, sometimes by the customer, sometimes by the retailer. In the latter case, his margin should be sufficient to cover mistakes and losses.
(There is an established outdoor fabric vendor who is very explicit about where responsibility rests for testing "down-proofness" of a particular synthetic fill.)
Why should other HF members risk getting fabric unsuitable to their purpose? Where's the loyalty to the membership?
I received a response from the vendor:
- He has offered to provide materials for a replacement shell.
- He also suggested spraying the fabric with a water-resistance fabric spray to see if that would help
- He will be testing the fabric to see if there is an issue with the entire batch
- I invited him to comment on this thread
Bottom line, he is standing behind his product, and is actively working to resolve the issue. I will have no issues ordering from them again.
Before I break it down, I will spraying the fabric with a water-resistance fabric spray to see if there is an improvement. I am a little concerned with this approach because I don't want to harm the down and don't know how long it will last.
Anyone know how to remove the down from the quilt to add to the new one?
Thank you for you help
- William -
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. - Psalms 119:9
I heard, have not tried, to put some no-see-um in between some extenders to your vac hose and try to suck the down out of your old shell. Also, try to operate in a tent so that no down will disappear and, use a new bag in your shop vac just in-case. check with others b4 trying. good luck
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