h_ngm_n DIY PrimaLoft Under Quilt

[JohnD]

Wouldnt the tag injector leave annoying little plastic scratchees all over the place?

Re the venting and button hole idea, you could sew No see Um on the inside

[h_ngm_n]

that would work but would need to be planned and not an after thought like I need now.

The way I constructed mine the "quilting" is all between the shell so none of the tag ends would be exposed.

[Scotty Von Porkchop]

Aha! I saw that s thread last week but couldn't get my head around what you actually did! (you used a grid of mesh to turn it into climashield, right?)

It's a cool idea, thanks for sharing, but I have my doubts about how it'll last. I'm pretty new with primaloft (third quilt in) but I found it very fragile. Still primaloft has a buttery gorgeousness that is utterly lacking in climashield, I love the stuff.

[h_ngm_n]

Going for a test drive tonight with the OldDominion Hangers.

[Z0rst]

Saw this in person today. Sweet piece of kit. Love the yellow stitching. Looking forward to the report on how it performed tonight!

[h_ngm_n]

I just wanted to let those interested know that the UQ worked great. I had some issues w/ my hammock forming a ridge from the foot end running down the center of the UQ, which formed a gap. Sure enough I noticed the onset of cold butt syndrome. I couldn't figure out how to get the hammock from not forming that ridge, no matter how I was positioned it was there. Fortunately I had my -20F rated bag as a TQ, so I just wrapped it under my legs and but. That helped alot but I could still feel the cold. I'm not sure what happened, but at some point in the evening I shifted or something and the cold spot completely went away. I was very warm by the morning.

The temp got down to 30F according to a couple of thermometers we had with us. Based on how warm I was when I woke up, the UQ could take me a lot lower....provided I figure out how to eliminate the ridge in my hammock.

Here are more pics of it hung:

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[h_ngm_n]

Aha! I saw that s thread last week but couldn't get my head around what you actually did! (you used a grid of mesh to turn it into climashield, right?)

It's a cool idea, thanks for sharing, but I have my doubts about how it'll last. I'm pretty new with primaloft (third quilt in) but I found it very fragile. Still primaloft has a buttery gorgeousness that is utterly lacking in climashield, I love the stuff.

Thanks Scotty..well you are way more experienced w/ the stuff than me and I do agree the fibers of PL are easily pulled apart. My grid system is "supposed to" basically form the structure that takes the pulling/stretching forces that could separate the PL fibers. This is why I included the mesh tabs around the perimeter of the PL so they could be sewn to the shell, as opposed to using the APEX method which sews the insulation directly into the shell perimeter. If I were to pull very hard on the sides of quilt, the mesh fabric will stretch and ultimately break (not including resistance at some point from the shell material) leaving the PL whole but "unattached" to the quilt perimeter. I somewhat tested the breaking strength of the no seum mesh and it was surprisingly strong. I don't think I ever got it to break by straight outward force, but I was able to shear it after some effort. Granted I didn't go He-Man on it, but I don't expect in normal use the quilt will be subjected to much of those forces.

We shall see though. Time is the best teacher.

[Scotty Von Porkchop]

It's a genius system to quilt it like that, if it lasts consider the method stolen!

[h_ngm_n]

Thanks Scotty. Will see. I'll try and keep updating especially if I run into problems with it.