Ozark Trail Cocoon 250 Found.

[dtp2c111]

I'm in the middle of converting this thing and there was a lot of down floating around the place. But I did notice that there was plenty of down in the head of the mummy and I was able to perfectly make a little down hat with it. Fits great and should keep me warm if I ever go out in colder weather. Kept the shock cord in channel which offers about a half inch of adjustability to cap width.

Pics below. And pics of full TQ to follow. I still need to sew it up in some places.

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[mychal]

I'm in the middle of converting this thing and there was a lot of down floating around the place. But I did notice that there was plenty of down in the head of the mummy and I was able to perfectly make a little down hat with it. Fits great and should keep me warm if I ever go out in colder weather. Kept the shock cord in channel which offers about a half inch of adjustability to cap width.

Pics below. And pics of full TQ to follow. I still need to sew it up in some places.

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Whoa, that's way cool! Is it hard to remove the hood from the bag? I don't know how to sew, and that part intimidates me.

[silent chad]

I found one right off the bat that had good loft and down distribution. Bang for the buck, I love this little bag.

[BananaHammock]

That hat is really nice! I was thinking of using the head down to add to the quilt, but that looks comfy. I don't know if I want to keep or lose the shock cord on the draft collar. Thoughts? I read its best to sew on both sides of a seam then cut along the original seam to prevent down loss. I thought it was a brilliant no-brainier.

Here is what another member did:

So I've had a Cocoon 200 for a couple months now and I've used it a few times and I was kept comfortable all night. I should preface, though, that I am a ground sleeper with hammocking mainly being my relaxing around camp option but I've learned a lot from this thread so I figured I should share my DIY. So with winter coming to an end I can put my winter bag away and I'm going to give this guy a try this summer as my main sleeping option. In an effort to lighten my load and make me more comfortable at night I figured I would try my hand at making this bag into a top quilt and fixing its uneven fill on the cheap.

First things first. Off with the zippers.
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Cut open the bottom of the draft tube.
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Drained the tube of its down. Then cut if off.
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Sewing the zipper guard over the cut off zipper and draft tube. This actually worked out really well.
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I didn't get a picture but I sewed two stitches across the base of the hood and then cut it off so I could harvest its down.
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Covered up the hood cut with a bit of the draft tube material to make a channel I might run a cinch cord through.
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Pre-refilling
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Redistributing the down. Managed to get almost all of it in the bag without it getting everywhere else. (crappy pic)
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Stapled up the openings for now to see how it looked
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Post down redistribution. I would say it added an extra 4-6" of fill to each tube.
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That's what I have done so far. I am going to order 2 or 3 more ounces just to even it out and then trim off about 6" worth of material from one of the sides so the down wont shift as I move around. I'm open for questions, comments or suggestions. Thanks for all the info HF!

[dtp2c111]

Yeah I pretty much did the same thing but when I clipped off the head of it it worked so well as a hood that I didn't have the heart to use just the down. It did have lots of fill in the head so it was a tough call but I won't be using in very cold temps so it should be fine as is. Guess it depends on how much down you have in main body.

And yes I lost all cords to save weight.

[arolfsen]

so let me see if i understand this post correctly. you found an ozark trail cocoon 250 SLEEPING BAG and converted it to an under quilt? or is it a premade underquilt? cause i never see ANY hammock stuff around our town(s)

[dtp2c111]

We convert the 250 bag to a Topquilt (not under quilt). It's tough to find hammock stuff in any town or big city.

[hanggirl]

It's also tough to find any down equipment when you live in the south. Or anything made for really cold weather. I try to buy that kind of stuff when I'm visiting family up north.

[BananaHammock]

I converted my bag to the topquilt and gained a nice hood too! I added a drawstring to the hood so that I can cinch it around my neck as well as around the face. Works awesomely! I folded the draft collar over one side and left the gross grain on the other. Then I sewed two lines and cut off the hood Leaving the drawstring in it. I then folded the neck draft collar over the cut and all the way down the top side leaving the shock cord inside again. I can now Velcro the right and left side of the tq around my neck and cinch it tight. After that I can put on my ozark bonnet and sleep tight. image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg

[BananaHammock]

since this is a new thread I ALSO have come across the 250's..... how low are people taking them as a TQ with a 3sason UQ? average of course as we all sleep different.



@bananna : what i gathered from the 45 pages of the main thread is that u want to check them in store or buy a few and check them at home..... hold them to the light to look for massive light passing through indicating a bad fill... pick the best/ heaviest/ most filled one... then bring it home and give it the tennis ball treatment to see how she lofts up.

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