Diy Down Camping Quilt

As promised from the blog entry on my diy sil nylon tarp i m back to report happily on my diy backpacking quilt which weighs a fraction of what a sleeping bag does and packs down splendidly.

Diy down camping quilt.

Step 2 assemble. The double black diamond down throw is a 60 x 70 down comforter with a nylon cover that weighs 15 oz. The down camping quilt has box stitching to keep the insulation in place. Take thicker thread or yarn and with a large needle pass the yarn down through the quilt to the other side.

Fluff the quilt so it gains a loft of about 2 inches. Nemo siren down ultralight quilt. In this guide we highlight a wide range of winners the very best backpacking sleeping. Knot the yarn on top of the cardboard.

Sew a new seam along the length of the quilt about 25 inches. The warbonnet diamondback is a down quilt made using warbonnet s constriction point baffle pattern that uses a series of constrictions in the baffle pattern to isolate both halves of the quilt reducing downshift and letting you position overfill where you want it the most. It s insulated with 700 fill power down and you can usually buy them on amazon for under 40. Divide this by the fill power of the down 700 in my case to get 9 ounces of down.

I bought two when i saw them on sale at bed and bath for 20 each. There is a simple formula to detrmine the amount of down you will need for your quilt. My quilt measures 45 x 70 x 2 of loft giving it an area of 6300 squared. Area x inches of loft fill power of down ounces of down needed.

The nemo siren down ultralight quilt is with a weight of 540 grams even lighter than the sea to summit ember eb iii quilt but on the other hand also less insulated it has a lower limit rating of 1 c. Cut and discard the extra fabric. If a bag checks all of those boxes and you can comfortably sleep in it you ve got yourself a winner. Shake the down and squeeze it so it goes to one side of the quilt.

If you need a large backpacking quilt for any reason the king size cloud 9 comforter might be the best choice for you. It also has corner ties for versatility. Sorison large ultra warm puffy camping blanket hammock top quilt and stadium blanket for cold weather weatherproof down alternative 4 5 out of 5 stars 41 68 73 68. Place the cardboard strip edgewise on the top of the quilt in one top corner.

After the tarp build this was a relatively simple project. The best down backpacking sleeping bags and down camping quilts all exemplify the following three traits 1 warm 2 lightweight and 3 affordable. The quilt has a super lightweight shell which is made of 10 denier ripstop nylon and treated with dwr in order to repel water rather than absorbing it.