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    Down Pillow Harvest Question

    I am looking into making my own UQ. I have a couple of old (30+ yrs) down pillows that are just taking up valuable storage space. Could I use the down from those old pillows for my UQ filling?

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    Sure could. I would weigh it before hand and use one of the calculators listed to see if you will have enough to make it worth your while.

    The fp will most likely not be that high though. Most older down pillows I have seen had quite a bit of feathers in them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewB View Post
    Sure could. I would weigh it before hand and use one of the calculators listed to see if you will have enough to make it worth your while.

    The fp will most likely not be that high though. Most older down pillows I have seen had quite a bit of feathers in them.
    That's true.

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    I was going to ask if they are down pillow or feather pillows, but it looks like that question has already been raised.

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