I am looking for a little bit of advice on a TQ build I have planned.
It is going to be a ~30* TQ of Argon 67, 950FP down, with 2" baffles (using pre-cut 2.5" no-seeum baffle material). Since I am using top end materials and taking the time to do it, I would like to do it right.
I like the idea of doing a differential cut. I initially thought I would do boxed out corners on the shell material to prevent compression when I have it nice and tightly tucked around me. This adds some complication to the build, due to different cuts for shell and liner material, baffle terminations, etc. It also presents some complexity due to the 58" usable width of the material: it is slightly more narrow than what would be ideal to achieve a finished width of 54" with the differential cut. I do spend some time on the ground (alpine and desert outings mostly) so the extra width is a must have for me.
All of this has me wondering: is it worth the extra effort to create a differential cut on the top quilt? Or, should I just simplify things and add additional width to both the liner and the shell to account for the 2" finished baffle height?
Thanks ahead of time for the input.
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