Can't quite quit the CATQUILT

[Lonely Raven]

[Stavros]

Oh my!
That last one was very good!
Have to show this thread to my wife..... she has 2 cats.....

[tight-wad]

Getting back on track...

Your quilt looks great! Congratulations on taking the cattail idea to a finished project.

Have you tried it in the wilds yet? Any comments on warmth/ inches of loft similar to down warmth/loft?

[A.Bottoms]

sorry for digging up an old thread but im dieing to know if you ever tested this

[Mugen]

sorry for digging up an old thread but im dieing to know if you ever tested this

I am wondering too. Thanks for plucking an old thread out to show us.

[captaincoupal]

I am wondering too. Thanks for plucking an old thread out to show us.

Me three. I wonder how it will work for dealing with moisture.

[Deadphans]

Pretty cool stuff. Its awesome to see this done. Another wall broken.

HF is science, I tell ya.

[c0wb0y_hubs]

At this point the cat tails may have decomposed, but I'm curious how the quilt worked.

[Beckyinma]

Hey Warmsoda, did you end up testing this UQ? I'm curious about down alternatives.

[WarmSoda]

I never did take it outside. I considered it a failure for several reasons. Firstly was because of the weight, but as others have said, not everything has to be backpacking weight. Secondly was because the fluff is very clumpy. It would rather clump up into balls than lie in a uniform patten. This leads to large gaps in the insulation. If someone was still interested in following this idea I would suggest a very fine quilting pattern to keep the fluff from bunching and clumping. I built my quilt with long tubes just like a down quilt, but once compressed the fluff never returned to shape, but rather just stayed compressed. I hope this helps someone.