Ray Jardine top quilts kit

[Dual Quad]

Does anyone know anything about them, or sewn and used one?

[Ranc0r]

I've made a RayWay quilt, but it was not specifically a hammock top quilt - just a tapered rectangle with no foot box construction. It's ClimaShield insulation and a nice soft uncalendered nylon. You basically stack the layers inside out, sew around the perimeter, then turn it inside out and finish the hem. What would you like to know?

[IRONFISH45]

I made a couple, great way to get started. Quality was good. Great how to instructions.

I made my "Ray Way" quilt ro be used as a TQ. Very easy, just follow the instructions, EXACTLY. Except for one part, if you buy the DIY Kit, I will give you my hint on how to make one step easier.
I would give Ray's kit a A Plus. Ray Jardine was one of the early innovators of ultra light gear. He was poerty in motion when he was climbing. Ray designed gear around his needs for functional real life adventure. He started what we now take for granted.
Ray's instructions have lots of hints and you get everything, if you have a problem Jenny or Ray will give you personal help.

Ray's camping quilts are open back, with a foot box. Easily changed to a sewn in footbox.
Also several choices for insulation. You build the quilt to fit you. Also there is a double quilt that divides between two people, so it is possible for each person to carry their share.
Also there is a kit for a head cover to matxh your quilt.

[Dual Quad]

Thanks are the warm? How packable?

[Ranc0r]

Mine is plenty warm, but also please know that ClimaShield weighs more then down per fill rating. Most of my camping is done above the freezing point, so synthetic fill made a lot of sense. My single thickness quilt is good to a little below 40F. You can double the fill for more warmth but lose some compression.

Packability? Is there a standard unit of measurement for this :-) ? I shove mine in the bottom of my pack and my food compresses it nicely. My stuff sack for it is 1/8 the size of the at-home storage sack; it likes to be "stored" loose so it can still smoosh down appropriately.

Thee have been very general questions; do you have a particular goal in mind for this project? I'll wager we could answer better if we knew what the end-game might be.

[captaincoupal]

What's the head cover look like? I don't think I've seen that...

[Ranc0r]

http://www.rayjardine.com/ray-way/In...-Kit/index.htm

I made one of these too; tho I prefer my Black Rock toque.

[mountain_man_mike]

I took inspiration from Ray Jardine's offerings and designed and made my own gear. Ray was a real innovator in lightweight gear and also had patents on some climbing gear that got some cash flowing his way. Completely cool in my book. Our troop initiated a DIY lightweight backpacking gear project and it was a blast. We got loads of discounts from suppliers who wanted to support the BSA efforts which meant we were able to greatly reduce the cost to the youth. I still use my gear from that experience 10 years ago along with a bunch we have made over the years.

High praise to Ray Jardine indeed.