Used the so called 550fp down from Kmart pillows to stuff newly made UQ. Performance has been great. I am starting to see a bit of down fibrers leaking through what is supposed to be downproof 1.1 ripstop nylon. Might that have something to do with to 550fp vs using a higher fp down such as 850?
I use the down pillows for fill in friends underquilts made with 1.1 ripstop down-proof seconds. They get small feathers poking thru all the time when they're packed/unpacked. I had commercial down sleeping bags bleed feathers also. I think it's normal as the 550 down feathers are larger, thus they're able to poke thru. A few feathers isn't a big deal - if it's a lot of feathers then I would be concerned.
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I have the same thing with my DIY UQ. I used the K-Mart $10 down pillow. Some leakage but not bad enough to worry about.
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