Has anyone out there purchased Dutch's Climashield Kit for building your own underquilt? If so, any feedback?
Has anyone out there purchased Dutch's Climashield Kit for building your own underquilt? If so, any feedback?
Lots of folks have -- check the DIY forum!
Yes. Very nice kit; just enough but not too much supplies. Only thing that I would add to the instructions on the MYG site is to add grograin to the 4 corners to put on a secondary suspension, or you could use them for primary suspension like the Arrowhead quilts. I also added small pieces of grograin to each side just in case I wanted to use them to cinch the quilt up a bit. My quilt came out pretty nice and was easy to do.
I used it to make a top quilt, so can't really say. A good deal though in that you get all you need in one shot. Plus the instructions are very clear and helpful. Definatly worth it. The argon material is very nice.20161214_182001~2.jpg
" No sympathy for the devil. You buy the ticket, you take the ride." - Hunter S. Thompson
Ditto ^^Originally Posted by Country Roads
Secondary suspension has been very helpful to get mine snugged up. Heres one I did from the kit.
If I could do mine over I'd add grosgrain loops along the entire channel (over the top of the channel piece) like I did in the bottom of mine. They are useful if you need to pull the quilt up with shock cord over your ridgeline when you get a pesky gap that you cant get worked out.
I made mine for a bridge hammock and often I will get a gap at about knee level and the grograin loops are perfect for getting that gap out. I also use it for a gathered end hammock. My real-world gear test of it (for me) is 3.6 climashield is comfort rated to 50 degrees and will take me to mid-40's okay. Low 40's and I had to put my UL down quilt (40 degree, shorty) on over top of it. I would definitely do another one with a kit; no waste and everything you need.
An excellent kit. I've made two 6oz for us. Never going use a pad again.
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