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Thanks genixia

When you sew the rolled hem does it close the baffles? Or do you leave the ends of the baffles open so that down can shift from one baffle to another?

Yep I was going to do a channel for shock chord in the head / toe ends, but not on the sides, on the sides I'm just going to add loops to attach the quilt to the hammock tie outs.

So I'm about halfway done my UQ, and have a question I haven't been able to search out an answer to. How do you finish then ends of the baffles? Do you leave them open, and just sew the quilt closed...

Thanks for all the replies. My down showed up yesterday. I'm impressed with Thru-Hikers, and Wilderness Logic's shipping speed. I'll be starting this weekend. Here's the revised design:

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yep trying to make a 40deg

Got my fabric in, and I'm planning to start construction of a DIY underquilt soon. I'm pretty new to this and thought I'd run things by people here. I'm using Momentum 90MR for the shell. I mostly...

I haven't used Katabatic, but outdoor gear lab seems to like them:

http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Ultralight-Sleeping-Bag-Reviews

I went with a Hammock Gear 40 for my top quilt, weights less,...

Aside from the possible issues with the down getting damp, and taking twice as long to dry, would cuben also reduce loft if you used it as a lower shell?

Decided to just make a 40deg down full length underquilt instead. 7oz of 850fp down, box baffles, and Momentum 90MR, I figure it should end up in the 14oz area, give or take an ounce. Now I just have...

Thanks, that was a much more detailed reply than I was expecting, useful math

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Would a Thermarest Neo Air XLite work for September in Shenandoah (lows in the mid 50's)? I'm an average sleeper, the bag temp normally matches my comfort zone. I'll be taking a HG Burrow 40...

Hi, I'm Dave. In my youth I did a lot of hiking / backpacking, then took about a 10 year sabbatical from it. Last year I was trying to figure out what to do on vacation, and decided to climb Mt...