It seems to be the custom to use a DWR nylon fabric for the inner layer of down top quilts (from what i have seen on the good myog videos). For the outer layer i assume it protects from water splash and for the inner layer it keeps moisture and sweath from penetrating into the down insulator. Now I am sure that a non stick frying pan probably would be a larger source of PFOA than the DWR on this quilt would ever be. Still the DWR toxicology data makes me want to explore if there is a way around using it next to skin (im ok with it on the outer layer).
I want to ask if it would be possible to use a nontreated synthetic fiber such as polyester or acrylic which is natively water resistant as the layer next to skin. Would it work ? Or would any polyester fabric woven to be downproof also be too dense to be breathable ?
Have people used non dwr nylon fabric on the inner layer?
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