Originally Posted by
tjm
I have been looking buying a TQ / UQ set.
One criteria I came up with was calculating the volume based on the quilt dimensions [L x W x Baffle Height] and comparing it to the volume based the amount of down provided [down oz x down fill power].
Ratio = [oz down * fill power] / [l * w * t]
Ideally the volumes would be the same and the ratio would be 1 or 100%
I understood that wasn't practical and expected to see slightly less "down volume" than "fabric volume". And, for the vendors that listed the required values, that is what I found.
On most models, if I paid to have one (1) oz of overstuff, the extra down puts put the "down volume" slightly higher than the "fabric volume". Changing the ratios from 92-95% to 98%-103%.
The spreadsheet does suggest that none of the quilts needed 2 oz of overstuff since the values go from 98%-103% to 106-111%.
I don't know if the extra down will only make for a cosmetic difference by making the quilt look puffier since some of the extra down isn't going to fully loft anyways.
I am hoping people could comment on whether they felt overstuffing is worth the extra investment.
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