Originally Posted by
Hamish
So I just finished using this method on my underquilt and let me tell you, it is absolutely amazing. Taking a break before I sew it up. This is my second DIY project with down. The first being a topquilt in which I used the shop vac method with some mesh.
The method is great as is, but I did make a few changes that I found sped it up a bit. Like Drifter, I fist harvested all of my down into a ripstop bag I made. The changes I made were during the transferring of the down to the UQ. Instead of measuring the down into a separate container by weight, I just put my entire bag on the scale and sucked what I needed out by weight. I tried the original method but found it to be just a bit too messy for me. The second change was the way I blocked off all of the other baffles that weren't being loaded. Instead of using close pins, I used 2x4s with weights. I inserted the blower into the chamber I was loading and then put 2 boards on each side as tight as I could. I then anchored each board with dumbbells. I found that the boards and the weights were enough to prevent the UQ from blowing off. Likewise, the 2 2x4s pinched tight prevented the blower from backing out as well as preventing any down from escaping.
The whole thing was very quick and mess free. There was hardly any prep time. Again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the OPs method, I just wanted to share what I found worked for me. Thanks again Drifter for the method, you really made a frustrating part very easy.
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