Howdy,
I'm on the hunt for a 20° 3/4 length down underquilt. I've narrowed it down to either a Underground Quilts Zeppelin 20° or a Hammock Gear Phoenix 20°, ideally with multicam outer shell. Did a search but couldn't find any direct comparisons between these two very similar underquilts.
Here are the specs:
Underground Quilts Zeppelin 20° 3/4 Length
- Fill Type: 850 HyperDRY DWR Goose Down
- Fill Weight: 10 oz
- Inner Shell: illume15 DWR shell
- Outer Shell: MultiCam 40d 1.5 oz rip-stop DWR nylon (Epsilon?)
- Length: 55"
- Width: 47"
- Coverage: 2585 sq. in.
- Loft: 2.5"
- Chambers: 11
- Total Weight: 22.55 oz (21.25 oz + 1.3 oz MultiCam)
- Price: $264.95
- Shipping: $19.95
- Total Price: $284.90 (¢11.0 per sq. in.)
- Additional: Draft collars, full channel suspension, removable secondary suspension?, s-biner attachments, 14-18 secondary connection points?, foot/head draw cords, Sil-Nylon stuff sack.
Hammock Gear Phoenix 20° 3/4 Length
- Fill Type: 850 fill premium water resistant goose down (Activ Dry same as HyperDRY?)
- Fill Weight: 10 oz (8 oz standard + 2 oz overfill)
- Inner Shell: ARGON black
- Outer Shell: Epsilon Multicam
- Length: 52"
- Width: 45"
- Coverage: 2340 sq. in.
- Loft: ?
- Chambers: 9
- Total Weight: 19.59 oz (16 oz + 2 oz overfill + 1.59 oz MultiCam)
- Price: $242.00
- Shipping: $10.00
- Total Price: $252.00 (¢10.7 per sq. in.)
- Additional: Draft collars, full channel suspension, secondary suspension, color coded quilt hangers, head/foot end channel draw cords, stuff sack.
To me, it appears that the Phoenix is the better choice.
Is there really anything that makes the Zeppelin worth the additional $32.90 besides the slightly larger size and greater number of baffles?
Is the Phoenix missing anything that the Zeppelin has? Does the Phoenix also have draft collars, full channel suspension, s-biner attachments, 14-18 secondary connection points, foot/head draw cords, and removable secondary suspension? I don't know what "secondary connection points" and "removable secondary suspension" even are.
Are there any real differences in the fabrics or goose down used? It seems they are both using Epsilon Multicam.
I appreciate any comments and suggestions!
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