I am not in a place to build a quilt yet. I am going to be working on my dl integrated bugnet, but another post got me thinking about the cost of down.
I saw HK2001 post that rsbtr had 700fp 3oz for $20. That seemed cheap and doable for a quilt. So my next question was how much would I need to make a TQ to match my 20 uq. So I went to UGQ (could have been any vendor this is just the same as my uq). They show the flightjacket with 18.5 oz of fill for a 700fp 55" wide. They also show 850fp with 15 oz.
So this is the math I did.
700fp x 18.5oz@ 6.67 = $123.3
800fp x 16.16oz @ 8.33 = 133.3
850fp x 15 @ 12.67 = 190
It would appear to me that the 800 would be the way to go if you wanted treated down. I took the difference between 18.5 and 15 which is 3.5 and divided it by 3. Giving me 1.16. This would represent the declining weight in oz's needed to get from 700fp to 850fp. So 750 = 17.32, the 800 is 16.16 and 850 15.
If my math is right, and also my logic in the declining weight needed, then it looks like you are paying 56.7 for 1.16 oz's saved.
I see Wilderness Logic has 850fp (does not appear to be treated) for 8.75 per oz or if you buy in bulk 8.25 which would be 123.75 or 131.25.
I am guessing it would take about 5 yards of material (say argon 90) $30, 4.25 for shockcord, $13 for baffles, say 2-3$ for cordlocks or buttons if needed. So I am looking at somewhere around 173.25 to 181.5 or 183. Depending on if I wanted 700, 800, or 850 and treated of not treated. 850 treated being 240.
Bookmarks