It was a good looking quilt, too. Recommend using red velcro if you use red shell material...
It was a good looking quilt, too. Recommend using red velcro if you use red shell material...
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IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER
Next time. Have some more down ideas, but I moved somewhere that doesn't see the deep freeze in winter.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
Originally Posted by Coffee
which machine did you get?
TAK, you on the payroll?
For a dedicated TQ, I wouldn't want a rectangle quilt. Too much wasted material from the waist down (IMO)
Not hacking on JRB, but there are plenty of other options and not everyone wants the same stuff.
HYOH
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What would be ideal for a TQ then? I need to upgrade my top insulation for the Northern Hang next month. I want something pretty light weight, warm and good quality but not at the ridiculous price of a Western Mountaineering bag. My bottom insulation is a 3 season Yeti.
The popular shape is a trapezoid (or coffinish)...depending on your height, weight etc.
A general size would be head end width 48" tapered to the foot end at 30", 78" long.
You can save about 2-3 oz in down weight alone (winter weight) tapering the quilt down.
Your ideal size my vary.
"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~ Socrates
Not on the payroll. JRB stuff is multi-use by philosophy. Narrowing the foot would preclude use as an UQ, or at least make it less workable. I'm guessing you'd save about an ounce and a half to narrow a standard No Sniveler from 48in to 38in from the waist down. If I were going to make one, I'd likely do that. Since NO ONE ELSE has bothered to make a wearable quilt, I'll just continue to carry the "weight". If you wanted to narrow your own, it would be really simple to do. A slight increase in thermal efficiency from the smaller footbox would likely be an added improvement.TAK, you on the payroll?
For a dedicated TQ, I wouldn't want a rectangle quilt. Too much wasted material from the waist down (IMO)
Not hacking on JRB, but there are plenty of other options and not everyone wants the same stuff.
HYOH
Last edited by Take-a-knee; 09-08-2009 at 14:48.
I really subscribe to the K.I.S.S. approach to a lot of things and quilts is one of them.
One can save a good deal of money by DIY and I applaud those who do. OTOH, you could just write a check for a good quality, multi-use product and then go on with life. That's what I chose to do when I purchased my JRB Nest and No Sniveler and I haven't looked back.
Some day I may need to worry about an ounce or two here or there, but as long as I am carrying 25+ more pounds around the waist than I should, the extra ounces on a well fitted supporting pack aren't that big a deal to me.
Now I like DIY and enjoy playing with stoves and am about to embark on some tarp, snake skin, and stuff sack production and when I gain confidence there, may move up to down. In the mean time, I'll use the gear I have or what I pick up on sale, at thrift stores, or on here.
My Grandma from an old 1960's singer for me at her sewing machine repair shop for around $250 I think. Works great.
Oh and you don't want a red one. Red is a horrible color.
I have only saw one other red one, I like the idea of having a color most peoplee don't.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
RED and black is what I want
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