$100 Pertex 800 fill top quilt

**Boulderman** · 10-03-2011, 18:07

Just ordered one from Dept of Goods. I'm excited to try it out! It is a few pounds lighter than my current sleeping bag...

**SamyK** · 10-04-2011, 13:09

Originally Posted by SamyK

Could this bag be converted into a winter quilt? If so how much down would it take to take it to a Zero rating?

Thanks

Anyone with any ideas how low I could take this bag with some overstuffing?

**Strung out** · 10-04-2011, 14:02

Originally Posted by SamyK

Anyone with any ideas how low I could take this bag with some overstuffing?

hard to say, I could guess that the baffles are around 2" tall

**icedfire477** · 10-04-2011, 15:18

Just got my top bag in the mail. Opened up the package and immediately started with surgery...

Cut a slit down the back to around 3 inches from where the footbag starts...heat-sealed the edges with a lighter...tied a knot to reinforce the slit, and heat-sealed the knot.

I let my girlfriend crawl in to test it out, and now I'm not sure I'll ever get it back it's so comfortable

**Boulderman** · 10-06-2011, 12:28

I got mine and it is a great little bag! I performed the surgery on it, but wish I had left the area around the drawstring intact, and just cut the slit. I will probably sew back a few inches by drawstring - this will still allow easy entry while in the hammock but keep the sides snug around my shoulders.

**scorpio516** · 10-06-2011, 16:28

You guys are evil! Convincing me to spend $100 on a bag to cut up...

Originally Posted by begleysm

Oooo I am very strongly considering picking up one of these things!

They have it on the normal backcountry.com site as well for the same $103.98 price. 22 left in stock at the time of this writing.

For anyone with a Bank of America account... If you go to additup.bankofamerica.com & search for "backcountry" you can get 6% cashback which brings the total down to $97.74 shipped (free shipping over $50 @ backcountry.com).

I read the whole thread and this looks like a good way to get a good 3 season top quilt for cheap... plus it looks like fun!

I'm gonna sleep on it and consider ordering one tomorrow

Sean

Good tip! Thanks

**SamyK** · 10-07-2011, 00:22

Originally Posted by Strung out

hard to say, I could guess that the baffles are around 2" tall

So probally bring it down to a 20 degree quilt with the 2 inch baffles

**itsjustbusiness999** · 10-07-2011, 09:20

If you threw in some down pants and a down hooded jacket you could prob pull b/t 5-10 degrees extra, and assuming a 35 rating which seems consistent from ppl that have had it that cold isnt bad, and would save you some additional surgery

**DemostiX** · 10-10-2011, 10:08

Not much supply left for me to throw out this question:

Who among you have checked into converting these to a 20 degree underquilt?
40 inches of down-covered width. Check.
Rightl ength for full size UQ Check.
7-8 oz of down. Check.

**AaronAlso** · 10-10-2011, 12:56

Originally Posted by DemostiX

Not much supply left for me to throw out this question:

Who among you have checked into converting these to a 20 degree underquilt?
40 inches of down-covered width. Check.
Rightl ength for full size UQ Check.
7-8 oz of down. Check.

I'm ordering mine tonight or tomorrow. I'll probably end up with one of the last 5 available. I don't really need it; I'm buying it solely for a DIY project. My plan is to put a #3.5 zipper in the footbox seam, add primaloft to the flaps after the back is cut open, and make this into a T/UQ.

Will it work? Certainly
Will it be easy? Probably not